Aie Aie Aie.
No Phone for a couple weeks (until I get my alien registration card). No internet for a couple more days... I pretty much can't have a conversation with ANYONE I see... I feel like I'm disconnected from the world, even though I'm in one of the most tech'd out cities with the 2nd biggest population in the world!
Now don't get me wrong--it's still freaking amazing! I'm having a blast, the kids are great (not much difference between Korean, and American children. Except the whole language thing... but whateves) and I feel like a celebrity everywhere I go!
Most people are surprised at how "good" my Korean is... But I have no idea why they think it's good... I'm able to get around with some survival stuff. And say "sorry", "excuse me", "hello", and "thankyou" a whole bunch. However I've found that if you add a bunch of bowing to that mix, people seem to warm up to you pretty quickly =D
But either way, I gotta work on my Korean! I wanna be able to communicate with everyone! They seem cool!
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Aw Dorno!
You are feeling EXACTLY how I felt! That is so funny that even if you go some place COMPLETELY different, it still ends up the same if you don't really know the language. I know you'll learn it faster than me, becuase you don't have anyone to speak to in English. Lucky!
excited to hear more!!!
Fool! Just go prepaid. Its gotta be just like here in the USA: you can't get a contract phone without a social security number, but you can get a prepaid phone with nothing at all.
If you want people to like you out there, just flip them the bird. Apparently that means peace out there.
Danny,
Based as my experience as an exchange student in Germany who didn't speak any German when he got there, my advice is avoid English (except in class) like the plague.
Do not associate with Americans or Brits or other English speakers. Speak as much Korean as you know. When not with people, watch as much television as you can. Go to Korean movies. Best are ones you've seen or know the story to that have been dubbed on Korean.
Don't worry about grammar. Concentrate on getting your message across.
You'll know you're making real progress when you dream in Korean. That could come within a month or so, depending how much you totally, and I mean totally, immerse yourself in the lanaguge.
Oh, and eat some kimchi for me.
Best,
Uncle John
Probably your Korean will become better than my English... Enjoy!
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