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Post by ginnycat5 on Oct 24, 2006 19:51:36 GMT -5
Was there a translation glitch? Grandpa was very happy, but not because she called him "brother" I think. I think she called him "boyfriend." What do you think would make him feel like he was 19? (Oh, 19--just like the title of the show!! ;D )
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Post by BAE on Oct 24, 2006 20:17:09 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that oppa is one of those words that take on many meanings in Korean: boyfriend/older brother. Boyfriend for sure, in my opinion. But that Hye-suk, sorry, the thread is about Gramps, but boy is she a user! Testing Pungu to see if he would offer to pay her debt like his father so that she would agree to marry him! From the look on her face when he told her to go buy meat to better heal her "panda-looking face" (LOL), she appeared to be disappointed. Tsk Tsk.
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Post by Teresa on Oct 24, 2006 22:44:20 GMT -5
Oh is THAT what he said, BAE? "Panda-looking face," I recall she was highly indignant because he wasn't as generous as his pop, but I didn't know that he said that. That would kinda tick me off too.
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Post by BAE on Oct 24, 2006 23:33:13 GMT -5
What he said was exactly was "Oh Hyesukshi! You look like a panda!" But, the message is just the same: never tell a woman she looks like anyone/thing other than a beautiful celebrity. I wonder if Gramps gave Hyesuk the egg she keeps rolling over her face.
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Post by Teresa on Oct 25, 2006 18:44:22 GMT -5
Speaking of the egg rolling bit over the bruise (which, after a spell started to get on my nerves). I think it's interesting how different cultures treat minor injuries. I've never seen/heard of rolling an egg on a bruise other than in Korean culture. I've typically heard using raw meat for bruising. In Polish culture, I was given to understand gently rubbing a raw egg on a mild burn is the cure. My mother's southern U.S. roots (before Tylenol -- and poor folk like her family): for fever, put raw chopped onions in socks, slip on patient and the onions draw the heat out of the body. Smelly, but I'm told it works.
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Post by BAE on Oct 25, 2006 19:19:48 GMT -5
Really, Teresa? My sister's always getting a fever, maybe I should tell her to give it a try.
Here are some old fashioned remedies I know work because, well, I've either tried them out or know of someone who has.
For bruises, beating an egg white and applying it to the area where injured, letting it dry, washing your face and repeating hte process once more (can be done two times more if really needed) really prevents drastic discoloring of skin pigments as well as swelling.
For sinus-related allergies, applying sesame oil in each nostril from any health food store really prevents the irritation.
For the common sore throats, a quarter teaspoon red pepper, a pinch of ginger (about as big as half your pink), a teaspoon of honey, a dash of brandy, and boiled water together work wonders! Just a helpful hint for the encroaching winter.
Sorry, I seem to have got off on a tangent.
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