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Post by Lucy on Aug 18, 2005 15:13:30 GMT -5
What is it that the aunt calls her sister? Anyone know? It's driving me crazy. It sounds like "seon" or "seol" or something. And as we all know, "older sister" is "unni."
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Post by galacticchick on Aug 18, 2005 15:52:31 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if Okja made her sister call her Master or rather Mistress.
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Post by Soju on Aug 18, 2005 16:57:02 GMT -5
She calls her sister "seong". I asked Michael about this at the barbeque, but he wasn't sure. "Seong" can mean "master" (I think), and it could also be a play on "Hyong".
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Post by BAE on Aug 18, 2005 17:00:20 GMT -5
I guess GC was right... ^^ Maybe that appellation is what's customary for someone who's from a village?
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Post by Lucy on Aug 19, 2005 10:49:30 GMT -5
It seems awful to call your own sister "Master" or "Boss" or however it translates. But that's what their relationship is. No way is Aunt really an aunt in that household--she's a servant. Granted, a top-tier servant--she has authority over the housekeeper--but she is not someone who can freely give advice to the children as an aunt or speak her mind without someone pulling rank on her. In everything she does, it seems to me, she's aware that her position there is dependent on the tolerance of her sister.
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Post by toku27 on Aug 19, 2005 15:03:20 GMT -5
wow thats crazy...i didnt know that...u c mil....wait shes not mil ne more...mother i smean for making her little sister call her that! its just awful!
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