At 1:40 PM -0700 3/14/12, JongAm Park wrote:
On 3/14/2012 10:27 AM, Scott Ribe wrote:
On Mar 14, 2012, at 11:23 AM, JongAm Park wrote:
it didn't sound harsh in a jungle with full of male creatures.
LOL! And you said your English was not so good. That was great!
Well, I was not born in English-speaking country. So, sometimes my
English can sound (very) abnormal and sometimes doesn't follow your
culture, etc. So, it's possible that I don't catch your idea or
doesn't express my idea culturally correctly.
This conversation is a really great example of cross-cultural humor.
I apologize if I made you feel bad.
Actually, I think Scott was paying you a compliment(!), but stated it
in an indirect way that didn't translate back. (Sarcasm/subtlety
doesn't translate well)
Not being a native speaker, you described the situation in a way that
no native (US) English speaker would but I'm quite sure everyone
understood.
It was funny because it was far more direct and astute description
than a native speaker might have used (or have gotten away with).
I think what Scott was saying was that you described the situation so
well that your English is far better than you're giving yourself
credit for -- no apology needed -- you played the "not a native
speaker" card well.
I got a good laugh too!
Best,
-Steve
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