Re: Korean politeness levels ( wasRe: Tonal Languages taken toextremes)

--- Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:
> I get the impression that it depends on the speaker,
> some people use
> "sayonara" lightly, while others only use it for a
> permanent good-bye.
I agree with you!  My (Japanese) partner was taken
aback while on SAS to Cpn in January, because the
Japanese stewardess said at the end of her
announcement upon arrival "sayonara".  According to
him, it sort of was like the airline did not expect
the customer to return -- but he overly reads into
things at times.  I, myself, sway away from this
greeting and play it safe with "jya ne" (informal) or
"de wa" (neutral)

Matt33

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