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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea).
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you have your own classroom? Get yourself a pair of pliers and a screwdriver, stand on a desk and deal to the speaker wire. Problem solved. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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| philipjames wrote: |
What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea). |
Korea--the land where regular folks go to become unquentionable old farts. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| philipjames wrote: |
What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea). |
Korea--the land where regular folks go to become unquentionable old farts. |
What does 'unquentionable' mean?
Do you mean 'unconscionable'? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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| The_Eyeball_Kid wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| philipjames wrote: |
What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea). |
Korea--the land where regular folks go to become unquentionable old farts. |
What does 'unquentionable' mean?
Do you mean 'unconscionable'? |
What do you mean? |
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ardis
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Meh, living in the NE of Washington, D.C. was louder. At least there have been less drive by shootings here. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| The_Eyeball_Kid wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| philipjames wrote: |
What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea). |
Korea--the land where regular folks go to become unquentionable old farts. |
What does 'unquentionable' mean?
Do you mean 'unconscionable'? |
What do you mean? |
'Unquentionable' isn't a word, to the best of my knowledge. |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, "unquenchionable." |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| philipjames wrote: |
| Sorry, "unquenchionable." |
!?!? |
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mateomiguel
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| philipjames wrote: |
| Sorry, "unquenchionable." |
still not a word.
Unquenchable? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: "I make noise, there I am." (sorry Descarte) |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| philipjames wrote: |
What is wih Koreans' seemingly unquentionable need to make noise!!! Door slamming, yelling, unnecessarily loud talking, shrill car horns, incredibly loud (and aggressive) voices on television, those fu@king blue trucks, loud talking during weddings etc.
It seems that Koreans feel like they're not reaching their full potential as human beings if they aren't making a goddamned racket. I cringe everytime my co-teachers go to leave the classroom because I know that the door is going to be slammed. I also cringe every time an ajumma teacher comes into my classroom to talk to my co-teachers, because I know that a long conversation is about to ensue at an unbelievably loud volume (despite the fact that they are standing two feet from each other). I especially cringe when I hear the school intercom click on because I know that announcements are going to be SCREAMED over the system just in case anyone in the next town misses it.
Unfiggin believably. That the gods for earplugs. (Not that they help much against the sparklinginess of Korea). |
Korea--the land where regular folks go to become unquentionable old farts. |
1. If you were trying to earn a degree through distance learning, you would feel differently -very differently.
2. Maybe to a 20-something, everybody in their thirties and older is an "old fart."
3. Koreabeat would disagree with you.
http://koreabeat.com/?p=387
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| Across the country, noise complaints have risen 50% since 2002, from 21,759 to 32,800 in 2006 and though the level of complaints is serious, responses are unreliable. According to research given to National Assembly Labor and Environment Committee chair Han Seon-gyo (GNP - Gyeonggi-do) by the Ministry of the Environment, environment-related complaints increased 41.7% since 2002, from 95,464 to 135,230, but total complaints increased 50.7% as the overall rate increased. |
So Koreans themselves are fed up with the noise and are making formal complaints about it.
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| At residential areas in the seven largest cities (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan) from 2003 through the middle of this year every noise standard (50 decibels from 6 am to 10 pm and 40 decibels from 10 pm to 6 am) was exceeded. The most serious cases were in Busan in 2006 (56 decibels during the day and 50 at night) and the first half of 2007 (56 decibels during the day and 51 at night). Even more than residential areas, areas near roads in those seven cities were louder, exceeding noise standards (55 decibels from 10 pm to 6 am) for five consecutive years. |
And it's getting louder. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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I still think that he or she meant 'unconscionable', but wasn't fully aware of its meaning. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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The only time the noise gets to me is when I'm hiking. I expect noise in the city. I don't expect the carcaphony of a dozen blast shield visor wearing ajummas screeching 'Yahooooo!' on a Wednesday morning, when the sound of running water or the wind through the tree leaves would be far more pleasant.
And never go to a major mountain park on a Sunday, especially at this time of year. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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In this case, its not a Korea thing. Its a 'living in a country where you dont speak the language' thing. Its just plain annoying hearing people talk all the time and it just sounds like meaningless noise. Granted, Korean is a language full of very annoying noises, comparatively.
Try living in China. See 300 cars backed up bumper to bumper not moving, the driver of each car honking at the car in front of him because that other car is not moving. Or riding the subway in Italy, listening to 30 Italians argue over which shop has the nicest ties as loud as possible in shouting voices. I dont think Korea is all that bad. |
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