Comments on: Make Yourself A Lovely Awning in Iteawon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: nathan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-151898 nathan Sun, 04 May 2008 15:33:55 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-151898 The woman who runs the shop was interviewed not too long ago and in the article she said (and I'm paraphrasing as I don't recall EXACTLY how she said it) that she did not want people to just feel lovely after the left her store, she wanted them to feel FUCKING lovely. #3, those aren't ellipses, its a heart, and #11, I haven't seen a lot of men in there, but of course, I'm usually just passing by on my way to the bars. :-D The woman who runs the shop was interviewed not too long ago and in the article she said (and I’m paraphrasing as I don’t recall EXACTLY how she said it) that she did not want people to just feel lovely after the left her store, she wanted them to feel FUCKING lovely. #3, those aren’t ellipses, its a heart, and #11, I haven’t seen a lot of men in there, but of course, I’m usually just passing by on my way to the bars. :-D

]]> By: Benxamin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140763 Benxamin Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:02:56 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140763 I wonder if they meant this to be more along the lines of desirable or "fuckable." I wonder if they meant this to be more along the lines of desirable or “fuckable.”

]]> By: user-81 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140688 user-81 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:12:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140688 #18, why? Walk into the Pakistani restaurants along the back alley or the <a href="http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/South_Korea/Soul_tukpyolsi/Seoul-1058426/Restaurants-Seoul-R-1.html" rel="nofollow">Turkish restaurant</a> below the mosque and they will greet you warmly. Chat with them a little and you will find they are regular people. #18, why? Walk into the Pakistani restaurants along the back alley or the Turkish restaurant below the mosque and they will greet you warmly. Chat with them a little and you will find they are regular people.

]]> By: setnaffa http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140684 setnaffa Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:57:03 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140684 Frankly, I find Itaewon a wonderful mix of cultures... Well, maybe not exactly wonderful... The little Casbah of the East actually scares me shiiteless... Frankly, I find Itaewon a wonderful mix of cultures… Well, maybe not exactly wonderful… The little Casbah of the East actually scares me shiiteless…

]]> By: day4night http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140662 day4night Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140662 Arghaeri's got it. Brits and Irish say "fucking lovely" all fucking day long... Examples of common usage: 1) Sincere LIMEY: The way you play that vintage mini Moog synth with the Roland 808 is just fucking lovely, mate. 2) Sarcastic LIMEY 1: A virus has killed everyone in the world except for you, me and a million rabid, flesh-eating zombies. LIMEY 2: Fucking lovely, isn't it? Arghaeri’s got it. Brits and Irish say “fucking lovely” all fucking day long…

Examples of common usage:

1) Sincere

LIMEY: The way you play that vintage mini Moog synth with the Roland 808 is just fucking lovely, mate.

2) Sarcastic

LIMEY 1: A virus has killed everyone in the world except for you, me and a million rabid, flesh-eating zombies.

LIMEY 2: Fucking lovely, isn’t it?

]]> By: Arghaeri http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140363 Arghaeri Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:38:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140363 "I am amused that someone could use the word “f***” and not run a porn shop." If thats your criteria for using the word, there must be a hell of a lot of porn shops in your neck of the woods. "It’s using the word “fucking” in a context that is completely inappropriate." The context in terms of usage is completely appropriate, the public location perhaps is a different thing. “I am amused that someone could use the word “f***” and not run a porn shop.”

If thats your criteria for using the word, there must be a hell of a lot of porn shops in your neck of the woods.

“It’s using the word “fucking” in a context that is completely inappropriate.”

The context in terms of usage is completely appropriate, the public location perhaps is a different thing.

]]> By: Arghaeri http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140362 Arghaeri Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:29:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140362 It seems like a good example of colloquial English in England. There's a big difference between that and polite society language. I can well imagine folks back home giving their lady a gift of cosmetics and saying "Go on then, make yourself fucking lovely." This of course in the romantic period before marriage. "Fucking lovely" is a very common adjectival term in england, with little stigma when used in a friendly tone. Also used for the opposite meaning in negative circumstances e.g. on discovering you car tyre has a flat "Oh, fucking lovely". It seems to me, the shop owner knows english perfectly well, and it says exactly what they intended. Albeit, although perfectly normal in everyday speech this would likely not be acceptable as a public shop name. It seems like a good example of colloquial English in England. There’s a big difference between that and polite society language. I can well imagine folks back home giving their lady a gift of cosmetics and saying “Go on then, make yourself fucking lovely.” This of course in the romantic period before marriage.

“Fucking lovely” is a very common adjectival term in england, with little stigma when used in a friendly tone. Also used for the opposite meaning in negative circumstances e.g. on discovering you car tyre has a flat “Oh, fucking lovely”.

It seems to me, the shop owner knows english perfectly well, and it says exactly what they intended. Albeit, although perfectly normal in everyday speech this would likely not be acceptable as a public shop name.

]]> By: cm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140354 cm Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:58:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140354 The word "fucking" doesn't have the same stigma attached in Korea. They truly don't know what they are saying, literally. The word “fucking” doesn’t have the same stigma attached in Korea. They truly don’t know what they are saying, literally.

]]> By: kwandongbrian http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140351 kwandongbrian Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:46:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140351 Since we're quibbling about engrish, can I poke fun at the spelling of I<b>tae</b>won? The middle syllable is not a drink. Since we’re quibbling about engrish, can I poke fun at the spelling of Itaewon? The middle syllable is not a drink.

]]> By: jd http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140346 jd Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:59:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/09/make-yourself-a-lovely-awning-in-iteawon/#comment-140346 I was not trying to make the bad word into an email address, but the program running the blog seems to think I was. I was not trying to make the bad word into an email address, but the program running the blog seems to think I was.

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