From the “<sarcasm>nobody saw that coming</sarcasm>” department, everyone that I know is starting to ask me how certain things are said in Korean. Never mind that I’ve had only two classes and couldn’t possibly know how to say much of anything…

I can understand why they do this. Humans are inquisitive creatures that love to experience (and try) something new. A new language provides them this opportunity.

There’s also the fact that I live in the U.S. If your family was born here then it’s pretty much guaranteed that you speak only one language: English. Breaking outside of this typical American mold makes you a caricature of sorts in that you’re so different from the norm that everyone can’t help but focus in on you.

I find myself feeling genuine sympathy for foreigners who move here. I can only imagine how frustrating it must become when a “foreign” language is your native tongue.

Personally, I just wish that everyone would remember that two or three classes isn’t enough to have learned how to say anything of substance… ::sigh::

Oh well. This kind of attention will no doubt increase as the semester moves forward, so I may as well try to get used to it I suppose.

Anyhow, I’m just rambling. Later all,
~Steph

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