Sunday, 1 December 2013

What I love about you, South Korea.

 
What do I love about you, South Korea?

Well, that question can be answered in so many different ways.

Firstly, I fell in love with the language. Korean is a really nice language and is a bit easier to learn than Japanese or Chinese, as there aren't that many characters. Hangeul is their writing system and it can easily be memorized in a few hours or days. Learning the sentence structure and grammar is the hard part, as it is so different from English. In a way, it is almost backwards.
At this time, I am self teaching myself Korean, as there are no Korean classes or teachers where I live. I know how to say: Hello/Hi, count to 4, I love you, thank you/thanks, How, Why, What, My name is..., my name/nickname, I am from Canada, This is War (Thank you MBLAQ), Growl (Thank you EXO), I'm sorry, and a little bit more.

Secondly, I fell in love with the music. For me, it is easy to remember and really catchy. I started out with listening to one group, Big Bang, and then I found Super Junior, then SHINee, and from there, I found more and more groups that I really like. Most of them are Boy Groups, with a couple Girl Groups. The longest it took me to learn a song was a week, but most of the time, I am able to learn most, if not all of the lyrics in a couple of days. Also, the choreography to these songs range from being easily picked up (e.g. SHINee Hello) to taking a really long time to learn (e.g. EXO Mama).

Thirdly, I fell in love with the food. It may be on the spicy side, but it tastes really good. However, not everything is spicy. Some food may be sweet or salty, or a little spicy. There are many Korean foods that I have not yet tried, but I look forward to trying them one day.

A snack food that I really like is Pepero. It is like the Japanese Pocky, but different. A few differences are: Pocky is a little bit longer and thicker, while Pepero is a little shorter and not as thick. However, I can't comment on what Pocky tastes like, as I have only had Pepero.



My hopes is to one day travel to South Korea to see and meet all of my friends and to try something new and different. When will I get there? Who knows, just as long as I get there one day.


Works cited:
Hangeul in Korean: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9g9HfUmnK5ezCaSlpmjuq7imYr4GfhP9EVTJuolKCFKf5BPh1ADh8cYyLyYdT-l32_rhKw5v86VY8nBwEQPy7DWJ11FmCusH5lfNmOps8SPwZnAc4DdpNQx37rOudgi0TiiC9oo7us8/s400/hangul-1.jpg
Pepero/Pocky: http://askory.phratry.net/skoreapics/okashi09.jpg
South Korean flag: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs41/i/2009/041/d/b/South_Korea_Grunge_Flag_by_think0.jpg
Pepero: http://runawayjuno.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Pepero-Day-Korea-Nov-11-2011.jpg

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