On Language Log recent mention was made of English teachers in America who think “the” is an adjective. It can be worse, so so much worse. A few days after arriving in Korea, where I was hired expressly to teach English, a co-worker who’d been hired at the same time as me asked what a verb was.
Month: April 2006
A CHINK IN THE ARMOUR
A CHINK IN THE ARMOUR is a documentary about stereotypes of Chinese people. Nothing you don’t already know, but there are a couple of amusing moments. via Angry Asian Man
No, he’s very BAD.
Metanoiac has a video up which shows some of the psychotic training practice used on Kim Jong-Il’s Bodyguards. It’s very gaaaaaaaaaaa.
Weird Moments, But Nice
Last night, I spent a bunch of time previewing a movie that I was planning to show a class today. I hadn’t seen the whole film in a while, and I got through it and managed to choose important scenes for discussion, but the problem was what it did to my mind today. When I woke in the morning, for almost the first time since I’ve come here, I had this strange, sudden awareness that, Hey, I live in Asia. I mean, I’ve been aware of it, for a long time, but the awareness has continually just far enough from …
Chopstick Tax Coming to China?
Actually, I don’t think this idea a bad one. I’ve thought of the disposable chopsticks Korea goes through and mused on similar ideas.