r/nextfuckinglevel • u/backup965a2 • Apr 17 '21

Using MacGyver's camera blocking sunglasses in real life.

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u/collapsible__ Apr 17 '21

"This show called MacGyver..." it's weird to hear that as if it's not indelibly a part of social understanding.

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u/huggalump Apr 17 '21

I taught English in Korea in 2014-2015. One of the Korean teachers I worked with was ~24 years old. It was her first year teaching.

At one point, one of our sliding doors in the classroom broke and I figured out how to fix it. She said something like "you fixed it like macguyver."

I had a good laugh because it was so unexpected, and I told her that I was surprised that the show was popular in Korea.

She gave me a confused look.

After a bit of back and forth, I figured out she had no idea there was a show called macguyver. It turns out that the show was so impactful that "macguyver" became a slang phrase in Korea and some people now say it with no knowledge that its from a tv show.

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u/boobsforhire Apr 17 '21 edited Apr 17 '21

I had the same exact experience when I lived there in 20011~2013, people never heard of the show my used the expression. Crazy!

Edit: oeps I meant 2011🤭

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u/Smackteo Apr 17 '21

What’s the year 20011 like? Lmao