Hi,
English is funny language.
Fat chance and slim chance both means same thing!
After ~30 years being away from home working hard, making a living,
I had an occasion for a quick visit to my home town, Seoul.
It was quite a shock to soak up all those changes happened over the
years. One thing bothered the most was, the Korean language. How
come it is so much contaminated with English(that is Koreanized
English). I felt, our language Korean will be gone in less than a
century if it keeps up. Most sign boards, media, books are full of
English which only Koreans living in Korea can understand.
I had great difficulty figuring out some English words written in Korean or Korean invented English words. I did not even feel like
I belong there any more. I feel like I am a real Korean remembering
old ways. What is progress if we're losing our own identity?
It is sad. When I was in Jr. high(near Song-Dong Yok), in the auditorium, there was a sign hangiing, `On Ko Ji Sin` `On Ko` is gone, only `Ji Sin` What a sad situation. What are you intelligent people and government doing to preserve our own language?
I feel like I no longer belong there or here as a first generation
immigrant. Am I too emotional? You folks tell me.
Regards,
Tony
English is funny language.
Fat chance and slim chance both means same thing!
After ~30 years being away from home working hard, making a living,
I had an occasion for a quick visit to my home town, Seoul.
It was quite a shock to soak up all those changes happened over the
years. One thing bothered the most was, the Korean language. How
come it is so much contaminated with English(that is Koreanized
English). I felt, our language Korean will be gone in less than a
century if it keeps up. Most sign boards, media, books are full of
English which only Koreans living in Korea can understand.
I had great difficulty figuring out some English words written in Korean or Korean invented English words. I did not even feel like
I belong there any more. I feel like I am a real Korean remembering
old ways. What is progress if we're losing our own identity?
It is sad. When I was in Jr. high(near Song-Dong Yok), in the auditorium, there was a sign hangiing, `On Ko Ji Sin` `On Ko` is gone, only `Ji Sin` What a sad situation. What are you intelligent people and government doing to preserve our own language?
I feel like I no longer belong there or here as a first generation
immigrant. Am I too emotional? You folks tell me.
Regards,
Tony
