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Post by Ducky on Aug 25, 2006 13:44:30 GMT -5
Random notes: Sungu, Punggu, and Mungu--was there ever a funnier trio of family names? My personal favorites were: Duk-bae, Duk-jin & Duk-ja
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Post by kathleen34 on Aug 25, 2006 14:26:29 GMT -5
"jjijiikkae" is a Yanbian slang I have never heard of myself. So I had to look it up again. It means a loach. Suposedly, loaches make "jjijjik" sound when you grab them, thus jjijjikkae. Anyway, it is not avery nice to thing to say to anyone. So does "jjijiikkae" rank higher or lower than Dog's Nose?
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Post by Teresa on Aug 25, 2006 15:22:31 GMT -5
My vote, Kathleen, is higher, since loach is a delightful treat, whereas dog nose... not so much! LOL! But if I've understood this correctly, "jjijiikkae" isn't the actual loach, but rather the noise a loach makes.
(On a similar note: If you're called a "pachal" in Ireland it means "little scamp," but it's origins, I'm told, were: "It's not some much a t'ing as it is the noise a cow dropping makes when it hits the ground)
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Post by kathleen34 on Aug 25, 2006 15:32:19 GMT -5
My vote, Kathleen, is higher, since loach is a delightful treat, whereas dog nose... not so much! LOL! But if I've understood this correctly, "jjijiikkae" isn't the actual loach, but rather the noise a loach makes. (On a similar note: If you're called a "pachal" in Ireland it means "little scamp," but it's origins, I'm told, were: "It's not some much a t'ing as it is the noise a cow dropping makes when it hits the ground) Yes...the noise the loach makes when you TOUCH it. So the loach is that eely little fish-like thing that was used to make soup in BB? So Dog's Nose is on the lower scale. Thanks Teresa ... more cultural awareness is always a good thing
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Post by HappyCamper on Aug 25, 2006 17:00:36 GMT -5
Lucy, I don't remember that comment being made, although I usually forget half of what's said in the first episodes for some reason. I guess I'm too busy trying to remember who is who and trying to figure out what their connections to each other are. Was that comment made by one of the people milling around outside the house the day before the funeral? I wonder if we'll learn more about the dead man or if he will only appear in the first few episodes.
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Post by un Lucy on Aug 25, 2006 17:44:19 GMT -5
Happy, it was made in private when the family were sitting around Father's room during the funeral. I have the impression that it was the singing uncle (or is he a brother? I lose track) but it might have been the married one. One of the younger generation. While they were saying things like, "he was supposed to get married! How could someone hit him and disappear?" My ears perked up, and I thought, "Oh-ho, maybe it was on purpose." Although he does sound like a pretty good guy right now, maybe he had a hidden dark side.
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Post by kathleen unlogged on Aug 26, 2006 7:16:14 GMT -5
What are the chances that the brother was run down by a TRUCK?
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Post by BAE on Aug 26, 2006 7:46:45 GMT -5
Random notes: Sungu, Punggu, and Mungu--was there ever a funnier trio of family names? My personal favorites were: Duk-bae, Duk-jin & Duk-ja There were Ki-Bum, Joon-bum and Sang-bum from So this is Love. For a while there, I couldn't stop laughing everytime one of these names were mentioned because who would want to call their sons bums?
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Post by BAE on Aug 26, 2006 7:48:00 GMT -5
they were saying things like, "he was supposed to get married! How could someone hit him and disappear?" My ears perked up, and I thought, "Oh-ho, maybe it was on purpose." Although he does sound like a pretty good guy right now, maybe he had a hidden dark side. So it wasn't just a hit and run maybe. Hmm that would definitely add a different feel to the show. Like it did for Golden Apple.
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Post by Lucy on Aug 30, 2006 12:28:39 GMT -5
What are the chances that the brother was run down by a TRUCK? Haw! Good one!
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Post by ginnycat5 on Sept 1, 2006 9:36:26 GMT -5
I liked the girlfriends coming to help her when the rich girl defended herself from the drunken guy's mauling. And my favorite song was playing, Popcorn, originally by Hot Butter.
Grandpa was sure admiring the cafe owner, or maybe her working style. Hope he isn't going to be a rival of his son.
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Post by BAE on Sept 1, 2006 12:11:48 GMT -5
That kind of sounds sick. Father and Son going after the same woman. Hmmm there's something terribly wrong with that.
Either way, Gramps did appear to be rather estatic that Hyesuk was moving her restaurant right next to his Tailor Shop.
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Post by kathleen34 on Sept 2, 2006 7:29:38 GMT -5
I don't think it's sick at all... I would clearly choose Grandpa for his wisdom and kindness. At least he's not always fussing with his hair.
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Post by BAE on Sept 2, 2006 11:07:00 GMT -5
LOL.. I dunno. Not sick, exactly, that was a poor choice in words. But imagine going after the same person your son was interested in. But I think the whole point of that storyline between Gramps and Hye-suk is supposed to be "pure." So maybe that's the relationship that triumphs over the idea of Hye-suk and the Pungu (is that the guy witht he curly hair's name)?
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Post by gpaul on Sept 2, 2006 11:44:41 GMT -5
I think that Gramps is kinda cute, and it will be an interesting storyline, who gets the cafe owner, Grampa or Pungu. At this point I'm going for Gramps, but in the end she will probably choose Pungu because Gramps is really too old for her. Let him find a lovely older woman for himself. Let's hope that Pungu either matures and gets a real job, or he actually makes a living from his music.
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