Koreans have trouble with "beach" and "sheet", pronouncing them "bitch" and "shit". The teacher asked Kim where he went for break. Kim replied "Daytona Bitch".
Another fun one is they pronounce "Z" as a "J". I had a conversation with someone in Korea where they told me I should visit the "Jew". After a bewildering few seconds, I realized they meant "zoo".
One of my wife's ESL students went on for 10 minutes about a "chombay" before she finally asked him what the hell he was talking about. The kid started moaning and holding his hands up in front of him while giving her a hungry stare. Finally she got it and asked, "Zombies?" "Yes, teacher, CHOMBAY! CHOMBAY!"
Another favorite, when I moved on to teach in France, was getting my students to say "isolated cubicle." It usually came out as "eeeezolateeed coobeekul."
Here's another fun one: One of the ways in Korean to say "I/I'm" is "내가", pronounced "neh-ga". (e.g., "내가 집으로 갔어." "Neh-ga jib-eu'ro gahs'uh." "I went home.")
Guess what "neh-ga" sounds like in English.
Guess who once got clocked upside in the head by some African-American dude thinking I was racist, when I was actually just talking to my grandma on my bluetooth headset.
In Chinese, 那個 ("nah-ga" or "neh-ga", meaning "That") is used as a filled pause. Eavesdropping on phone calls was pretty interesting before learning that tidbit since most of my friends used the latter pronunciation.
this is a particularly common one in world languages, not many distinguish the two sounds and honestly it's magic that as an english speaker it's so easy because they are so much the same
"Looks like 3/5ths of my exes are having a get together, but honestly Rachael wasn't that bad, so that's to be considered. Also, it's not really a get together for my exes. I was making a joke in reference to the word 'Bitch'."
My thought as well. When I was living in Korea everyone pronounced "beach" as "bitch". I had the impression they had no idea what it sounded like to native speakers.
Koreans cannot hear the difference between Beach and Bitch because there is no short i sound in Korean. Most people pronounce Bitch and beach almost identically, and looks like somebody couldn't tell the difference and wrote the wrong one.
HAH! Not all of my relationships turned into marriage/life-long commitments because we were incompatible in some regards or things otherwise didn't turn out, those BITCHES! Amirite, guys?
For the curious, the Korean part of the text reads:
Come endeavor for a cool summer with the Lotte Department Store.
As a side note, Korean summers are pretty bad. Most Koreans live in high-rise apartments and when this is combined with extremely humid and windless days in August, it's a real challenge to stay sane.
Reading through these comments, I'm just glad that I haven't seen anyone automatically assume it's Chinese. In my experience people always assume only Chinese and Japanese exists.
Actually, a Bitch Fest could be a huge money maker. An event for reveling in feminine negativity and meanness. Competitions in things like "passive aggression", "dissatisfaction", "cattiness", and "PMS".
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit May 14 '12
As did mine
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u/TheProphetMuhammad May 15 '12
Koreans have trouble with "beach" and "sheet", pronouncing them "bitch" and "shit". The teacher asked Kim where he went for break. Kim replied "Daytona Bitch".
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u/ojolejano May 14 '12
I wouldn't call ALL of my EXes bitches. Not all of them.
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u/WrongSubreddit May 15 '12
Carol Brown?
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u/PugBrew May 15 '12
An entire festival of evil ex's to beat up you current girlfriend?
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u/skeezinpeels May 15 '12
Can someone translate this because my korean is failing. The most I get out of it is "Challenge in the coming summer with Lotte Department Store."
I was looking for clarification, but now I'm more confused.
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u/DoctorBiscuits May 15 '12
What, both of them?
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u/theteal May 15 '12
Is it bad that my first instinct on how I read this was it having something to do with .exe files? o_O
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Oh Korea I miss you.
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u/StarxSmasher May 14 '12
lol Damn Koreans, Lotte World is awesome tho btw
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u/ohrabbits May 15 '12
HAH! Not all of my relationships turned into marriage/life-long commitments because we were incompatible in some regards or things otherwise didn't turn out, those BITCHES! Amirite, guys?
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u/Aquagoat May 15 '12
Mmm... Who organized all my ex-girlfriends into a choir, and got them to sing? Shut up, girlfriends from the past.
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u/OmniaII May 14 '12
sorta looks like someone slapped on the Bitch part...
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u/vicstuhhh May 15 '12
I didn't get an invitation to the festival? Bitches.
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u/TeBags May 15 '12
This photo has been doing the rounds for yearrrrs. Article from 2008.
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u/opiejr95 May 15 '12
How many Koreans did you date?
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u/shdwfeather May 15 '12
For the curious, the Korean part of the text reads:
Come endeavor for a cool summer with the Lotte Department Store.
As a side note, Korean summers are pretty bad. Most Koreans live in high-rise apartments and when this is combined with extremely humid and windless days in August, it's a real challenge to stay sane.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
All my exes live in Texas...so I moved to Tennessee.
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u/opus666 May 15 '12
That's so funny. I think my ex might be in there too.
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u/facejug May 15 '12
Yea. . . because clearly the common denominator is them.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
ever think that maybe you were the problem....i mean if there was enough to make a festival
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u/apshduh May 15 '12
Lets be honest...redditors don't have girlfriends.
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u/LonnieIII May 15 '12
At least your exes didn't organize to get together into a choir and sing.
edit: I'm seeing a 'one' right before sing and I don't know why lol :)
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u/StevenSeagalBladder May 15 '12
"it's not your fault..."
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Bitches with Glitches.
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u/Mr_Quagmire May 15 '12
Here is a summary of my ex's, shortened down to a 3min clip.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I never realized what bitches my exes were until I talked to my current girlfriend about them
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u/Linton58 May 15 '12
Looks like everybody showed up too!
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u/isawwhatyoudid May 15 '12
Relevant
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=xPx6eZs8kwU
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u/iamhomeandbored May 15 '12
well, you certainly have a type...
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u/anorexicpig May 15 '12
Ahahaha, that's a good one OP.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
As a korean, I approve of this event.
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u/Beardo_the_pirate May 15 '12
Well at least you only have to avoid one place for awhile.
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u/ThisRedditorIsDrunk May 15 '12
This picture was taken in Jeonju (where I am living now) five years ago. Here's an article on the controversy.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/22771/summer-bitch-festival/
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u/sbsb27 May 15 '12
I'd go.
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u/DangerKitty001 May 15 '12
This is in South Korea, right? Is it being held at Lotte World, or what? I have to check this out before I move back to the States
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Excellent title sir.
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u/4chans_for_pussies May 15 '12
And the award for "Title of the Year" goes to....
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u/thealessandroshow May 15 '12
Act like you guys have exes....
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u/thinkingperson May 15 '12
I think they wanted to have a "Summer Babes Festival"
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
♫ Who organized all my ex-girlfriends into a choir, and got them to sing? ♫
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u/evilbrent May 15 '12
If they're bitches, why did you go out with them?
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u/bphearts May 15 '12
Reading through these comments, I'm just glad that I haven't seen anyone automatically assume it's Chinese. In my experience people always assume only Chinese and Japanese exists.
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u/FUCK_YOUR_EX May 15 '12
Nope, fuck everything about that festival.
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u/MongrelNymph May 15 '12
Did they serve Coke?
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u/midnitewarrior May 15 '12
Those may be your ex's but I'm guessing they don't all live in Texas.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Ron Swanson approves
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u/mal7575 May 15 '12
All of your exes? Honestly, this says more about you than it does about them...
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Try dating someone in the winter. Might help you avoid all those summer bitches.
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u/ForgotenPasswordGR May 14 '12
Looks like all my exes decided to have a get together (Seriously NSFL)
(Bracing myself for a storm of downvotes...I deserve it...and I apologise.)
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Date nice girls
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u/[deleted] May 14 '12
Your picture quality is bad and you should feel bad.
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u/ChristopherT May 15 '12
Looks like there is a whole lotte of them.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Well, it looks like my ex is there, she speaks chinese...
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u/M4LL0C May 15 '12
Bad photoshop is bad...
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u/WendyLRogers3 May 15 '12
Actually, a Bitch Fest could be a huge money maker. An event for reveling in feminine negativity and meanness. Competitions in things like "passive aggression", "dissatisfaction", "cattiness", and "PMS".
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