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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject: What bothers me about Korea (Item #204) Phone numbers |
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| Phone numbers in Korea frequently use the ) as an area code separator. For example 02)455-2346. Coming from a math/programming background, seeing any bracket without a matching open/close bracket just bothers the hell out of me. I can hardly stand to look at phone numbers here. I tell you. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| <em>Yeah it really bothers me too </ |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Keeps me awake at night too.
Although, why is it if you dial the area code and number and you are in the area of that particular area code you are told that the number is not available? |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| scale down that picture a little, could you, ilovebdt? |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| good question. Also why is your avatar wider than a fridge? |
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ladyandthetramp
Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: What bothers me about Korea (Item #204) Phone numbers |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Phone numbers in Korea frequently use the ) as an area code separator. For example 02)455-2346. Coming from a math/programming background, seeing any bracket without a matching open/close bracket just bothers the hell out of me. I can hardly stand to look at phone numbers here. I tell you. |
That's your girlfriend in the picture, right? Seems you should have better things to do than worry about an unclosed bracket. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| scale down that picture a little, could you, ilovebdt? |
I would if I knew how. And now I do. Thanks Peppermint! |
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Kimchieluver
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I liked your old avatar better???? |
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Sliver
Joined: 04 May 2003
Location: The third dimension
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:11 am Post subject: |
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| That's your girlfriend in the picture, right? Seems you should have better things to do than worry about an unclosed bracket. |
That's really nice 
I really don't have more to say than that.............................. |
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plattwaz
Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Location: <Write something dumb here>
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| I hate the way a company will write 02)555-1234~6 with the little squiggly between the 6. I've been told it means you can dial 1234, 1235, or 1236 but I've never seen it anywhere else in the world. When I first came here, of course I was dialing 02-555-12346 and wondering why I couldn't get through.... |
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The evil penguin
Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Had a kid in class the other day who was amazed that we had a telephone in the house back in australia when i was growing up. Not because of my age (old man of 27) but because...well.... it was in australia... Wow! to think that kind of technology was in countries other than korea way back in the 1970's 80's.
They all know Alexander Bell but seem to think that's just his English name. He's really korean... |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:55 am Post subject: yes |
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| I hate they retarted way they write the number 9. It looks like a p. |
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ladyandthetramp
Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
| I hate they retarted way they write the number 9. It looks like a p. |
Unlike the unclosed bracket, I'll agree that this is a serious problem. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
| I hate they retarted way they write the number 9. It looks like a p. |
Ah. My boss wrote 9 that way. I thought it was just bad hand writing. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:26 am Post subject: yes |
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| No, we're all wrong. Koreans are right. |
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