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

From:SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 2, 2001, 13:21
--- 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com