Comments on: One news brief before I head home http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Captain Scarlet http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2065 Captain Scarlet Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:16:28 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2065 i think thai women have the worst temper. i think thai women have the worst temper.

]]> By: Kevin Kim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2064 Kevin Kim Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:22:14 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2064 What's all this about furious alien adjummas? Perhaps another cartoon is in order... Kevin What’s all this about furious alien adjummas?

Perhaps another cartoon is in order…

Kevin

]]> By: dubya http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2063 dubya Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:01:43 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2063 most westerners (who havent been to korea/china) have this notion that asian women are "too" gentle , polite, etc.. hah, ignorance is bliss.. most westerners (who havent been to korea/china) have this notion that asian women are “too” gentle , polite, etc.. hah, ignorance is bliss..

]]> By: sugar shin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2062 sugar shin Wed, 18 Feb 2004 04:56:14 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2062 To widerock: My own mother is a typical ajumma and I?쨈ve tried to make some fun. I?쨈ve a huge respect for ajummas, it was not thought as an insult against ahjummas in general. Their toughness in everyday life and devotion to their families is admirable - in comparing competition to them, the Korean ajossis have no chance! To widerock: My own mother is a typical ajumma and I?쨈ve tried to make some fun. I?쨈ve a huge respect for ajummas, it was not thought as an insult against ahjummas in general. Their toughness in everyday life and devotion to their families is admirable - in comparing competition to them, the Korean ajossis have no chance!

]]> By: widerock http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2061 widerock Wed, 18 Feb 2004 02:22:11 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2061 To sugar shin.. When someone is talking of the power of 'Ajumma' in Korea, it is not so much negative. 'Ajumma' used to do something which she didn't try in her girlhood because she loves her family too much. Usually, she is ready to sacrifice herself for her family. To sugar shin..
When someone is talking of the power of ‘Ajumma’ in Korea, it is not so much negative.
‘Ajumma’ used to do something which she didn’t try in her girlhood because she loves her family too much.
Usually, she is ready to sacrifice herself for her family.

]]> By: dda http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2060 dda Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:37:23 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2060 the text said ????짧짢(45??쨍?째????????.?짚???짯 ??흹?징짹)??씲? which can only be Mrs Zhang, 44ish (remember to substract 1 year to ages), Chinese. the text said ????짧짢(45??쨍?째????????.?짚???짯 ??흹?징짹)??씲? which can only be Mrs Zhang, 44ish (remember to substract 1 year to ages), Chinese.

]]> By: Bill http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2059 Bill Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:10:33 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2059 "There seems to have been a quite understandable translation error...in which "????짧짢" was translated by the original translator as "mother-in-law," which, in fact, it does mean, but not in this case, where is means "a certain Mr./Ms. Jang."" How does one tell these two meanings apart? I noticed the age difference too, but thought the woman might have had her daughter while still fairly young, with the daughter marrying early, with the husband a little older. A 33/23 couple is not such a stretch, particularly in non-urban Asia. “There seems to have been a quite understandable translation error…in which “????짧짢” was translated by the original translator as “mother-in-law,” which, in fact, it does mean, but not in this case, where is means “a certain Mr./Ms. Jang.”"

How does one tell these two meanings apart?

I noticed the age difference too, but thought the woman might have had her daughter while still fairly young, with the daughter marrying early, with the husband a little older. A 33/23 couple is not such a stretch, particularly in non-urban Asia.

]]> By: MF http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2058 MF Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:07:05 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2058 At least (apparently) she didn't throw it out of a moving car. At least (apparently) she didn’t throw it out of a moving car.

]]> By: sugar shin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2057 sugar shin Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:51:18 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2057 After reading this Yonhap piece I can?쨈t get this song melody out of my head: "The first cut is the deepest..." Sheryl Crow After reading this Yonhap piece I can?쨈t get this song melody out of my head:

“The first cut is the deepest…” Sheryl Crow

]]> By: Neil http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/02/16/one-news-brief-before-i-head-home/#comment-2056 Neil Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:25:45 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=542#comment-2056 Wow. That's friggin scary. I'll know to stay on the good side of any future mother-in-law. Wow. That’s friggin scary. I’ll know to stay on the good side of any future mother-in-law.

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