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willneverteachagain
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 Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: a funny think happend to me at work yesterday |
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as some of u know, i work in canada now. I'm a manager for a very large international financial logistics company. They are in korea too which i was shocked to find out.
Anyways, being a manager, i am introduced to all of the new people by my boss. My boss brings an asian looking guy to my office yesterday morning and said this is mr. kim.
I shook hands with him and asked him if was korean? He didnt understand so i asked him again. Again he didnt understand, so i asked him in korean if he was korean. Again, he didnt understand.
So i tried one last time and asked him his first name. His response: wenchok. I said wenchok is your first name? yes
So knowing that wenchok is korean for "left" i have no idea if this guy can speak english (i dont think he can) and he barely understood my korean, so now i just call him left |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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I guess one possibility is he's an Asian who's not Korean, but knows a little bit of the language.
Tell him your name is "oh-run-chok" (sorry, no Hangul on this keyboard). |
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willneverteachagain
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: |
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korean doesnt show up on my computer anyways race.
it's funny u brought that up because i didnt say that was my name
but i did so ur name is left? as in left --- right
then i said it in korean but he still didnt get it.
last name is kim so he must be korean. i asked him
if he lived in seoul and he didnt understand the question.
I hope he has no employment issues since i wont be able to answer his questions in english or korean since he doesnt understand me in either language for some reason |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| What's his job even? Doesn't sound helpful for a financial logistics company. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:26 am Post subject: Funny thing |
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| "wen_zork" is Korean for left. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Funny thing |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
| "wen_zork" is Korean for left. |
This one takes the cake for two categories:
1) worst romanisation of a Korean word, and
2) most irrelevant and useless post.
KPRROK
PS - This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while. |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Funny thing |
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| kprrok wrote: |
| chris_J2 wrote: |
| "wen_zork" is Korean for left. |
This one takes the cake for two categories:
1) worst romanisation of a Korean word, and
2) most irrelevant and useless post.
KPRROK
PS - This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while. |
So true.
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willneverteachagain
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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This one takes the cake for two categories:
1) worst romanisation of a Korean word, and
2) most irrelevant and useless post.
KPRROK
PS - This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while.
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what the hell is your problem? how was my post irrelevant? my english spelling of korean words is usually pretty close. Race could read it, why cant u |
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willneverteachagain
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| RACE: the korean guy is going to be an armed guard when he gets his firearms license. so this is exactly what we need, a guy who doesnt speak english with a loaded hand gun |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| willneverteachagain wrote: |
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This one takes the cake for two categories:
1) worst romanisation of a Korean word, and
2) most irrelevant and useless post.
KPRROK
PS - This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while.
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what the hell is your problem? how was my post irrelevant? my english spelling of korean words is usually pretty close. Race could read it, why cant u |
Maybe the next time a think happens to you you will embrace it rather than ignore such a momentous event. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| willneverteachagain wrote: |
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This one takes the cake for two categories:
1) worst romanisation of a Korean word, and
2) most irrelevant and useless post.
KPRROK
PS - This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while.
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what the hell is your problem? how was my post irrelevant? my english spelling of korean words is usually pretty close. Race could read it, why cant u |
Relax, man, he was talking about the "wen-zork" post, not yours.
| willneverteachagain wrote: |
| RACE: the korean guy is going to be an armed guard when he gets his firearms license. so this is exactly what we need, a guy who doesnt speak english with a loaded hand gun |
I used to be an emergency scheduler for a nationwide security company. I actually put this on my resume when I moved to Korea because I was used to talking with guys who had a minimum of English skills. |
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willneverteachagain
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| This post itself just took over number 2, but the original had the prize for a while |
actually he was talking about me too |
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willneverteachagain
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe the next time a think happens to you you will embrace it rather than ignore such a momentous event. |
put the soju down b4 u post |
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chris_J2
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| 'wen chok' & 'wen zork' sound nothing like each other. |
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: Re: a funny think happend to me at work yesterday |
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| willneverteachagain wrote: |
as some of u know, i work in canada now. I'm a manager for a very large international financial logistics company. They are in korea too which i was shocked to find out.
Anyways, being a manager, i am introduced to all of the new people by my boss. My boss brings an asian looking guy to my office yesterday morning and said this is mr. kim.
I shook hands with him and asked him if was korean? He didnt understand so i asked him again. Again he didnt understand, so i asked him in korean if he was korean. Again, he didnt understand.
So i tried one last time and asked him his first name. His response: wenchok. I said wenchok is your first name? yes
So knowing that wenchok is korean for "left" i have no idea if this guy can speak english (i dont think he can) and he barely understood my korean, so now i just call him left |
It seems he didnt want to talk to you for some reason.
btw how much do you get paid for being a manager |
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