July 2, 2008
Skype Conversation Video with John
Here's another Skype conversaion video ^^! John joined me and recorded this dialog with me. Thank you John for your time ^_^!
July 1, 2008
Wah~ you really butchered that phrase, didn’t you? (Korean as a second language)
Tolerance of language learning.
I find it so charming that foreigners can seriously slaughter a common phrase in Korean and still get a nice "한국말 잘 하시네요!". You just don't have that in America. Or France for that matter.
In America, even though we recognize that there are more cultures and languages represented here than any other country, we still don't do so well in being forgiving with our language. We tend to have a mindset that if you are in America, you must speak English. The use of any other language is often subtly considered sub-par, if even acceptable.
It's a little uncomfortable to admit all that, sure. But Americans haven't exactly been politically correct despite our long standing history of immigration.
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June 30, 2008
Stephanie, generally speaking.
Stephanie will be back home in two weeks. This coming week will be her last week to volunteer in the school, so she got many gifts from the children she's been around. Her favorite foods in Korea are 삼겹살, and 장어 샤브샤브 so far (I'm not really sure what that is but I guess it is popular among the people she is hanging out with).
Last week she went to the market place and saw a 아줌마 killing (filleting) a big live fish on the cutting board. That was really was an interesting sight for Stephanie. She said that the fish didn't die until the 아줌마 cut the other parts too. She sent a video but it was broken so I can only tease you with her description. Sorry.
She wanted to buy 상 (table) and 가스레인지 for 삼겹살 요리. She thought it would be cool to sit... Show more
June 25, 2008
Got pictures of Korea to share?
Do you have photos of Korea, photos of yourself taken in Korea, or just about any kind of photo that you would like to share with other listeners of KoreanClass101.com?
Well, if you do, please come to the KoreanClass101.com Flickr Group Page and share your pictures!
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June 24, 2008
Starcraft is like a fine wine… (Korean video games)
Video Games.
Koreans seriously know how to play video games. Anyone young (or old) enough to play the online multiplayer FPS game Counter-Strike will remember just how horrific of a beating they received from anyone with a Korean screen name. Koreans take their video games quite serious. Almost too serious.
In late 2007, Korea received a somewhat unique distinction for opening one of the world's first boot camps for youths with internet addiction. Many of the participants cited video games as one of the reasons for their addiction (spending upwards of 17 hours a day online). There is also a reported 240 separate Internet-treatment centers sprinkled across Korea to help battle the growing problem.
Goodness, and I thought checking... Show more
