Also irksome: People who put "like" as every other word while speaking to Koreans. It completely throws them off and it's a garbage filler word o.o
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on September 04, 2017, 03:16:48 pmYeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.Beat me to it. hahaha
Koreans not slowing down or grading their language are significant contributors to my lack of desire to put any real effort into learning Korean anymore. I was pretty serious about it in the past, but it just got so frustrating not being able to communicate despite putting in the effort to learn. Having beginner-level or low-intermediate-level Korean is scarcely better than having no Korean at all.
The verification question answers for this site are wrong.
Quote from: CO2 on September 04, 2017, 03:25:11 pmQuote from: chupacaubrey on September 04, 2017, 03:16:48 pmYeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.Beat me to it. hahahaDon't fall in love with me.
Quote from: chupacaubrey on September 04, 2017, 06:37:58 pmQuote from: CO2 on September 04, 2017, 03:25:11 pmQuote from: chupacaubrey on September 04, 2017, 03:16:48 pmYeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.Beat me to it. hahahaDon't fall in love with me.
I'm tired of people pretending like they understand what I'm saying.I try very hard to speak simply around Korean friends/coworkers but I know sometimes things get lost on them. I can tell easily when they don't understand my most recent sentence but they just continue to nod and make noises as if they understand. Then I go back and ask them if they understood a certain word or phase and they admit that they didn't. Just TELL me so I can explain it in the moment.I feel like a lot of foreigners here don't realize that their Korean friends don't understand them fully. I've watched people go on and on in English as if the Korean person they're talking to is following them 100% and the Korean person looks totally lost, but doesn't want to say so. The foreigner doesn't seem to care or realize.I guess it's not that big of a deal in passing, but when I'm explaining something to my CT it's usually for a reason. And it just kind of sucks when you're trying to be friends with someone and you realize a lot of what you say isn't even registering with them.I have a good friend from another Asian country and when she doesn't understand me, she lets me know (at least some of the time) and we figure out the problem. No this isn't necessary for every interaction but like... in some situations it's really important that you understand each other.
Quote from: AvecPommesFrites on September 04, 2017, 02:24:25 pmThe verification question answers for this site are wrong.Are you a robot?
Quote from: Mister Tim on September 04, 2017, 02:20:41 pmKoreans not slowing down or grading their language are significant contributors to my lack of desire to put any real effort into learning Korean anymore. I was pretty serious about it in the past, but it just got so frustrating not being able to communicate despite putting in the effort to learn. Having beginner-level or low-intermediate-level Korean is scarcely better than having no Korean at all.i recently went to china for a trip, and i have a friend who lives there and speaks basic chinese. i was absolutely amazed how everyone made the effort to understand him, and they were able to have a conversation, despite his (self-admittedly) terrible chinese and pronunciation. but people made the effort to understand and be understood, and they were happy to converse.
Quote from: donovan on September 04, 2017, 08:02:39 pmQuote from: AvecPommesFrites on September 04, 2017, 02:24:25 pmThe verification question answers for this site are wrong.Are you a robot?It's hard enough being a human with this nonsense...
Quote from: AvecPommesFrites on September 05, 2017, 08:23:50 amQuote from: donovan on September 04, 2017, 08:02:39 pmQuote from: AvecPommesFrites on September 04, 2017, 02:24:25 pmThe verification question answers for this site are wrong.Are you a robot?It's hard enough being a human with this nonsense...yeah the verification questions are ridiculous and make no sense. i had an issue with them too when i first registered."can you moo like a cow?"what is the actual answer to that? yes, i can make a mooing sound with my mouth. so i guess the answer is yes? but i'm not actually a cow so the answer could be no?
Quote from: kriztee on September 05, 2017, 10:34:55 amMy favourite thing is being asked a "What do you call this?" question then the person deciding they don't like your word because it doesn't match the 1500s English word they found on naver so they wander off and use the atrocious naver word instead.Oh my goodness, yes. People will look something up on Naver dictionary or translate, come to you, ask you how to say something, see that it doesn't match, and then either argue with you or just ignore your advice. Also, even people who are near-fluent in English will never, ever use an English dictionary to see what something means. They'll always go throw it into Naver and get some inaccurate nonsense.
My favourite thing is being asked a "What do you call this?" question then the person deciding they don't like your word because it doesn't match the 1500s English word they found on naver so they wander off and use the atrocious naver word instead.
Quote from: kriztee on September 05, 2017, 10:34:55 amMy favourite thing is being asked a "What do you call this?" question then the person deciding they don't like your word because it doesn't match the 1500s English word they found on naver so they wander off and use the atrocious naver word instead.Or asking to "language exchange" but not accepting any critiques/even arguing with you."I feel hard" is not the right way to express that you're having a hard time, that you're tired, or that your task is difficult. But okay, keep on saying it if it means that much to you.
Quote from: sevenpm on September 05, 2017, 11:44:01 amQuote from: kriztee on September 05, 2017, 10:34:55 amMy favourite thing is being asked a "What do you call this?" question then the person deciding they don't like your word because it doesn't match the 1500s English word they found on naver so they wander off and use the atrocious naver word instead.Or asking to "language exchange" but not accepting any critiques/even arguing with you."I feel hard" is not the right way to express that you're having a hard time, that you're tired, or that your task is difficult. But okay, keep on saying it if it means that much to you.Maybe that's not what he's trying to express...
Yeah my female CT is constantly going on about how hard she is while we teach 3rd graders
I've been trying to buy Olympic tickets for an hour now, and it just says, ""좌석 배정중입니다." I'm not sure if the seating actually is in progress or the site has just forgotten about me. Update: After two hours I have a ticket for figure skating and for the opening ceremony!