Why do koreans say aish?

Sorry, Am really busy at the moment.

But, I do want to explain what aish means.

It basically is a sound Koreans make when they are in stress or want to express disapproval.

Its like fxxk, but less vocal and not really a swear word. However you do not want to use aishi in front of  a person that has a higher status than you

Why do Koreans eat cucumber when they climb mountains?

Actually I only found out about this 2 years ago, when I went mountain climbing in Korea with my grandmother. Well, for my grandmother it was more like mountain eating. She just likes to do a short climb and find a good place to eat and talk with other grandmothers -.- lol I would usually go ahead and go to the top. After I came back she gave me a cucumber.... At first, I was "...." Then started eating it.

But, when I thought about it on the way back, a lot of Koreans were eating cucumber on the mountain. I'm probably the weirdest kid to think this pretty funny because I keep picturing a kappa when imagine someone eating a cucumber. (Sorry, I'm those dumb people who laugh loudly without any particular reason). Anyways back to the main topic.

So, I quickly googled "why do people eat cucumber mountain climbing". Didn't work.. So I googled in Korean "오이 등산 왜" which is translated "cucumber mountain climbing why" lol.... Its actually grammatically wrong in Korean as well. Either way I got results!!!

1. Cucumber has a lot of water, easy to carry and eat.
2. When you sweat, your not just loosing water from your body. There are a lot of nutrients that leave the body and the cucumber can supplement your body.

I guess these are two very reasonable reason to eat cucumber while climbing or jogging.
Just a side note, cucumber is really good for your skin as well.
So, why don't you try cucumber during your long walks?

Why do Koreans say Niga?

Today I read an article about an African American English teacher in Korea, punching an elder...

I heard it was because the elder said "shut up please". According to the people on the bus, the African American was talking really loud in the bus. Talking loud in the bus isn't a proper thing to do. Its like farting in the elevator. So... The African American got mad and punched the elder. I guess saying "shut up please" isn't a proper thing to do as well. But, I assume he saw it in the movies and followed it -.- Since Korean elders, well a lot of them lack English. However, punching elders, isn't a proper thing to do as well. There probably was another reason that he got really mad.




According to few comments, I read that the African American thought the grandfather was racist saying "niga". Well, niga in Korea means.. "니가" you!... So, he had it completely wrong. I don't think old Koreans know what niga means in English anyways -.- Most grand parents didn't go to school.

As for tourist, I hope you people don't feel bad cause someone said "niga". Its just a word in Korean, that means you!. Moreover, the Chinese use the word "nigee". It was pretty funny how my white friend was very angry at his Chinese friends for saying "nigee". I forgot what it means, but for sure its not the racist comment we all know about.

Just wanted to post this, so that future misunderstandings are somewhat prevented.

Oh if they start saying "gae se ki" (개새끼) "mi chin nom"(미친놈), they are dissing you. So, you can go say "mae rong"(메롱) to them.

Why do Koreans eat Dogs?

I was quite busy, so I couldn't really update my blog... Well, I learned the skilled called procrastination. I can't focus at all... Anyways, school just started for me. I finished my first week, but still I became incredibly busy this weekend. Work WORK WORK!. I also got a research position! (show off show off show off!) I don't get paid but I might be able to next semester.

So, back to the topic of why Koreans eat dogs... Before we start, have a deep breath and calm yourself. 

Koreans started eating dogs back in the days, when we didn't have animal rights, electricity, cars and hamburgers in Korea. Korea was somewhat like Ireland. Personally I don't know much about Ireland, but the fact that they were invaded a lot so that they could only eat potatoes which grew underground. Korea when through somewhat of the same situation. Koreans were extremely poor. Korea is a small country stuck among China, Japan and Russia. Not so much of the Russians, but China and Japan kind of tried to invade us a lot of times and not to mention civil wars too. Its not that food are taken away from families to the military, but also invaders steal from the locals as well. So, for centuries Korea had a hard time feeding themselves. Since food was hard to find, they found dog meat to eat. It had a lot of nutrients and dogs were not hard to breed or find. 

That is like the briefest summary of where dog eating customs origins. Now lets look at the current issue. At an international level dog eating is just disgusted by a lot of cultures, especially a lot of western countries have a hard time understanding. But, its quite unfair for Koreans, since they have been eating dog for ages like how everyone eats cows, chickens and pigs. Farm animals, breed to eat, are defined differently in Korea, they include dogs. The main problem is how life is valued differently, because dogs are cuter and smarter. Cows, pigs and chickens aren't as cared for. Have a deep thought about it. If life of different animals are worth differently. 

Anyways lets say you somewhat understand that dogs, cows and pigs have the same life-value. Now, lets get to the real problem of dog eating. Its the inhumane condition of the lives of dogs that are caged and cared for. They are abused by their owner. So, finally we have reached the MAIN PROBLEM. 

However, its not just the Koreans fault that this was resulted. Why do you think the Korean government doesn't keep watch over this dog trade??? Think carefully. They don't want to admit the legal dog trade in Korea. However, they didn't make it illegal as well. And why do you think they don't want to admit the dog trade??? Its because international voices that are against dog eating in Korea. The Korean government is just too scared to admit. If there were regulation and a more legal dog meat trade, most likely the dogs would get a better living condition. 

So a better way to approach this situation is to approach this situation is to legalize the dog meat market and eventually reduce it through the government, rather than try to ban the dog eating because it doesn't make sense for Koreans. Say you eat pigs and some country says eating pigs is just unimaginable, are you going to stop eating pigs?... 

And dog eating isn't something common. We don't have dog for dinner or anything like that, nor we find dog meat in the super market. I haven't eaten dog meat before, but I might try just to see what it is like. My dad does eat dog meat, if he has the chance, but I think he ate it twice after I was born. He probably understands why Koreans eat dog eat more since he came from a really poor family. 

Oh, and Koreans do love their dogs. We have a lot of people who dedicate themselves for the animal rights of dogs! We even have cafes for dogs. 

Why do Koreans bow?

So, I've been busy doing nothing -.- Can't study can't be productive. Idk lol Just so... down these days. Anyways I just wanted to post a quick post about why do Koreans bow.

Koreans bow to show respect, like any other Asian culture. Long time ago we used to do the big bows, where our heads touch the ground. This is usually for really respectful people, like the king, elders and etc. Nowadays, we only do the big bow during our 제사 jae sa. Its a custom, ceremony to remember our ancestors who have passed away. Well, we kind of remember more of the elders who have more recently passed away. I have no clue what my great grandfather is like or anyone after my grandpa. I guess this is because Korea was had such chaotic times that we didn't really think it was important. Anyways we usually only bow to our ancestors cause they are definitely respected. Moreover, we also bow to our parents on 추석 chu suk and other ceremonies. However, we don't do big bows in everyday life.

We do the little bow which is where you do a 45 degrees bow. These are like our version of "hello!". We don't do this among friends but towards people who are not so familiar with, elders, and basically anyone older than you are. So, its just to show some respect.

I kind of like bowing. Its really polite and its really easy to do. I used to bow to every teacher whenever they walk by and sometimes to neighbors. Its kind of awkward not to say anything so bowing makes it kind of pleasant. Well, bowing among neighbors are disappearing but it still exist. Oh, and in companies you definitely  want to bow to almost everyone, your superior and etc.

Omg. A lot of you can't believe how much hardship I have meeting friends' parents.... Especially if they are Asian... I really really really really really don't know if I should bow or wave my hand say "HI". I usually say HI and wave my hand, then I feel so much awkwardness inside me. Gah, I guess it can't be helped D: ''

Hope this gave somewhat a idea why Koreans bow and when Koreans bow!

Why do Koreans? say ww?

Just another interesting thing to post about every month maybe? Basically, I am going to google "Why do Koreans" and google will give me auto completion of the sentence and I will try to explain it.

So, the first post is "Why do Koreans say ww?"

This is probably asked by a lot of Starcraft 2 fans as Korea hosts so many games there and have a lot of good players.

So, what do people say when they finish a Starcraft match? "gg" which stands for good game
Many of you have saw Koreans saying "ㅈㅈ" instead of saying "gg"
Its how "gg" is pronounced and typed in Korean.

And finally, Koreans press "ww" because it is the same keyboard location as "ㅈㅈ". They are just saying good game, with a typo.