and now that that's out of the way, onto more important things...
Jongsung picked me up during my lunch time to take me to the train station to buy tickets and to the immigration office to pick up some stuff for Nastasya. Between the two we went to lunch at Han's Deli. Jongsung ordering a hamburger steak (basically like a hamburger patty... this one had a pretty spicy teriyaki sauce) got us on the topic of mad cow disease... again. Here goes the conversation (In this scene Jongsung will speak perfect English for your easy reading pleasure!):
Jongsung: All restaurants in Korea are supposed to post what country their beef comes from.
Me: Because of mad cow disease?
Jongsung: Uh. (Korean way of saying yes)
Me: I really don't think mad cow disease is a huge issue in Korea anymore. I mean... I was a little concerned at first because there weren't a lot of regulations, but now there are a lot of regulations about the beef they import from America.
Jongsung: Really?
Me: Yeah! I've been eating American beef all my life and I'm not sick! Actually... there haven't been too many cases of mad cow disease in America!
Jongsung: Oh... that's because... well, you know DNA?
Me: Yeah....???
Jongsung: Well, American DNA is different from Korean and British DNA.
Me: Uhhhhhhhh....
Jongsung: That's what I heard.
Me: Uhhhh........ I think that's scientifically impossible.
Jongsung: Really?
Me: Yeah, because... well, for one reason, America is made up of people from all different countries! Do you believe me?
Jongsung: Uhhh.... yes. (very skeptical look on face)
I recognize that some ethnic backgrounds are more susceptible to certain things like... sickle cell anemia in people of African descent and such... but unlike mad cow disease, sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition.
So, once again this leads me to the conclusion that I absolutely need to make up a Korean medical rumor. I mean... if people believe this, as well as eating dog meat helps with humid weather, eating eel is good for man's health (as in stamina... if you know what I mean), and the king of Korean medical rumors... FAN DEATH, then I can certainly make up some crazy rumor that the people of Korea will take very seriously! But what should I say?
-L.
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@JandJinJapan - ㅋㅋㅋㅋ! Thanks for the comment. I actually don't speak Korean and had to google translate what you said to understand.
You know? As soon as I'd put that up there in Korean, and saw that your blogs were in English, I figured I'd done a boo-boo. My wife is Korean and she has taught me some. At any rate, thank you again for visiting my site earlier today.....
@JandJinJapan - Haha, no problem. I'm 1/2 Korean... so I should probably start learning the language.
I need to learn more than I know already. I can understand a bunch, but my speaking is atrocious, and can barely communicate with my mother-in-law and grandmother. I can talk some to my sister-in-law, but that's it as far as the family goes and my ability to speak to them.....
Oh fan death... -_-;;
This is why I nearly die of heat when Ma suddenly turns
off the fans in the middle of the night.
@moolgishin - Eek! horrible. I've considered calling in sick to work claiming I forgot to turn off my fan when I went to bed and feel a bit dizzy! hahaha!