On 1/11/2018 4:13 AM, sanne wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2018 10:52:44 UTC+1 schrieb dsi1:
>> On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 11:07:29 PM UTC-10, sanne wrote:
>>>
>>> Ovens still are not standard in Korean households, the manufacturers just
>>> don't have (or didn't; how old is your oven?) enough experience yet.
>>> The best Korean teacher we had to learn the language brought a German
>>> stove with her when she returned to Korea.
>>>
>>> Bye, Sanne.
>>
>> I guess that means that the Koreans have very small apartments like the
>> Japanese? They don't have much in the way of ovens either. What they do
>> have is small broilers for grilling fish. I wish I had one of those in
>> my oven.
>
> Most places are small, but they do have ondol or ondol mats for
> sleeping - floor heating. And they have small gas cookers with gas-cans.
> Those are really great; I have two of them but mostly use them when
> making Feuerzangenbowle or barbecue at the table.
> And rice cookers that are even used for baking cheesecake. I do much of my
> cooking in one of those (a 10-cup-version) - that one doesn't talk or has
> a pressure mode (we have one of the latter, too - but it's tiny; I prefer
> my large pressure-cooker), but it works like a slow cooker in some aspects.
> Only cook on high until its content tend to burn, then it switches to
> "keep warm" - ideal for sugo, porkolt, risotto and the like. And even rice...
> ;-)
>
>> Oddly enough, one of Hawaii's most beloved singers was born and raised
>> in Germany. When she arrived here in 1980, she was determined to learn
>> the language and culture. That she did. She has been a associate
>> professor of Hawaiian languages at the University of Hawaii and an
>> award winning singer. It's a most unlikely story. That's the way it
>> is on this tiny rock. If you embrace the culture, you will be accepted.
>
> Same in Korea - I don't speak much Korean (my husband is much better at it),
> but we share the interest in Korean culture and manners - one of the first
> books we purchased when we spent our first vacation there was "Ugly
> Americans - Ugly Koreans", a bilingual book pointing out the differences
> in behavior that are unnerving or seem rude even to the other culture.
> This small book was outdated in some aspects even back then - but only in
> Seoul among younger people; in the country, smaller cities and towns, even
> in Busan and among elder people, our respect for Korean manners is much
> appreciated. Same with our interest in culture and language - a few words,
> and everybody praises your knowledge of the language...
> We always ate where the Koreans ate; look for the at lunchtime crowded
> places and eat there afterwards or next time before rush-hour.
> Often, we were the only westerners who ever had showed up there -
> "You American?" - "No, I'm German." (in Korean, of course... ;-))
> We never stayed at fancy hotels - the motels were clean, the staff
> friendly, we had bathrooms with at least showers to our own, fridge,
> hot-and-cold water dispensers, ac, TV,... for around 30$ for 2...
>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MKqcAkZKgw
>
> But I didn't see her talk, she always had that guitar in her hands!
>
> Bye, Sanne.
>

What a fascinating post, tnx for sharing!