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Women call my friend "cute". What does "cute
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dulouz



Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Uranus

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:04 am    Post subject: Women call my friend "cute". What does "cute Reply with quote

Women call my friend cute alot. What does that mean? Nonthreatening? Not sexy? Piglet looking? Is this significant? Are many men called cute?
Please help my friend. He thanks you.
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it means he is Cute! Razz
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SarcasmKills



Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

itaewonguy wrote:
it means he is Cute! Razz


Damn he's good!
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Mills



Joined: 07 Jan 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is your friend about six inches long?
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denverdeath



Joined: 21 May 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even though you tell them that 'cute' is a term reserved for babies and puppies, they don't get it. Koreans girls love cute. Cute means you're not butt-ugly or fugly. They love their cute Hello Kitty, cute boyfriend, cute cell phone accessories, cute friends, and cute whatever elses. In your friend's case, 'cute' probably means that they think he is younger and handsome looking or perhaps he uses endearing facial expressions and/or words. Who knows?
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Is your friend about six inches long?


I think you are over-estimating.
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The Chewbacca Defense



Joined: 29 May 2004
Location: The ROK and a hard place

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:53 pm    Post subject: ... Reply with quote

Cute is just another way of saying 'Hey you're ugly...but interesting!'
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seoulsucker



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're not so bad that I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, but there's no chance I'll ever sleep with you.
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Corporal



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

seoulsucker wrote:
You're not so bad that I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, but there's no chance I'll ever sleep with you.


Yep. Cute is usually reserved for little brothers and sisters, or people who remind you of them.
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billybrobby



Joined: 09 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the important question is whether these girls are korean or western. as for koreans, who knows what the hell they mean when they use any english words.

are you gentle?
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Bo Peabody



Joined: 25 Aug 2005

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Corporal



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bo Peabody wrote:
Corporal wrote:
seoulsucker wrote:
You're not so bad that I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, but there's no chance I'll ever sleep with you.


Yep. Cute is usually reserved for little brothers and sisters, or people who remind you of them.


...unless she keeps telling you how much she thinks your friend is soooo cute... she might fancy him then?


I suppose. I do think "cute" is more of a high school word though. I would say hot rather than cute to describe someone in whom I had serious interest.
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Lizara



Joined: 14 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I call my boyfriend cute. He hates it. so Paul, if you're reading this, "cute" means "rugged, manly and unbelievably sexy" and you should go read something else now.

um. To me, "hot" implies stunning, which is a very, very small subset of men, possibly limited only to Johnny Depp. (I'm picky.) I use "cute" to mean a guy who's good-looking, but not to the point of being stunning. I like to look at cute guys, and never mind being seen with one, but they're not headed for careers as supermodels. Maybe "cute" is a bit juvenile, but I've never found any other more suitable words. Good-looking, attractive or handsome sound too... I don't know... formal or something.
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what it comes down to: cute is not the same as doable.
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deessell



Joined: 08 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hot means I want to rip your clothes off and want you now. Cute means that I would like to get to know you better.

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