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Student 1: I like soccer, baseball, and basketball. I like playing with balls. Student 2: I don't like foreign food because it all tastes the same. Korean food is much more varied. (Only funny if you're familiar with Korean food.)
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Dec 24, 2013 11:53
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My biggest facepalm is one I get pretty often! Student: Teacher, where you from? Me: South Africa. Student: But... *long pause* ...you're white. Sometimes, I don't even get "but" - I just get "No." There are no white people in Africa.
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Dec 25, 2013 12:22
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Shbobdb posted:You forgot sweet! That is a critical component of korean food. MORE SUGAR! ALL THE SUGAR! Sweet garlic bread.  Why would you glaze almost all of your bread with sugar? Why would you serve garlic bread covered in syrup?! Why?! I just... I just really want some good garlic bread that doesn't taste like candy.
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Dec 26, 2013 03:24
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^^ Ha ha ha! Let's see, we were doing free speaking and one student described himself as a "great lover." After some questioning, it turned out he meant lover of alcohol. That same day, another student insisted on describing children as "sexy." After some questioning, it turned out he meant... sexy.
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Dec 27, 2013 09:40
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I don't actually have a quote, but I *did* just walk in on a couple of my students goose-stepping, doing the Nazi salute and all. When they saw my expression they hastened to assure me that they were performing and would never really do that. Now, they are supposed to be making a mockumentary for this camp and may have been rehearsing a scene, so... I look forward to seeing how that turns out.
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Jan 15, 2014 05:58
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So, I'm teaching debate to undergrad students for a five-week intensive English camp. Their first formal debate was on whether women should join the military in Korea. The con side had an irrefutable argument: "Women should not join the military because they are weaker mentally than men. We can see this because if a man goes shoe shopping, he buys shoes. If a woman goes shoe shopping, she buys everything. This shows they are complicated, so weaker." Another class had one student going "Women are less than men," then seeing my expression and hastily changing it to "less strong mentally than men."  The worst part is none of the girls in the class tried to refute his argument, and they just looked confused when I suggested they might want to try.
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Jan 16, 2014 11:38
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