Sunday, October 7, 2007

Random Quotes from Korea

"Yor're, Exuberant in Maskdance!" (Banner at mask festival)
Me: What the hell is Yor're?
Ariah: It's this magical word that when put in front of any sentence, it makes all Korean grammatical errors disappear.

Me: How are you today?
Student: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #2: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #3: I'm super duper!
(Where did that come from?)

"LUSTY...in good heart."
~A SECOND grader's shirt

"I went to ride my husband." (Translation: I went to pick my husband up from work.)
~My host mom

"Are you crazy?!"
~ My host dad to my host mom (in a loving way!)

"Buddha says, 'Don't eat dogs.'"
~ My host dad

Discussing stereotypical male ideas of women in Korea.
"Men think women should be in the house, not me. I don't want to work.
(To his wife) Please, go work!."
~ My host dad

"If I drink Soju, I will sleep with toilet."
~ My host dad
*I then explained "Pray to the porcelain God."

My host dad telling a story from the states:
Host dad - Do you have a righter?
Convenience Store Owner - Righter?
Host dad - Yes, righter...smoke smoke...cigarettes...
Convenience Store Owner - righter? righter? oh, lighter?
Host dad - That's what I said! Righter!

Korean shirt: "I'm afrain of Americans."

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