I agree with that too. What I started doing is saying: Don't say sorry. English isn't always a math problem where a question will have a single correct answer. Sometimes there are many different ways to answer a question in English. (My co-teacher usually translates that into Korean for them). My higher level students have become more willing to try their own answers. The lower level students are still kinda looking for -the- answer though.
I'm going to sound totally ignorant and generalising here, but here it goes. Listen to Koreans speak to each other. 와, 맛있어 "네, 맛있어!!!"Think of if you were in a group of Canadians, or Brits and it went like that Delicious! Yes, delicious!This would NEVER happen. You'd get people saying different things in response. If you saw the English exchange above, you'd think it was a cult. This isn't a knock against Korean, but it does appear like there is a method of HOW you say things that are more concrete. The age reverence thing doesn't help, there are RULES on what to say, when and how.
I get the impression that a hell of a lot of their conversation is them being fake AF.
I'm going to sound totally ignorant and generalising here, but here it goes. Listen to Koreans speak to each other. 와, 맛있어 "네, 맛있어!!!"Think of if you were in a group of Canadians, or Brits and it went like that Delicious! Yes, delicious!This would NEVER happen. You'd get people saying different things in response. If you saw the English exchange above, you'd think it was a cult. This isn't a knock against Korean, but it does appear like there is a method of HOW you say things that is more concrete. The age reverence thing doesn't help, there are RULES on what to say, when and how.
I totally get the 엉~~~~~ 엄~~~~~~~~ (awwwwwwwwww sound?) agreeing, looking directly at the speaker and nodding your head and saying 맞아 every 4 seconds in the Korean context, but my Canadian brain still has that little voice that sees a MASSIVE sarcastic response. hahahahaha I just transpose it onto my mom telling a story and I'm just staring at her nodding, incessantly saying, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, YUP YUP, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH" *nods head*After all of 4 seconds she'd say "Kevin, what the hell is wrong with you?" hahahahahaha
Yes, when I hear 네 like 79 times in one conversation drives me a bit crazy, but yeah there is a cultural aspect of it.....always catches me off guard when a phone call just seems to end or end with 음...
Like conversations that are just little more than "Dude" and "Shit" Constant "like" and "mannnn" A language that seems absolutely anarchic when it comes to spelling and pronunciation. That's before we get to our constantly updating lexicon of taboo words.
For sure. I'm sure we have our oddly repeated words and things other people are like "Why do they do that?"Like conversations that are just little more than "Dude" and "Shit" Constant "like" and "mannnn" A language that seems absolutely anarchic when it comes to spelling and pronunciation. That's before we get to our constantly updating lexicon of taboo words.
This show is perfect for us, it's literally my hometown...
Not gonna argue your point, because its true that all languages have this to some extent, but I do want to point out that all four examples you used are very much used only by teenagers and/or people who still think of themselves as teenagers.
Since this is the ranting and venting thread, is Toronto really your hometown? Hometown being where you were born and raised, not spent a few years as an adult? Come on now. It's a pet peeve of mine. I can't tell you the amount of people I've met here that say they're from Toronto and when I say "me too" and start to talk about where they grew up and what schools they attended, it turns out they're not actually from Toronto. And this is not a Toronto snobbery thing. Just an issue of accuracy.
I do this too. mostly to explain to people that are unfamiliar with canada. Most people know Toronto. So when asked, always say I'm from, "a bit north of toronto". if someone knows the area we can start to narrow it down. I believe C02 is from Barrie. which is "a bit north of toronto. I believe we also went to the same University, which is..."about 3 hours north of toronto".
Hamilton for 10, Kingston for 3, Barrie for 8. Did three years at Laurentian at their Georgian Campus (Barrie) and went to Sudbury for three. Then life in Toronto then Korea. Also............. who are you? hahaha Pohang Laurentian person???
Im from midland.
Remember Al's Diner trailer with the little grill restaurant?
It was the town in which I resided prior to Korea and I was a Golden Horseshoe brat Exactly 18 of my 36 years here on Earth. Might not meet lofty standards of some, but I'm fine with it. hahaha But yeah, I don't meet strict definitions. But I'm not from London trying to claim that status. hehehe
I do get saying Toronto if you're from Barrie or wherever when overseas, but among us fellow Ontarians it's like Home Hardware says "Be hometown proud." You can't just claim somewhere as your hometown.