Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Rae]

Vietnamese. It's just not pretty.

I don't like the sound of Taiwanese unless it's in song. I heart Jay Chou.
I think Cantonese spoken by a man with a nice voice is such a turn on.
I also love the sound of a nice Irish lad
And Brazilian Portuguese is super pretty when spoken by a woman.

[bogey666]

[zeldalee13]

I love Spanish.

[SHANE02]

[SHANE02]

Jamaican is cool

[Axl Rose]

Shortland Street, eh? Jesus, that's a blast from the past.

Korean is the most annoying language I've ever heard, but strangely enough it took me over 2 years to start to hate it. Before that I studied it quite enthusiastically.

Korean isn't ugly as such, but it's incredibly annoying for the reasons already given by others.

I thought Cantonese was hideous when I overheard that in Hong Kong, too, I'm afraid.

[DrOctagon]

I like how all languages sound pretty much, except Mexican 'singing' Spanish. Makes me sick. "Orale vatooooo!!!! Que trais guey???"

[bogey666]

[traveler007]

Most annoying language to listen to, and forget trying to learn for non-native is VIETNAMESE by far as I have experienced so far. A lot of air gulping sounds. I don't consider Chinese a romance language but no problem watching the martial arts movies.

[travel zen]

Cantonese and Veitnamese are so very close in sound. Both have always been the most grating when it comes to sound and pitch. Austrailian is tiring.

I had a cute female boss (very cute) that spoke cantonese like a 5 year old would, very cute but funny to listen to.

I find when women speak it, any language sounds better.

Best languages to listen to:

Japanese and Arabic.

[Tycho Brahe]

irish is the most annoying language in the world.

Its only ever spoken as

a) a statement of pointless defiance

or

b) some kind of pathetic superiority complex

[CA-NA-DA-ABC]

[Cheonmunka]

I think any language has the propensity to grate on the ears. So, a person with pleasant intonation will make their language sound wonderful.

I have a brother in law, a Korean man, who is like he went to a finishing school. He has a very pleasant voice - always calm.
Sometimes women strike me that I ask them if they are singers as they have very smooth voices.

I think it depends on the person. And the situation.

I have to say that Korean can be, more than any I have heard, a bit monotone.
But, there are some lilts that make it thru the flatness.
Interrogatives for example aren't meant to go up in pitch at the end.

PS: I agree with the sentiments above. Could be your boss is accomodating you, or, he might be a bit of a dunce. Not everyone is articulate.
Korean has sufficient nuances in vocab. You've just gotta know them. The thoughts are there. As for 'freezing cold,' sure, heard mutterings like that a few times.
Of course, English has a lot more vocab to choose from, being a mix of Old German, Scandinavian, Latin, Norman French ... So, you've got 'freezing' being a composite of two languages and 'cold' an older word straight up possibly Germanic. (Just a guess as an example.)

But the Korean language is adequate for expressing all the feelings and factors of life.

For me, the worst langauge is the provincial Kiwi accent - where drawn-out rises in intonation at the end of questions sound terrible.

[Starla]

I don't like Tagalog...though I'd never tell my Filipino friends. It's hard to express how it makes me feel but it's a queasy feeling. As for Korean, I've always liked it. I like the simplicity and the intonations give it a pleasing air. But being exposed to it for a long time without understanding most of it can make a person start to dislike it and criticize it. I'm reaching that stage now.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]