EPTWCS Season 1 Finals Day 3 - Page 264
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Alabasern
United States4005 Posts
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woody60707
United States1863 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
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DustbinBieber
France276 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:14 JP Dayne wrote: yeah, no korea ranks #1 on connectivity, and all that kpop makes me think they know a lot about american music, at the very least They don't know a lot about ACTUAL music though. LOL | ||
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Partha
New Zealand163 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:12 Ventris wrote: Yeah. Allmost everyone speaks english and 2 or 3 foreign languages are pretty common here. Without making a huge wall of text- You guys should know one thing: Type "What's so special/unique about the Korean language"? Only speaking for the Korean part: Korean was specifically ENGINEERED from the ground up using old Chinese script as a basis. Whilst most European languages share many common traits (I don't want to generalize if anyone could dispute/back me up on this) and vocab. Thus I do believe (to a certain extent) it might be easier for Europeans to learn other European languages than Koreans learning any exterior language (Asian or other). | ||
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arkedos
Germany1426 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:12 Partha wrote: I know, ex-gf was Korean, that English was mandatory. I believe Chinese and Japanese were not. To everyone saying how European players don't have a problem with speaking English despite it not being their first language: Come on now really? You are really saying that because EUROPEANS- whom have a cultural and historical connection to the language- speak English in front of large audiences it should also be natural that Koreans should do- therefore Koreans are strange because they don't want to speak a language they aren't very proficient at even though those Euros do it all the time pretty much this and some words / prashes are just too hard to pronounce for koreans because of how their 1st language works in that regard so english is not the easiest language for koreans. | ||
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samurai80
Japan4225 Posts
On June 09 2013 14:56 Assirra wrote: He saids he has pain. Till we have proof otherwise this is fact and the truth. I don't see how you can deny this. I never debate on something I can't verify. I had experience of this being a good practice, for instance the nuclear crisis in Japan. The medias all over the world were spreading completely unreal/biased information, based on a succession of biased statements without concrete basis supporting them, becoming finally huge mistakes. Even if it's not lying, it may be a bias or something not precise enough to be able to make judgements/debates only based on these. | ||
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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:13 LighT. wrote: SK knows how to get women. I feel this urge to befriend him so hard right now. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:14 Alabasern wrote: This time watching the lounge is so relieving. Soulkey makes a really good guest, he seems genuinely interested in being there. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:14 JShark wrote: There are a lot of foreigners in Korea that I know of, who live off poker (AFAIK). How do they manage to do it, if the gambling is so limited?It's illegal for Koreans to gamble except for at a single casino in the country that is located on a ski resort. Foreigners, however, are allowed to gamble and there are casinos designed for them (Chinese, Japanese, western etc). | ||
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Lunareste
United States3596 Posts
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edgeOut
United States945 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:14 JP Dayne wrote: yeah, no korea ranks #1 on connectivity, and all that kpop makes me think they know a lot about american music, at the very least ofc they know, but you can't equal that connection with French people's connection with US or UK. | ||
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dsousa
United States1363 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:11 edgeOut wrote: You can't equal the differences among European Languages to differences between European and Asian language. And also, they have too few access to English contents and people. I'm not saying its equal, but you would think there would be at least a couple Koreans pro's that could speak great English. Think how much sponsorship money that would be worth. The incentive is there for them. | ||
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Wegandi
United States2455 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:08 dsousa wrote: I agree its odd. We all think of these guys as super smart, but not a one can do an interview in English. Look at Dimaga, TLO and Stephano. They all had a different first language than English, but they all can also do English interviews without problem. That's because French and German are very close to English. They share the same lineage, whereas Korean does not. (Never mind the fact that France, Germany, and England are all very close to each other) | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
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Douillos
France3195 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
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JP Dayne
538 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:12 JShark wrote: I work at a Korean middle school. Students learn English [compulsory] from grade 3 elementary school and in middle school they have to learn either Japanese or Chinese (at my school) in addition to English. I can guarantee that 90% of under 25s can understand a huge amount of English, they are just shy and not confident in speaking it at all as they're afraid to be embarrassed or say something wrong. yeah, I thought some shitty part of cultural thing like this would play a role I mean, why in the seven hells would you be afraid to try and speak another language? so what if you do it wrong? at least you tried to communicate with, like, a whole other culture | ||
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Condor Hero
United States2931 Posts
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killerdog
Denmark6522 Posts
On June 09 2013 15:13 Zinthar wrote: Hmmm, then why do so many Korean pro gamers seem uncomfortable speaking it? Do they just not want to because they're not fluent? Remember most korean pro gamers are high school dropouts, so you should remember that their formal education has been a lot more fragmented then the typical korean. | ||
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