Re: Marked and Unmarked (OT now...)

On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Henrik Theiling wrote:

> > Ah, that's right.  "Fuer" looks so odd to my eye, but I guess that's
> > unfamiliarity.
>
> I also prefer `f"ur'.  Because with diphthongs, it really looks
> strange: `Baeume'... :-O
Oy.  :-p  Yeah, I see that.

> You didn't hear it... :-)
>
> > *Vegetarian*?  <racking brains>  "Imnida" is
> > (one form of) the copula, all right, but I confess I've never heard the
> > term for vegetarian.  They don't seem to exist in South Korea unless
> > they're all on Base.
>
> I know.  I was there. :-/ Although I (thought I) made myself perfectly
> clear, I had to eat meat on the first two days of my stay, until I had
> a helping Korean chap at my side who could make it *really* clear. :-)
<nod>  I can believe it.  I am terribly sorry it happened.  <sigh>

> I was really surprised: even the `Kimchi chiggae' (dunno the writing)
> was with pork!
Yeah, that's close enough.  (Probably "tchigae").

Part of the problem is there are enough older Koreans who remember the
Korean War and not having enough to eat...they're not ready to give up
meat.  And kids of my generation or younger have grown up fat and
meat-indulged (and taller, not that your average Caucasian notices <G>)
because our parents didn't want *us* to starve.  I have the hardest time
getting my (Korean) grandparents to understand that darnit, I'm *full,* I
really *can't* eat any more....

My mom remembers eating boiled silkworms and not caring for them, but a
protein source is a protein source...OTOH, my mom was lucky enough to
come from a family that managed to parlay its way back into livable wealth.

> You wouldn't believe it: it is easier to eat vegetarian food in
> Taiwan.
No, I believe it absolutely.  I tell my vegetarian friends that Korea is
*not* the place to go for food, because even innocent-looking vegetable
dishes probably have some meat product in them somewhere.

And then there's one of my orthodox Jewish friends who, on his way back
to Ithaca from Australia (semester abroad), had the hardest time getting
kosher food at the Tokyo airport even though he'd ordered it up ahead of
time.  <shaking head>

> > Daedanhi kamsahapnida!
> > (The "p" becomes "m" before the "n" if it matters)
>
> I know, but I wanted to write it correctly. :-)
>
> But what does `Daedanhi' mean?  Guessing: Much??
Yes.  :-)

YHL

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