Quote from: oglop on August 28, 2017, 10:38:04 amQuote from: donovan on August 28, 2017, 08:00:10 amI made spaghetti last night for the PILs, and despite FIL complaining it was greasy, they ate it right up. MIL did require kimchi as a side though, saying they went well together. Progress!I got hot sauce in my bagwhat kind of spaghetti was it? i've heard this from a lot of koreans: western food is too greasy and saltywhen korean food is some of the greasiest, saltiest cuisine i have ever eaten (i love korean food though, don't get me wrong, but come on)e.g. we went out for 곱창 the other day. wife always complains she doesn't like chinese food as it's too 'greasy', but the worker was literally ladeling out the grease and oil from the bowl of 곱창!i don't know what the rules are!Whoa what? I've never seen any Chinese 곱창 places anywhere in Korea. Where was this? If it's anything like the Chinese intestine I used to eat back home, I've been trying to find something like that for years.
Quote from: donovan on August 28, 2017, 08:00:10 amI made spaghetti last night for the PILs, and despite FIL complaining it was greasy, they ate it right up. MIL did require kimchi as a side though, saying they went well together. Progress!I got hot sauce in my bagwhat kind of spaghetti was it? i've heard this from a lot of koreans: western food is too greasy and saltywhen korean food is some of the greasiest, saltiest cuisine i have ever eaten (i love korean food though, don't get me wrong, but come on)e.g. we went out for 곱창 the other day. wife always complains she doesn't like chinese food as it's too 'greasy', but the worker was literally ladeling out the grease and oil from the bowl of 곱창!i don't know what the rules are!
I made spaghetti last night for the PILs, and despite FIL complaining it was greasy, they ate it right up. MIL did require kimchi as a side though, saying they went well together. Progress!I got hot sauce in my bag
My theory:I think some Koreans say "too greasy/salty" the same way some westerners say "too spicy".All three are just saying "I don't like this", but grease, salt, and capsaicin are three things that are socially acceptable attributes of a dish to object to.
Quote from: JNM on August 28, 2017, 12:05:37 pmMy theory:I think some Koreans say "too greasy/salty" the same way some westerners say "too spicy".All three are just saying "I don't like this", but grease, salt, and capsaicin are three things that are socially acceptable attributes of a dish to object to.I don't see how saying, "It's too greasy [therefore I don't like it]," is any better than just saying, "I don't like it," although by calling it greasy, one's distaste could be attributed to the dish itself (It's meant to be greasy, but I don't like grease) rather than the way it was prepared (I don't like it, so you must not have prepared it well.)Is this your way of telling me my pasta sucks?
Not enough liquid in pizza to blend it. Nor does cheese blend very well. You'd end up with a greasy, doughy paste if you tried hard enough I imagine.
"Italian greasy"
"Korean greasy"
Korean food, being the spiciest and healthiest food EVAR ON EARF is the exact opposite. That's my theory. Just another superiority-inferiority complex.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on August 28, 2017, 09:43:50 amThis is urgent, friends.Sometimes I hate myself and therefore have a craving for hot dogs. But I have no idea which ones to buy as I fear that any Korean version is either: Five inches in circumference or disgusting or both. Has anyone found a brand here that might mimic the specific repulsiveness of an American hot dog?And, to make this more rant-y, first grade middle schoolers are the worst people on the planet.Fixed that for you.
This is urgent, friends.Sometimes I hate myself and therefore have a craving for hot dogs. But I have no idea which ones to buy as I fear that any Korean version is either: Five inches in circumference or disgusting or both. Has anyone found a brand here that might mimic the specific repulsiveness of an American hot dog?And, to make this more rant-y, first grade middle schoolers are the worst people on the planet.
At one school, my third years are okay but the first give less collective fucks than I do, and I'm all out of fucks to give. I just teach theough them and let them fail. Not my fault my coteacher neutered my classroom discipline plan on day one
Quote from: gprinziv on August 29, 2017, 09:14:17 amAt one school, my third years are okay but the first give less collective fucks than I do, and I'm all out of fucks to give. I just teach theough them and let them fail. Not my fault my coteacher neutered my classroom discipline plan on day one Yeah I truly am baffled by how they manage to be a mix of everything terrible: roughhousing/screaming before class, slamming their books on the desks, and then during class they're either disruptive or unresponsive or both. Even games that my other grades go nuts for are treated as if it's some huge inconvenience.My third graders are hilarious. My second graders think I'm hilarious. It's usually a good time. But the first graders just...ugh.
My knee hurts, but I can't think of a reason to blame it on Korea. Any suggestions?
Quote from: Mister Tim on August 29, 2017, 10:54:55 amMy knee hurts, but I can't think of a reason to blame it on Korea. Any suggestions?"Because Korea" works in a pinch~