[KS] Comedy in Translation

[Matthew Benuska]

This one isn't Korean, but I think you'll all appreciate the pun in this
account, from a friend of mine.
 
"...this does remind me of the true story of an aquaintance of an
aquaintance of mine from Ohio. He went to Japan and when they asked where
he was from, he said "good morning"."
 
Best,
Matthew Benuska

 
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From: Kwang On Yoo [mailto:lovehankook at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 7:18 PM
To: Korean Studies Discussion List
Subject: Re: [KS] Comedy in Translation


Dear Dr,  Tommy Vorst,

I hope your student will appreciate this....

I like Hong Kong.  나는 붉은 콩(Red Bean)을 좋아 한다. Hong-홍{紅} - Red.
Kong-콩-Bean

Yes. I can. 그래. 나는 깡통 이다. Can-깡통-Empty Headed-바보

I under-stand. 나는 물구나무 를 설수있다. 물구나무 서기-Hand-Standing

See you again. 너 좀 두고 보자. Be careful, I will watch you.

I can see. 나는 할수가 있는가 보다. 


Cheers,

Kwang-On Yoo





On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Tommy <tommychevorst at gmail.com> wrote:


This is one I've always enjoyed for its cross-cultural qualities:

A 할머니 and a foreigner are waiting at the same bus stop in downtown Busan.
The elderly local spots the bus coming and says: "왔대."
Replies the foreigner: "Monday."
Answers the granny: "버스 대."
To which the foreigner says: "Happy birthday!"


The following Monty Python riddle works in Korean, given the similar sound
of the punchlines in the two languages:

What's brown and sounds like a bell?
Dung.

A Google search for the Murakami joke ending in "I am 150." proved
fruitless. Would you be kind enough to repost it here?

Peace,
Tommy Vorst
Ph.D. Researcher in TESOL, University of Auckland
tommychevorst at gmail.com






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