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Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
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 Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: Lived in Atlanta for 8 years, and barely speaks English |
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I just happened to make small talk with a Korean adjumah the other day, and was shocked when she told me this. She knew enough English to make sense at least when she spoke to me. Her body language was right too. Showed a comfort when talking to a westerner ( if only slightly).
She said she spent most of her time in Korea town, so I guess there wasn't the need to communicate in English. I asked her why she came back to Korea, and she said she missed her chidren. She also returns to Atlanta every year to see her husband, and probably also renew her green card (keep it valid).
I get the feeling that only Koreans can live in a foreigen country and not aclimatise themselves to their new found home. The Chinese do, as also do the Japanese. Met tons of Chinese and Japanese and other Asian peoples who have become members of their new found home in every way possible. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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you know how many foreigners I have met here who have been here for 30+ plus years and cant even order a beer in korean!!??? HEAPS!!!
countless in the 10+ catagory too..
its not hard to do, you live in a bubble and the winter rolls around again
before you know it 5 years just past you by..
I have met plenty of immigrant kids in school who speak English perfectly cause they were born here, met their parents and they cant even carry a conversation without using their kids as translators.. and they have been here 30+ years... how do they survive? simple! plenty of people just like them who live in the area... they all live in the bubble together..
welcome to ITAEWON hahahahaha |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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You ever been to Atlanta, man? Because I knew lots of immigrants in Atlanta who never learned English. The Chinese and Japanese fit right in my ass. Please.
And I bet she lived in Little Chambodia (Ch said like S). That's near Chamblee Dunwoody road, by Buford Highway. |
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anyway
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Obviously, the OP has never been to Koreatown in ATL. What more could you ask for? I mean, why leave?
5 years here is like 35 doggie years... |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: |
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most ironic post ever!
Hey buddy....have you not met any foreigners in Korea?
A:"Yeah...you know....there's basically no point in learning any Korean whatsoever....I mean....it's only useful in Korea and L.A."
B: "So how long have you been in Korea?"
A: "Coming up on ten years now" |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, sorry OP. I mean, 8 years is a long time, but there are plenty of Westerners in Korea who barely speak Korean. I've been here a year and a half and still suck at Korean. Itaewonguy is right. If you wanna live in a bubble, you can. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Atavistic wrote: |
| The Chinese and Japanese fit right in my ass. |
That's a lot of people to fit in your ass, dude. Sounds kinda painful to me. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Atavistic wrote: |
| The Chinese and Japanese fit right in my ass. |
That's a lot of people to fit in your ass, dude. Sounds kinda painful to me. |
I was wondering about that, too.
What a rather odd and fairly minging thing to say. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Lived in Atlanta for 8 years, and barely speaks English |
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| Len8 wrote: |
| She also returns to Atlanta every year to see her husband, and probably also renew her green card (keep it valid). |
Huh? Last I heard, the thing does't expire after the bearer is determined to be a permanent immigrant. Do you have any governmental information to the contrary? |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Seoulsucker's opinion is worth my time my ass.
See, works for everything. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Atavistic wrote: |
Seoulsucker's opinion is worth my time my ass.
See, works for everything. |
You do realize that they're making fun of your inability to use punctuation, right?
Seoulsucker's opinion is worth my time my ass. = gibberish sentence
Seoulsucker's opinion is worth my time, my ass. = English
You're an English teacher here, right Ata? |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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You're an English teacher here, right Ata? |
Maybe he can teach my ass to speak English. Now that would be impressive. Come to think of it, my ass actually does blend consonants better than most of my students.
THHHHHHHHHHPPPPPPPPPPBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLT!!!  |
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MarionG
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Are the Koreans the only ones? Heavens no.
I grew up in Southern California. I knew 3rd generation Mexican families who spoke no English... |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
| most ironic post ever! |
Yep, agreed (yours)
| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Hey buddy....have you not met any foreigners in Korea?
A:"Yeah...you know....there's basically no point in learning any Korean whatsoever....I mean....it's only useful in Korea and L.A."
B: "So how long have you been in Korea?"
A: "Coming up on ten years now" |
You are comparing apples and oranges. Most of us are in Korea, not because of a trade, but because of simply English being our native tongue. If one was planning on having a Career as something other than an English Teacher, I am sure they study and gain a good grasp of Korea (I think these are definitely a minority).
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Lived in Atlanta for 8 years, and barely speaks English |
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| Len8 wrote: |
I get the feeling that only Koreans can live in a foreigen country and not aclimatise themselves to their new found home. The Chinese do, as also do the Japanese. Met tons of Chinese and Japanese and other Asian peoples who have become members of their new found home in every way possible. |
I think this is a bogus conclusion. There are plenty of Chinese and Japanese who live in a closed-off world, especially those who move over in their middle-age. |
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