ugly-natured korean

[diesoline]

tnx guys...

i plan to ignore her after this. my wife has already spoken with her landlord but understandably, she doesn't want to meddle. the prospect of lost pesos may have weighted too heavily on her.

if this row gets worse, i might have to approach one of my korean acquaintances.

btw, my wife sits on the board of directors of the condominium's unit owners' association. i bet the korak didn't know that.

[mbeige]

tnx guys...

i plan to ignore her after this. my wife has already spoken with her landlord but understandably, she doesn't want to meddle. the prospect of lost pesos may have weighted too heavily on her.

if this row gets worse, i might have to approach one of my korean acquaintances.

btw, my wife sits on the board of directors of the condominium's unit owners' association. i bet the korak didn't know that.

Good, looks like you have a hand here. Play it that way and keep the ball in your court. Let her make a fool of herself in front of other tenants, just keep your kids away from her and her daughter. It would also be wise to learn some curse words in Korean.

[diesoline]

mbeige, i not a fighter, all i know is that "sarang hamneda" bit i culled from those inday badiday shows of my youth...

sarang hamneda = i love you (i think...)

whatever...

[mbeige]

Well, you wouldn't want to say that to her, unless you said it sarcastically

I understand, I too am not a fighter. I only meant to learn the curse words to know when you are already being cursed behind your back, not to use them against her.

[Airwalk]

i dont know what these people are thinking, carrying their weight around as if they were in their country. continue keeping your cool but if all else fails, call immigration

[diesoline]

mbeige::: i wouldn't dare say that to her. eeeewww! her looks are a far cry from those we see in the koreanovelas festering tv sets nationwide

mob29::: i have visualized her face kissing the dunlops of my kia carnival...

the rudeness quotient of these people is a lot higher than most other nationalities i've encountered.

[Alpha_One]

mob29::: i have visualized her face kissing the dunlops of my kia carnival...

Oooh, Korean vehicle... how appropriate!

[Jun aka Pekto]

For once, I'd like to see these "foreigners" on the wrong end of the stick. For a foreigner to insult a Pinoy in Philippine soil? I'm glad I'm not there. I'd probably burn a mini-Korean flag in front of her as the ultimate insult. It's probably a bad idea. But, I wasn't born a saint either.

Here, the one Korean woman I've seen several blocks away is always polite and all smiles, taking time from her gardening to wave to me whenever I jog past.

Of course, all these have no bearing on my car. I like my Sonata.

Add: The rude ROK lady also shows how far we all are from being one happy "Asian" family.

[Camgen6]

the rudeness quotient of these people is a lot higher than most other nationalities i've encountered.

+1 medyo rude nga sila. I remember when I was in South Korea, me and my buddies were shopping sa parang Divisoria style nila, so we haggle a lot, then they get pissed-off pag di kami nag kasundo sa presyo, kaagad silang nag tataas ng boses. Me and my buddies were just laughing on how rude they can become para bang they just have a very short fuse before they explode!!!

BTW: Tell your wife to bake a pie for her...oops make sure may lason yung pie ok?

[oldblue]

palaruin mo ulit mga anak nyo sa corridor

[Jun aka Pekto]

+1 medyo rude nga sila. I remember when I was in South Korea, me and my buddies were shopping sa parang Divisoria style nila, so we haggle a lot, then they get pissed-off pag di kami nag kasundo sa presyo, kaagad silang nag tataas ng boses. Me and my buddies were just laughing on how rude they can become para bang they just have a very short fuse before they explode!!!

BTW: Tell your wife to bake a pie for her...oops make sure may lason yung pie ok?

Divisoria-style in Seoul? Must be Itaewon or something like that. I prefer their Electronics Market which is a building occupying a whole city block and is dedicated to nothing but computers and software. When I went there, it's like I died and went to heaven. Imagine a whole floor of that city block dedicated to nothing but cases, motherboards, cpu's, video cards, etc and another floor dedicated to printers, digital cameras, and other peripherals. Hardware can get a bit pricey. But software is dirt cheap.

When I was there, no one expressed any rudeness with me probably because I clothed myself just like them. In fact, whenever I ate lunch at a roadside stand outside my apartment, a bunch of HS-ers would eat there too. They have no notion of private space and would often crowd around me. I literally have to elbow my way so I can use my chopsticks.

[tagalnasaabroad]

ang kapal pala nyang koreanang yan..ang yabang din nong anak na babae me pasipa sipa pa..it's good your wife showed restraint and coolness despite what was, to me, a total display of arrogance and racial intimidation on the part of the UNK..
of course you did the right thing by reporting the incident to the building administrator..
of course you did the right thing by losing your cool when your wife was embarassed for the SECOND TIME in the lobby..
of course you did the right thing by just saying let bygones be bygones..

..all in the name of being a good neighbor to your fellow unit dwellers..which this UNK stupidly misinterpreted as being subservient..?demn..

kamusta naman kaya ang asal nong UNK..bumait ba..palagay ko lang alang nangyari andon pa rin ang pagka arogante..anong gusto nyang palabasin..kung tutuusin bisita lang naman sya at ng pamilya nya sa bansa natin..porke bat koreana sya she can be always right..?tolerating her daughter kicking anybody around reminds me of WW2 story where korean soldiers serving under the japanese imperial army being touted as the most dreaded and undisciplined among their ranks..porke bat koreana sya nagmamalinislinisan sya..?korean gourmets keep their innards garlic smelling..i just cant stand their bad breaths..i should know i worked with koreans before..

kung nagkakalat pa rin report mo na sa immigration..:down:

[van_wilder]

takutin mo na ipapa-deport mo siya... hindi sa south korea... kung hindi sa north korea... sabihin mo you can tell north korean officials na tumakas siya... tingnan natin kung hindi yan tumahimik...

[Walter]

Call or write to Department of Immigration. Even if the have connections there, it will still cause them inconvenience. And if your case if not acted upon by immigration, complain to the ombudsman. Government officials will be concerned of the ombudsman investigates them.

[Tacoma_34]

I had two Korean colleague before they were both retarded. Buti na lang they got fired.

[usokpower]

i just want to get this off my chest... i just told an ugly-natured korean (UNK) off and this is my first unpleasant face-to-face encounter with a foreigner for that matter.

yesterday, this UNK, a 40ish female btw, accosted my 2 kids and their yaya while they were playing in the corridor of the condo where we live. my wife went to the UNK's unit to apologize for the noise the kids made and to her surprise, the UNK shouted that my wife is a "does not take care of her children" and "cannot discipline her children"; that the kids disturb "everybody, everyday, every minute".

taken aback, my wife replied that what the UNK said is not true as the children do not play in the corridor everyday and that nobody has ever complained about that matter yet. by this time, all the people in her unit came out (along with their filipina language tutor) and the UNK's teenaged daughter even kicked my 4 year-old son's twistcar even as he was still seated on it.

while the UNK kept on ranting, my wife pulled our son away saying that "umalis na nga tayo anak at masungit ang koreanang yan!" the UNK reacted, and shouting again, said "what did you say? what did you say? my daughter understands that!" my wife replied "i didn't say anything bad, i only said you are impolite and inconsiderate, ask your tutor..."

this morning, my wife went to the building administrator to get the UNK's name, with the intent of writing a letter to the UNK regarding the incident above.

at lunchtime, my wife passed by the front desk and she saw the UNK, along with her friend, telling the two receptionists that my wife shouted "f_ck you" to her. my wife approached them and she told the UNK that what she is saying is untrue. the UNK replied "you are a liar" and made gestures as if she was shooing my wife off.

my wife, fuming, went back to the our unit and told me what happened.

i rushed down to the front desk and i accosted the UNK telling her that we don't even use that phrase at home and that she has no right to say that my wife is a liar. i would like to add that though i tried hard to keep my voice down, i came across as very angry and at i even pointed my finger straight to her face telling the UNK that she is the liar.

at this point, she and her friend started talking korean. i placed myself in between them and i repeatedly called her a liar. they moved to the elevator and i followed them inside. while the three of us were there, i again pointed my finger to the UNK's face and told her "my children may have been noisy but we are not liars."

i think of myself as being a tolerant person but i blew my lid on this one. i don't know how much cultural differences have a bearing on this incident but we would not have minded it so much if the UNK could have handled the incident better instead of just shouting at people.

I do understand that your neighbor behaved in a very rude manner when she confronted your wife. But I hope you dont put this in the wrong way, however, why do you allow your children to play at the corridors of a condo?

[claRkEnt]

Good, looks like you have a hand here. Play it that way and keep the ball in your court. Let her make a fool of herself in front of other tenants, just keep your kids away from her and her daughter. It would also be wise to learn some curse words in Korean.

I think this is not a bad idea... at least when you hear her mention those words, pwede mo syang balikan na "minura" ka nya or whatever....

and for this, i think TotoyBato will be able to help.

[totoybato]

I think this is not a bad idea... at least when you hear her mention those words, pwede mo syang balikan na "minura" ka nya or whatever....

and for this, i think TotoyBato will be able to help.

the two most often used words when they are fighting are sikya (seekya) and sibal (seebal), God day Thad. Nung andun ako, dalas kong marinig yang mga words na yan lalo na pag may na nagpa park ng balagbag dun sa may amin, Jun aka Pekto, kailan ka andun? I lived near the Haebangchon gate at Yongsan garrison. Medyo rough talaga yung mga koreans, pero they are a very warm people once you get to really know and be close to them.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I lived near the Haebangchon gate at Yongsan garrison. Medyo rough talaga yung mga koreans, pero they are a very warm people once you get to really know and be close to them.

This was back in 1995 and 1996. I can't remember which gate is which. But, there is a "KATUSA" gate at the back of Yongsan. It's the gate nearest the Seoul Tower and also quite close to Itaewon. I lived right across that gate (I crossed an underpass first). The nearest landmark would be that underpass and the 7-11 next to my 3rd floor apartment (a Panasonic store is at ground level below). Also, there's a public market like a "palengke" nearby at the back.

Add: Hey, I found it via Google Earth. The open air market isn't open anymore. The roof above is complete. The 7-11 may not be there anymore at the corner inside the enclosed area. I can't make out any 7-11 signs. Itaewon would be just south-southeast of the picture.


As for the Koreans. They were warm to me right off the bat. That's why I was a bit surprised at their rudeness at Pinoys. Normally, it was the Japanese they got ticked off at.

[CVT]

Dito sa Village namin,- sila ang palaging mai-ingay sa daan at hindi tumatabi kahit na may dumarating na sasakyan... Medyo on the wild side.

Minsan sa ATC, naka-engkwentro ako ng isang clan nila,- hindi makaraan ang panganay ko dahil naghaharutan sila sa daan, e sila ang huling dumating sa foodcourt at papaalis na kami. Mabuti na lang at niyapos ng tatay(?) nila ang mga bata,- medyo mainit na rin ako dahil napakaingay nila at mukhang makakasakit talaga....

Isip ko kasi,- pag nasa ibang bansa ang isang tao (katulad nating mga Pinoy),- behaved tayo dahil nakikibagay tayo sa ugali ng mga locals,- sila hindi yata....

:beam: