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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:32 pm    Post subject: amusing hogwan names Reply with quote

i thought 'toss english' may have been the worst i would see but this morning, someone in our dong beat it by a mile. 'Nob-u-young' english kindergarden (if youre not a brit you may not get the reference).
Laughing
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Who's Your Daddy?



Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw All Kill hogwon.
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Lazio



Joined: 15 Dec 2010

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Little Socie
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Lucas



Joined: 11 Sep 2012

PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lolita English academy - starting them young! Shocked
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waynehead



Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Location: Jongno

PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I once saw one called "Butter English," which I took to be a misspelling of better, but someone explained to me it had something to do with a Korean expression about pronunciation and butter melting on your tongue.
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northway



Joined: 05 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Delicious English, which has been rebranded as PIS Canada. Just. Can't. Win.
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joelove



Joined: 12 May 2011

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zero English
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superbloke



Joined: 24 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TOSS English
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michi gnome



Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Dokdo

PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LIKE ENGLISH

as in, what is taught here is sort of like English, but not really...
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fezmond



Joined: 27 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mong English in Ilsan.

Dunno about North America but 'mong' is an insult in the UK
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SeoulGerman



Joined: 09 Feb 2012
Location: Yeoksam-dong

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a 학원.

But there's a new smoothie / juice/ shop in Gangnam (by 우성아파트) called Fizzy Belching.
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EZE



Joined: 05 May 2012

PostPosted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ding Ding Dang
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre

PostPosted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

also not a hogwan ( but since we went a little off topic);
in busan i saw 'Crotch steamed dumplings'! mmm, salty...
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globaldawn



Joined: 04 Apr 2013

PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

le-paul wrote:
also not a hogwan ( but since we went a little off topic);
in busan i saw 'Crotch steamed dumplings'! mmm, salty...


That's nothing! In Pusan, near the Old Fish Market, I saw a guy had set up a snack shack with a big sign that read boldly, "Pest Food". I assume he meant, "Best Food," since the p and b sounds are used interchangeably by Koreans speaking English. In Daegu, I saw a car lot with a huge billboard on the lot that said in huge letters: "Used Car For Sale." Also in Daegu, I saw a new Pizza Hut under construction that had a banner draped across the windows, "Cumming Soon!" I kid you not! Only in Korea!
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joelove



Joined: 12 May 2011

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Only in Korea!"

You mean the strange use of English that is common in many countries and sometimes called "engrish"? Check engrish.com for a few laughs.
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