sheila
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Post by sheila on Feb 26, 2008 22:54:31 GMT -5
Perhaps that happened coz he didnt coordinate his move with Dongji.??That's what bugs me about them.Isnt that part of marriage?A problem shared...and all that! I agree. She hides a lot of things from him. When I share something with someone, its not because the person is in a position to do something about it. Sometimes all you want is a listening ear. And these problems with the in-laws, they are rather common. Just as she has to learn to be a member of the family, Mansu has to when to and when not to raise matters with MIL. How is he going to manage that if she purposely keeps him clueless?!
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 27, 2008 0:44:24 GMT -5
But Mansu SHOULDN'T be clueless - he's lived with his mother his entire life!! He should know how she is - I wonder what the relationship was with his first wife? Was MIL nice to her?? The first wife is never referred to at all so we don't know - all I know is that she's dead. If this was a historical drama, MIL would be EMPEROR/ESS - Oh Payah! LOL - she has that royal attitude that only HER opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. count - everyone else, except her handpicked favorites are nothing ... she needs to control her meanness a bit more ;D
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Post by ginnycat5 on Feb 27, 2008 19:33:12 GMT -5
I'm not annoyed with her at all as a character. She's at least 5th in line in that category. Maybe I like her quiet demeanor in this show because she screamed and yelled so much in B Bunch and Chill Sis. It'a a nice change IMO. But I do have a question… her name is Dongji, but tonight I swear when Grandma was calling her it sounded like "Amy-ah… Amy-ah…" Is that some sort of informality that doesn't translate? If not, that's even worse than Sade = Sharday. For a daughter (or daughter-in-law?) it's emi-ah, as I hear it. A son (son-in-law?) is ebi-ah, to my ears. People hardly ever call others by their names, except Danpung says Kang Baekho all the time. Unni is older sister/girl. There's a word for younger girl. People who were students together have a name for the older one, the senior, but it's slipped my mind now. Sunbae?
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Post by sheila on Feb 27, 2008 20:55:18 GMT -5
Future episodes will give an inkling as to how MIL felt and treated DIL no. 1. But we've already heard from Mansu (speaking to Dongji when they first got married) and Su-ah whinning to MIL when she returned from Paris, that Mansu was too busy with Bonjour and neglected his daughter. When his wife was alive, he left Su-ah's upbringing to his wife. When she passed away, he left it to MIL to raise Su-ah. However good and kind he is, I have some reservations about him as a whole, just for the way he neglected his daughter. He only has one child too!
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Post by zorro on Feb 27, 2008 23:17:59 GMT -5
Thanks ginnycat5.
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Post by brooklyn on Feb 28, 2008 0:47:57 GMT -5
Maybe grandma killed her off with her nagging and ill-treatment.
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 28, 2008 11:20:18 GMT -5
After watching the way MIL treats Mansu, I'm wondering if he willingly NEGLECTED raising Sua or if his mother told him to "take care of business and leave Sua to me" ... I can almost hear her saying that ...??
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Post by PippiBella on Feb 28, 2008 11:47:32 GMT -5
In the scene where sua and grandma go wedding shopping and leave donjii home, it reminded me of cinderella.. grandma is spoiled too. if sua agreed to go to live in seongae house, why is she still pitching fits.. get over it. sua will be ok. ::)she wont sleep on the floor and she wont starve.... geez.. they make it look like she is going to live In some kind of hut with no food, no bed and be cold and hungry.. she needs to learn how the other half lives, because it is not always roses and champagne. she has to learn this the sooner the better for her.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Feb 28, 2008 19:22:01 GMT -5
In the scene where sua and grandma go wedding shopping and leave donjii home, it reminded me of cinderella.. grandma is spoiled too. if sua agreed to go to live in seongae house, why is she still pitching fits.. get over it. sua will be ok. ::)she wont sleep on the floor and she wont starve.... geez.. they make it look like she is going to live In some kind of hut with no food, no bed and be cold and hungry.. she needs to learn how the other half lives, because it is not always roses and champagne. she has to learn this the sooner the better for her. Oh, yes, I couldn't believe how distressed she was- "That tiny room, there's hardly room for a bed..." or something like that. Sheesh! It's a normal bedroom. That Grandmother isn't doing Sua any favors by being so indulgent. And what was the idea with all those gifts?? If they had taken Dongji with them, she would have clued them in to how overboard they were going. Or maybe they know and Grandma is rubbing their noses in how different their status is?
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 28, 2008 21:05:43 GMT -5
;D Yes and Yes - MIL is rubbing "their noses" in the "you have less money/status etc etc. than we have" - I call her a Pay-ah and she sure acts like it! She needs to get out into the real world - Korea has a real world just as we have - but MIL - she thinks and acts as though she and her family are so far above the rest of the world .. I wonder WHO made Bon Jour Foods the successful business it is at the present time??? Did MIL have anything to do with that = I mean besides either inheriting it or marrying into it??? She needs an attitude adjustment real fast!
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Post by PippiBella on Feb 28, 2008 21:08:21 GMT -5
Dongi has a meltdown today... i would have had one already. well she told mansu that she gets up and drinks when she is mad and lonely.. she probably does it everyday. poor alcoholic.. that mIL is so mean. no one can't complain otherwise she will get mad.
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 28, 2008 21:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by Lucy on Feb 29, 2008 15:07:32 GMT -5
I can't believe that B!T@h of a mother-in-law! She happens to come in while Dongji is weeping over her status in the household, and, knowing full well how she treats her DIL like a maid, has the temerity, pride, and insensitivity to call her on not being grateful enough?
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Post by puppy on Feb 29, 2008 15:53:19 GMT -5
I like your take, Soapygrams, on Mansu neglecting Sua. He llways remarks how sorry he is that he didn't spend enough time with her. And he's SOOO formal whenever he talks to her, not loving at all. There was a scene early on where he takes Sua to lunch at Dongji's suggestion and Sua is thrilled but he seems like he's with a client or something - VERY different from Jaebok and Jiyeong.
I hate to say this but sometimes I feel sorry for Sua. It's like she doesn't know any better, never grew up. And MIL just encourages her!
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Post by ginnycat5 on Feb 29, 2008 15:53:37 GMT -5
I can't believe that B!T@h of a mother-in-law! She happens to come in while Dongji is weeping over her status in the household, and, knowing full well how she treats her DIL like a maid, has the temerity, pride, and insensitivity to call her on not being grateful enough? "Why don't you hire a maid if you don't want to do the work? Tell me to my face if you're unhappy!" Is she insane? Sure, Dongji can complain, and MIL will change.....where are those cartoon birdies tweeting happily? More likely MIL will say "Off with her head!!" or some other kind of stonewalling stubborn refusal to be humane. And Mansu said nothing again!
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