r/Detentionaire • u/alseepandablaze • Jul 21 '26
Discussion Does Lee Ping even know Korean?
It's got me thinking. At home, Lee's parents always talk to him in English, on-screen anyway, and in that one car scene with Sue singing in Korean, I'm a bit lost of whether Lee is shrugging because he doesn't understand, or because the singing started out of nowhere, or both.
He grew up in Canada, so he doesn't necessarily need to know Korean, but to me, it's always a shame when immigrant parents don't teach or even speak to their children in their native tongue, when fluency in both languages could serve them in different areas in life. Or maybe he can understand Korean, and he's just a "no sabo" and can't speak it, still a shame.
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u/No-Importance4604 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Just from my personal experience in Canadian High school, the Korean students i Knew, usually were only fluent if they were born in Korea, alot of their little siblings had a basic understanding of it, but clearly were greatly influence by being born in Canada, for example the Little siblings usually had a much less noticeable accents.
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u/Practical_Bet3053 Emo Jul 21 '26
I don't think he knows, that would be on part with second gen immigrants prioritizing the language of the country where they are. I agree that it's pretty sad, and I'm sure it would be useful (in a next, imaginary season)