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** You know you"ve been in Korea too long if : **
(ÀÌ·²¶§ Çѱ¹¿¡ ³Ê¹« ¿À·¡ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù°í ´À³¤´Ù..)

1. You don"t mind paying more for coffee than dinner..
¡á Ä¿ÇÇ °ªÀÌ Àú³á °ªº¸´Ù ºñ½Îµµ ÀÌ»óÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¶§..

2. You want to go back to the States and open an IMF HOF HOUSE..
¡á ¹Ì±¹À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡¼­ IMF È£ÇÁÁýÀ» ¿­°í ½ÍÀ» ¶§..

3. A roll of toilet paper at the dinner table doesn"t bother you..
¡á (È­Àå½Ç¿¡¼­ ¾²´Â) µÎ·ç¸¶¸® ÈÞÁö°¡ ½ÄŹ¿¡ ¿Ã·ÁÁ® À־ ¾Æ¹«·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ» ¶§..

4. You like to cut your noodles with scissors..
¡á ¸éÀ» °¡À§·Î Àß¶ó¸ÔÀ» ¶§..

5. You don"t even notice the misspelled signs in English (eg."openning")
¡á öÀÚ°¡ Ʋ¸° ¿µ¾îÇ¥ÁöÆÇ¸¦ º¸°íµµ Ʋ·È´Ù´Â°É ¾Ë¾ÆÂ÷¸®Áö ¸øÇÒ¶§ (¿¹¸¦µé¸é openning°°Àº..)

6. You can balance a 50 pound bowl on your head and walk briskly..
¡á ¹«°Å¿î ¹°°ÇÀ» ¸Ó¸®À§¿¡ Áö°íµµ À绡¸® °É¾î°¥ ¼ö ÀÖÀ» ¶§..

7. You say ¡áo-rai, o-rai¡á when your helping your buddy back up his car..
¡á Ä£±¸°¡ Â÷¸¦ »¬ ¶§, "¿À¶óÀÌ~ ¿À¶óÀÌ~"¶ó°í ¸»Çϰí ÀÖÀ» ¶§..

8. You learned more about U.S. history through AFKN than all of your years.. in school combined..
¡á Çб³¸¦ ´Ù´Ò ¶§º¸´Ù Çѱ¹¿¡¼­ AFKNÀ¸·Î ¹è¿î ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç°¡ ´õ ¸¹¾ÆÁ³À»¶§..

9. You start having kimchi and rice for breakfast..
¡á ¹ä°ú ±èÄ¡·Î ¾ÆÄ§À» ¶§¿ì±â ½ÃÀÛÇÒ ¶§..

10. You think Kim Dae Jung is sexy..
¡á ±è´ëÁßÀÌ ¼½½ÃÇÏ´Ù°í ´À³¥ ¶§ (À̰Š³Ñ ¾Æ´Ï¾ß??)

11. More than 1/2 of your book collection is from the Kyobo Book Store..
¡á ±³º¸¹®°í¿¡¼­ »ê Ã¥ÀÌ °¡Áø Ã¥ÀÇ ¹ÝÀ» ³Ñ¾úÀ»¶§..

12. You don"t mind playing basketball on dirt..
¡á ¹Ù´ÚÀÌ ÈëÀ¸·Î µÈ ÄÚÆ®¿¡¼­ ³ó±¸¸¦ Çϸ鼭µµ ÀÌ»óÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¶§..

13. You start to dig bands that have acronyms as names..
(H.O.T. R.E.F. DJ D.O.C. G.O.D.)
¡á H.O.T.³ª R.E.F. ¶Ç´Â DJ D.O.C. G.O.D °°Àº À̴ϼȷΠµÈ À̸§À» °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Â ±×·ìÀ».. ÁÁ¾ÆÇÏ°Ô µÉ ¶§..

14. You start wearing a white mask when it gets cold..
¡á Ãß¿öÁö¸é ÇÏÀÌ¾á ¸¶½ºÅ©¸¦ ¾²±â ½ÃÀÛÇÒ ¶§..

15. You hate Japan for no apparent reason..
¡á ÀϺ»ÀÌ ¾Æ¹« ÀÌÀ¯¾øÀÌ ½È¾îÁú ¶§..

16. You bow to all of your white friends..
¡á ¸ðµç Ä£±¸µé°ú °í°³¼÷¿© Àλ縦 ÇÏ°Ô µÉ ¶§..

17. You look for a Lotteria when you"re in Minnesota..
¡á ¹Ì³×¼ÒŸ¿¡ °¡¼­ ·Ôµ¥¸®¾Æ¸¦ ã°í ÀÖÀ» ¶§..

18. You enjoy bad tasting instant coffee in luxury settings..
¡á °í±Þ½º·¯¿î Ä«Æä¿¡¼­ ¸À¾ø´Â ÀνºÅÏÆ® Ä¿ÇǸ¦ ¸¶½Ã¸ç ÁÁ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÒ ¶§..

19. You find you no longer hold your breath in a crowded elevator..
¡á °¡µæ Âù ¿¤¸®º£ÀÌÅÍ ¾È¿¡¼­µµ ¸¶´Ã³¿»õ °°Àº °Í ¶§¹®¿¡ ¼ûÀ» ÂüÁö ¾Ê¾Æµµ µÉ ¶§..

20. You start wearing slippers in the office and think it is ok..
¡á »ç¹«½Ç¿¡¼­ ½½¸®ÆÛ¸¦ ½ÅÀ¸¸ç ±×°Ô ¾Æ¹«·¸Áöµµ ¾Ê´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÒ ¶§..

21. Your wife reaches her 40s and you expect her to be permed and wear unmatched clothes and anklets..
¡á ¸¶´©¶ó°¡ 40´ë°¡ µÇ¾úÀ¸´Ï ¸Ó¸®¿¡ ÆÛ¸ÓÇÏ°í ¾È¾î¿ï¸®´Â ¿Ê°ú ¹ß¸ñ±îÁö ¿À´Â ¾ç¸»À» ½ÅÀ»°Å¶ó°í »ý°¢µÉ¶§..

22. You no longer hang out in Itaewon..
¡á ÀÌÅ¿øÀ¸·Î ³î·¯°¡Áö ¾Ê°ÔµÉ ¶§..

23. Whenever you are surprised you say "ai-go"..
¡á ³ªµµ ¸ð¸£°Ô ³î¶ó¸é¼­ "¾ÆÀ̰í"¶ó°í ÇÒ ¶§..

24. You are honked at and you call the driver a "babo seki ya"..
¡á ¿îÀüÇÏ´Ù°¡ ³ª¿¡°Ô °æÀûÀ» ¿ï·Á´ë´Â »ç¶÷¿¡°Ô "¾ß"¶ó°í ¼Ò¸®Ä¥ ¶§..

25. U.S. dollars look small in physical size..
¡á ´Þ·¯ ÁöÆóÀÇ Å©±â°¡ ¿ØÁö¸ð¸£°Ô À۾ƺ¸ÀÏ ¶§..

26. You understand what they"re trying to sell through the loudspeaker in that truck that drives by your house every morning..
¡á ¸ÅÀÏ ¾ÆÄ§ Áý¾Õ¿¡¼­ ½Ã²ô·¯¿î ½ºÇÇÄ¿¸¦ ÄÑ°í µ¹¾Æ´Ù´Ï´Â Æ®·°¿¡¼­ ¹«¾ùÀ» ÆÈ·Á°í ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÎÁö¸¦ ¾Ë°Ô µÉ ¶§..

27. You find yourself sucking air through your teeth when a shopkeeper offers you their "best price"..
¡á Á¡¿øÀÌ "Á¦ÀÏ ½Ñ °¡°Ý"À» Á¦½ÃÇѴٴµ¥ ¸ø¹Ï°Ú´Ù´Â Ç¥Á¤ÀÌ Áö¾îÁú ¶§..

28. You salivate every time you see a Lassie episode..
¡á "·¡½Ã" À̾߱⸦ º¸¸ç ħÀ» È긮°í ÀÖ´Â ´ç½ÅÀ» ¹ß°ßÇÒ ¶§..
(°³°¡ ³ª¿À´Â TV º¸¸ç ±ºÄ§ È긮´Â °Å..)

29. You know exactly what kind of dogs are "good"..
¡á ¾î¶² °³°¡ "ÁÁÀº °³"ÀÎÁö¸¦ ±¸º°ÇØ ³¾ ¼ö ÀÖÀ» ¶§..
(¿ª½Ã º¸½ÅÅÁ ¾ê±âÀÎ µí..)

30. You look forward to lunches at the KATUSA Snack Bar..
¡á KATUSA ½º³¼¹Ù¿¡¼­ Á¡½ÉÀ» ¶§¿ì°í ½Í¾îÁú ¶§..

31. You"ve bought everything they sell on the subway..
¡á ÁöÇÏö ¾È¿¡¼­ ÆÄ´Â °ÍµéÀ» Á¾·ùº°·Î ÀÌ¹Ì ´Ù »çº¸¾ÒÀ»¶§..

32. You don"t even notice the captions when watching an American movie..
¡á ¹Ì±¹ ¿µÈ­¸¦ º¼ ¶§ ³ª¿À´Â ÇÑ±Û ÀÚ¸·ÀÌ ½Å°æ ¾²ÀÌÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¶§..

33. You find yourself wanting to got back to the market so you can pop those ""bbon-dae-gi""..
¡á µ¿³× ½´ÆÛ·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡¼­ ±º°ÍÁú·Î »·µ¥±â¸¦ »ç¸Ô°í ½Í¾îÁú ¶§..

34. You bring along your own chopsticks when you go to McDonalds..
¡á ¸Æµµ³¯Áî¿¡ Á£°¡¶ôÀ» °¡Áö°í °¥ ¶§ (ÁøÂ©±î?)

35. You"ve eaten pig"s feet..
¡á Á·¹ßÀ» ¸ÔÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô µÇ¾úÀ» ¶§..(Çϱä Á·¹ß, ¼ø´ë¸¦ ¿Ü±¹»ç¶÷µéÇÑÅ× ¼³¸íÇÏ¸é °ÅÀÇ ¹ÌÄ¥·Á ÇÏÁÒ ^^)

36. Korean cops no longer look like boy scouts.
¡á Çѱ¹ °æÂûÀÌ º¸À̽ºÄ«¿ôó·³ º¸ÀÌÁö ¾Ê°ÔµÉ ¶§(^&^)

37. You can pronounce "hyundai" correctly..
¡á Hyundai¸¦ "Çö´ë"¶ó°í ¹ßÀ½ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô µÉ ¶§ (ÇÏÇÏ ^^)

38. You think it"s odd that the bus driver doesn"t play the radio out loud back in the States..
¡á ¹Ì±¹¿¡ µ¹¾Æ°¬À» ¶§, ¹ö½º±â»ç°¡ ¶óµð¿À¸¦ Å©°Ô Ʋ¾î³õÁö ¾Ê´Â °ÍÀÌ ÀÌ»óÇÏ´Ù°í »ý°¢µÉ ¶§ (^^)

39. The waitress cusses you out for not tipping her upon your return to the States..
¡á ¹Ì±¹¿¡ µ¹¾Æ°¡¼­ ½Ä´ç¿¡¼­ ½Ç¼ö·Î ÆÁÀ» ¾ÈÁÖ°í ³ª¿Í¼­ ¿þÀÌÆ®¸®½º°¡ ´ç½Å¿¡°Ô ¿åÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» µé¾úÀ» ¶§..

40. You"re 5ft.9in. and you think you"re kind of tall..
¡á 176ÀΠ۰¡ Å©´Ù°í »ý°¢µÉ ¶§..

41. You start using henna rinse when you see your first grey hair..
¡á Àڱ⠸Ӹ®¿¡ ³­ Èò¸Ó¸®¸¦ óÀ½º¸°í ¿°»ö¾àÀ» ¾²°ÔµÉ ¶§..

42. You hear someone release gas and you say, "Who bang-goo"ed?"..
¡á ¹æ±¸¼Ò¸®¸¦ µè°í, "´©°¡ ¹æ±¸ ²¼¾î!!"¶ó°í ¸»ÇÒ ¶§..

43. The first thing you ask for at a restaurant is a cup of "coffees"..
¡á ·¹½ºÅä¶û¿¡ °¡¼­ Á© ¸ÕÀú coffees¸¦ ´Þ¶ó°í ÇÒ¶§..

44. You go to a concert and bow back at the conductor..
¡á À½¾Çȸ¿¡¼­ ÁöÈÖÀÚ°¡ °í°³¼÷¿© Àλ縦 ÇÏ¸é ¹Ú¼ö¸¦ Ä¡´Â°Ô ¾Æ´Ï¶ó µ¢´Þ¾Æ °í°³¼÷¿© ´ä·ÊÇÒ¶§..

45. You have started snapping your gum in public..
¡á »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¸¹Àº °÷¿¡¼­µµ ²­À» ¼Ò¸®³»¸ç ¾ÃÀ¸¸é¼­µµ ¾Æ¹«·¸Áöµµ ¾ÊÀ» ¶§..

46. You start having a midnight snack of cold rice and fish heads
¡á ¹ãÂüÀ¸·Î ½ÄÀº ¹ä°ú ³²¾ÆÀÖ´ø »ý¼±´ë°¡¸®¸¦ ¸Ô°ÔµÉ ¶§..


47. You refer to your POV as your "my car"..
¡á °ø¹«¿ëÂ÷(Public Owned Vehicle)¸¦ "³» Â÷"¶ó°í Ç¥ÇöÇÒ ¶§..
(¾Æ¸¶ ¿ì¸®³ª¶ó »ç¶÷µé °ø¿ë¹°°ú »çÀ¯¹° ±¸ºÐ ¸øÇÏ´Â °É ºø´íµí..)

48. You stop being surprised after laboring up a mountain for two hours and running into a young woman all dressed up in heals and a young man in a suit and tie..
¡á µÎ½Ã°£µ¿¾È¿¡ °ÉÃÄ Èûµé°Ô »ê¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó°¬´Âµ¥ »ê²À´ë±â¿¡¼­ ¿¹»Ú°Ô Â÷·ÁÀÔ°í ÇÏÀÌÈúÀ» ½ÅÀº ¾Æ°¡¾¾¿Í Á¤Àå¿¡ ³ØÅ¸À̱îÁö ÇÑ ³²ÀÚ¸¦ º¸°í ³î¶ó ¸ØÃç¼­°Ô µÇÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¶§.. (ÇÏÇÏ ^^)

49. You call back to the States and ask your friend if he has moved into his new "apar-t," yet..
¡á ¹Ì±¹¿¡ µ¹¾Æ°¡¼­µµ "apartment"¶ó´Â ¸» ´ë½Å "¾ÆÆÄÆ®"¶ó´Â ¸»À» ¾²°í ÀÖÀ» ¶§..

50. You are on leave in the States and refer to an apartment building as
a mansion..
¡á ¹Ì±¹¿¡ µ¹¾Æ°¡¼­µµ apartment buildingÀ» "¸Ç¼Ç"À̶ó´Â ´Ü¾î·Î Ç¥ÇöÇÒ ¶§ (¸Ç¼ÇÀº ´ë¹®¿¡¼­ ÁýÇö°ü±îÁö ÇÑ 50¹ÌÅÍ-_-;´Â µÇ´Â ´ëÀúÅÃÀ» À̸£´Â ¸»)


51. Someone steps on your toe and apologizes and you say,
"No sweat-ee da"..
¡á ´©°¡ ¹ßÀ» ¹â°í »ç°úÇϸé "No sweatÀÌ´Ù"¶ó°í ¸»³¡¿¡ ~ÀÌ´Ù¸¦ ºÙ¿©¼­ ¾ê±âÇÏ°Ô µÉ¶§..

52. Your favorite exclamation is "Ai-go jook get da"..
¡á Çѱ¹¸»·Î "¾ÆÀ̰í Á×°Ú´Ù"¶ó´Â °¨Åº»ç¸¦ ¾²°ÔµÉ¶§..

53. You buy dried squid to munch on while you are stalled in traffic..
¡á Â÷°¡ ²Ë ¸·Èù ±æ¿¡¼­ ¸¶¸¥ ¿À¡¾î¸¦ »ç¸ÔÀ»¶§.. (¹Ì±¹¾Öµé ¸¶¸¥¿À¡¾î Àý´ë ¾È¸Ô½À´Ï´Ù. ³¿»õ°¡ ²ûÂïÇÏ´Ù³ª ¹¹¶ó³ª.. ¸ÀÀֱ⸸ Çϱ¸¸¸...)

54. You stop reacting when you walk in the Men"s Room and the cleaning lady is in there..
¡á ³²ÀÚÈ­Àå½Ç¿¡ û¼ÒÇÏ´Â ¾ÆÁܸ¶°¡ Àִµ¥µµ ¾Æ¹«·± ´À³¦ÀÌ ¾øÀ» ¶§..

55. You stop reacting when you see an ah-ju-shi with his hand deep into his fly when he is still fifteen feet from the Men"s Room door..
¡á ¾ÆÀú¾¾µéÀÌ È­Àå½ÇÀ» ÇÑÂü ³ª¿Í¼­ "³²´ë¹®"À» ´Ý´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ¹«·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ»¶§..



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