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jizza
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:17 am Post subject: Random Questions about Korea |
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1. After going #2, where do you throw the toilet paper? In the wastebasket or in the toilet?
2. If a gym offers 3 month deals, 6 month deals, 1 year deals, etc. Do you have to pay the full amount up front? Or can you agree to 3 months (like sign a contract) and then pay each month?
3. Konglish - one of the confusing things I've encountered. I try to read a korean word only to find out that it's a koreanized English word. Is there a list of all konglish terms on the internet somewhere? So that I can make my life somewhat easier.
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:03 am Post subject: |
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1. Choice is yours. I always flush mine and have never had a problem. I suppose technically it should go in the wastebasket Even though in Korea the ajummas do a pretty good job of keeping wastebaskets pretty empty in most public places, the idea of adding yet another wad of feces-covered paper to the pile sits wrong with me.
2. Typically, yes (should pay all up front) However I would advise that unless there is some spectacular deal going on, to stick with a month by month, or at the most, the 3-month system. Not that you would lose a terrible amount of money, but it would not be nice to pay for a year membership in advance, only to have the place close down 4 months later.
3. Sorry, don't know. |
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catchshime
Joined: 25 Jun 2009 Location: "I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land."
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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You can do a search for all of these, and that would also save you the time of writing a grab bag of questions! |
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Css
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: South of the river
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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If its an ancient building ill throw it in the trash, if its new it gets flushed..
It depends on your gym..ive been to a few and paid upfront and monthly.
Theres no list of all the koreanized words because you can koreanize any word out there. In any language. |
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thoreau
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Random Questions about Korea |
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jizza
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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catchshime wrote: |
You can do a search for all of these, and that would also save you the time of writing a grab bag of questions! |
I've read about 500 threads on Dave's ESL Cafe korean section and never saw the answers to any of these questions. You could have saved time by not contributing a useless response too. I know how to use the search feature.
To everyone else - Thanks for the help. I know in America you are expected to throw the TP in the toilet but I also know that in parts of Asia the toilets/sewers aren't designed to have TP flushed down them. Maybe Korea is different. Thanks! |
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