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Ponyo
United States1231 Posts
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MrDudeMan
Canada973 Posts
On July 11 2011 16:49 koolaid1990 wrote: Sheth is cool and all, but he really should just quit the life of programing starcraft. I mean hes not dedicated, he should just play it as a hobby. Some people in NA would kill for the chance and opportunites sheth had... How do you know he's not dedicated? Perhaps communicating outside a small group of people is important to sheth, or perhaps he doesn't want to miss foreign events and he does not handle flying particularly well. You know, the same reasons most pro's do not want to accept the exchange offers. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On July 11 2011 16:51 adeptz wrote: Malaysia isn't like Korea. Sheth would be able to get by awesomely there cause everyone speaks english in Malaysia (though some do sound like kellymilkies) - so it wouldn't be a "forever alone" feeling. Not to mention the FXO house is probably like a palace in comparison to the GOM house... People are actually quite good at English in Korea. You could easily live for a year in korea speaking only english without having any major issues at all. | ||
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Molarrr
Denmark70 Posts
 But will you begin streaming all day again?? | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
On July 11 2011 16:59 Tobberoth wrote: People are actually quite good at English in Korea. You could easily live for a year in korea speaking only english without having any major issues at all. No you couldnt. | ||
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Biane
Australia645 Posts
On July 11 2011 16:59 Tobberoth wrote: People are actually quite good at English in Korea. You could easily live for a year in korea speaking only english without having any major issues at all. Like Idra did? | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
Yes you could? I've been there many times myself. Try living in Japan like I did and you'll see what it's actually like to live in a country where no one speaks English properly. | ||
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okay320
18 Posts
Yes, he's a healthy and well functioning adult. What's the problem? | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
If you lived in the centre of seoul, you would probably have no problem. But english is by no means common in Korea. At the same time, we have korean speakers on our team, so it wasn't an issue. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
On July 11 2011 17:01 Tobberoth wrote: Yes you could? I've been there many times myself. Try living in Japan like I did and you'll see what it's actually like to live in a country where no one speaks English properly. I spent 3 months in japan for school. You might as well just be on another planet. | ||
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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adeptz
Australia220 Posts
*Points above* Straight from his mouth. I don't know a lot about Korea, but i bet it would be a lot easier in Malaysia as all Malaysians learn english (reading/writing/speaking) in school - so there is no hand waving/trying to communicate as if you're playing charades. Not to mention signs/radio/tv/etc are in english, so you could actually LIVE there. | ||
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furymonkey
New Zealand1587 Posts
On July 11 2011 17:03 adeptz wrote: *Points above* Straight from his mouth. I don't know a lot about Korea, but i bet it would be a lot easier in Malaysia as all Malaysians learn english (reading/writing/speaking) in school - so there is no hand waving/trying to communicate as if you're playing charades. Hey! Charades are fun! | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On July 11 2011 17:02 FXOpen wrote: The area of korea sheth was living in, had minimal english. You had to get by with monitors showing prices, and hand signals. If you lived in the centre of seoul, you would probably have no problem. But english is by no means common in Korea. At the same time, we have korean speakers on our team, so it wasn't an issue. I was under the impression the gomhouse was located in seoul. Personally I've been in many cities around korea and the only one where I wouldn't expect to be able to get by with just English would be Gyeongju since like 80%+ of the population seems to be old people and it's really traditional. Granted, you can't go into every single restaurant, even in the center of seoul, and expect them to speak English to you. However, being hungry in seoul and finding a restaurant where you'll have no problem ordering food without english? Should take 10 minutes, even in suburbs such as yongin. | ||
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
Seeing him in NASL it was a different story, we saw a calmer more composed sheth. I remember spending 6 weeks doing volunteer work. I would be around people all the time. and since I had a roommate I never had time alone. I remember sometimes I would just have to take a break from volunteering during the day for 5-10 mins just to be alone in my room. So I can see where sheth is coming from. Hope to see sheth in future tournaments. Such a gm guy. | ||
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okay320
18 Posts
I'm sure there are people in NA who would love the opportunity to train in Korea. When you go there, drop out in 2nd round of code A and leave after 2 weeks it makes the foreigner scene look like a bunch of noobs. | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
On July 11 2011 17:06 Tobberoth wrote: I was under the impression the gomhouse was located in seoul. Personally I've been in many cities around korea and the only one where I wouldn't expect to be able to get by with just English would be Gyeongju since like 80%+ of the population seems to be old people and it's really traditional. Granted, you can't go into every single restaurant, even in the center of seoul, and expect them to speak English to you. However, being hungry in seoul and finding a restaurant where you'll have no problem ordering food without english? Should take 10 minutes, even in suburbs such as yongin. Although, I can agree with you as I have travelled alot to many places. For someone like sheth, that would be difficult. Its discouraging to run into a road block of non english. But its part of travelling. Learning to communicate with people as a whole etc. I by no means, use no english as an excuse, but if we are using language as a basis of survivability, Korea is not an ideal place for an only english speaker. That being said, once you work things out for yourself there, its a delightful place to be. I had no trouble ordering on my own, without anyone speaking english. Its just as matter of pointing and counting. But your argument about Japan and what not is void. Koreans in a majority sense, do not speak english. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On July 11 2011 17:03 adeptz wrote: *Points above* Straight from his mouth. I don't know a lot about Korea, but i bet it would be a lot easier in Malaysia as all Malaysians learn english (reading/writing/speaking) in school - so there is no hand waving/trying to communicate as if you're playing charades. Not to mention signs/radio/tv/etc are in english, so you could actually LIVE there. You're saying koreans don't study English in school? That's wierd, my fiancé and all her friends learned English in school... some of them are even really fricking good at it. My fiancé is considered pretty bad at English for her age (28) and she could easily live in Sweden on her English. She can't enjoy movies in English, but she can easily get around and make herself understood. Definitely, older people don't know jack, but the younger generations have all studied english for years. | ||
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W2
United States1177 Posts
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