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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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 Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: Blog plug: A Korean in Toronto |
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My friend has a blog about her experiences in and impressions of Toronto, as well as some odd stories about cultural differences.
I always get a kick out of it, and her Pride Parade pix are actually quite good:
http://maangchi.blogspot.com/ |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Blog plug: A Korean in Toronto |
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Actually there were some interesting posts there. It's funny seeing a Korean finally realise "all those words really do mean wang!" Koreans are conditioned for too long with inaccurate subtitles that make some of our worst swears sound nice.
She didn't remark though that two of the words she listed, dong and wang, are both common in Korean. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for that- I've often wondered about the Korean perspective in English-speaking cultures. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah. Where are all the posts about
"I hate this country. All the people are stupid and superstitious. They're ridiculously patriotic. I'm glad Canada lost the Stanley Cup."
Doesn't she know that's the sort of thing you're supposed to write when you're in a foreign country? |
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4 months left
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It might be different it were a male writing the blog. Korean females tend to be more open minded than Korean males. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Yeah. Where are all the posts about
"I hate this country. All the people are stupid and superstitious. They're ridiculously patriotic. I'm glad Canada lost the Stanley Cup."
Doesn't she know that's the sort of thing you're supposed to write when you're in a foreign country? |
Why should she complain? She writes:
"Yes, we are same human beings.
Watching people walking around the street is very fun too.
Why? There is totally no prejudice, judgement, fear, or discrimination."
It'd be nice to be able to write that in a Korean-themed blog. |
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Jeju Rocks
Joined: 23 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Ah those Asian markets in Toronto. If only Korea had them. Why can't there be a Koreatown in Korea.
Find me a green mango, a real green mango, not a ripe yellow one, but an unripe green one. Everyday.
Then find me a bag of Thai peppers that does not cost 25000won. Throw in some fresh lemon grass and some Thai rice. If Korea had this, without having to travel through space and time, I would be a happier man.
2nd cup of coffee |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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The most interesting part is the price. Everything is really cheaper than any other grocery stores.
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I agree. 
Ethnic food at home is always cheaper than 'regular' food. Here it is the opposite. |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. It's an interesting perspective.
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Gingko tree
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�What is she going to do with the fruits that smell like barf!?�
Once I heard it, I easily could figure out it was a gingko tree.
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Hey, that reminds me of this thread (Sperm trees). |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Yeah. Where are all the posts about
"I hate this country. All the people are stupid and superstitious. They're ridiculously patriotic. I'm glad Canada lost the Stanley Cup."
Doesn't she know that's the sort of thing you're supposed to write when you're in a foreign country? |
Canada doesn't play for the Stanley Cup... however, the team that won the Cup did have more Canadians than any other country.  |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Bruadaraiche
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:20 am Post subject: wonderful! |
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What a great blog, I think I'll become a regular reader!
Thanks for sharing King!  |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Yeah. Where are all the posts about
"I hate this country. All the people are stupid and superstitious. They're ridiculously patriotic. I'm glad Canada lost the Stanley Cup."
Doesn't she know that's the sort of thing you're supposed to write when you're in a foreign country? |
Why should she complain? She writes:
"Yes, we are same human beings.
Watching people walking around the street is very fun too.
Why? There is totally no prejudice, judgement, fear, or discrimination."
It'd be nice to be able to write that in a Korean-themed blog. |
still looking forward to racetraitors response to this one  |
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you guys like it.
It's funny for me to read, because she talks exactly like she writes. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
Why should she complain? She writes:
There is totally no prejudice, judgement, fear, or discrimination."
It'd be nice to be able to write that in a Korean-themed blog. |
word. |
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