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juliebaas
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
Location: Somewhere near Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: Language problems in Korea aka which bathroom do I use? |
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Hi,
My husband has been in Korea a week and says he is having an interesting time, as everything is in Korean and he can't even figure out which bathroom is which!
Yesterday he went into a restaurant and just did the point and pray thing, as he could not read the menu.
Any advise for newbies in Korea, trying to get around, or good language books to pick up? I will be joining him in a few weeks and am a little nervous.
Thanks.  |
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Snowmeow
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
Location: pc room
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Generally there are pictures on the bathroom doors - figure in a dress, versus figure in.. just a stick figure.
The men's washroom might have a word that begins with a character that looks like an L. If your computer screen can see these characters, it is 남자
The women's bathroom, if there is no picture, will likely begin with another kind of tetris piece: ㅕ (like the tonfa, a weapon used by the police but with two handles). |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Language problems in Korea aka which bathroom do I use? |
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| juliebaas wrote: |
Hi,
My husband has been in Korea a week and says he is having an interesting time, as everything is in Korean and he can't even figure out which bathroom is which!
Yesterday he went into a restaurant and just did the point and pray thing, as he could not read the menu.
Any advise for newbies in Korea, trying to get around, or good language books to pick up? I will be joining him in a few weeks and am a little nervous.
Thanks. |
The "Lonely Planet" phrase book for Korea is probably a good investment for a newbie.
http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/product_detail.cfm?productID=1569&affil=lpdp
They are available in most book stores that carry Lonely Planet books.
It worked great for me during my first 2 years here. |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm. Someone didn't do their homework.  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| the eye wrote: |
| Hmm. Someone didn't do their homework. |
I think I have done more homework about here than anyone else has.. 
Oh, you mean the OP... lol.... MAYBE....  |
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