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sluggle
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Location: suwon
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 Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: Do Koreans like lolcats? |
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| I would think they do, but I'm nervous about going to a country that doesn't find humor in cute kittens. Do you think as ESL teachers, we should not be promoting the good humour in lolcats because the cats speak with such poor grammar? |
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Gibberish
Joined: 29 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| Honestly, they probably wouldn't get it. This is a country where StarCraft sound effect impersonators are considered "comedians" and earn top dollars. "Comedy" in Korea is incredibly different than in America. In fact, some would say there's no real comedy at all in Korea. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| Whenever my parents are preparing their cat's canned salmon flavored cat food, he is very clearly mispronouncing the word "now". |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Gibberish wrote: |
| In fact, some would say there's no real comedy at all in Korea. |
And lol cats=comedy? |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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Leafs42084
Joined: 31 May 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Gibberish wrote: |
| In fact, some would say there's no real comedy at all in Korea. |
I dont know, Im not a big fan of comedy in Korea... but I really hate the stuff that passes for comedy back home. Will Ferrell movies are the worst things ever... I dont know how that can even be called comedy |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: Re: Do Koreans like lolcats? |
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| sluggle wrote: |
| a country that doesn't find humor in cute kittens. |
Just the fact that cats are not very popular as a pet in Korea doesn't mean they can't be seen as cute or funny in such pictures.
| Gibberish wrote: |
| Honestly, they probably wouldn't get it. This is a country where StarCraft sound effect impersonators are considered "comedians" and earn top dollars. "Comedy" in Korea is incredibly different than in America. In fact, some would say there's no real comedy at all in Korea. |
What's not to "get" about lolcats? Do you speak fluent Korean (near native level)? If you watch a comedy/talk show on Korean TV, do you fully understand gazillions of words they speak for an hour? What is real comedy? |
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