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Here's another shirt I saw on the street recently (photo from engrish.com):
I tried so hard not to burst out laughing at the guy in real life, but I think I failed...
True article headline: Pirates Join the European Parliament. Now please excuse me while I change my political affiliation to the Pirate Party.
I have gotten caught in the rain twice while biking home in the past two weeks, and it's been wonderful.
Yesterday I picked blackberries in the rain with my co-teacher (while also eating gobbling nom-nom-nomming them by the handful), and it was even more wonderful.
I'm doing a make-your-own-superhero lesson with my high school sophomores. This has resulted in the following conversations:
MISS ANNA: What is Superman's superpower?
STUDENTS: Spandex!!!
MISS ANNA: dutifully writes this on the board, next to "can fly" and "very strong" and "handsome"
MISS ANNA: So if I were a superhero, what would my superpower be?
STUDENT #1: English!
STUDENT #2: White skin!
MISS ANNA: dutifully cringes and writes only the first response on the board
I suspect that Student #2 was referring to my complexion, which is indeed very pale and therefore considered beautiful in Korea. But I'm still cringing inside.
Also, I asked my students what animal they think I look like. In Korea, it seems that almost everyone has an animal nickname. The Korean president, for example, is a mouse, which I would say is pretty accurate. Some teachers at school are apparently beaver, fox, and Pooh (as in Winnie-the-Pooh).
So who am I? Apparently I am a:
- rabbit
- koala
- kangaroo
and... wait for it...
- sloth.
As in, three-toed sloth. As in, one of these guys.
To which I say, huh? Clearly they can be ridiculously cute, but, uh, pardon me if I don't see the resemblance? I think I'll stick with koala. Maybe I'm secretly Australian.
P.S. Did you know there are tree kangaroos? And that they're even cuter than three-toed sloths?
I tried so hard not to burst out laughing at the guy in real life, but I think I failed...
True article headline: Pirates Join the European Parliament. Now please excuse me while I change my political affiliation to the Pirate Party.
I have gotten caught in the rain twice while biking home in the past two weeks, and it's been wonderful.
Yesterday I picked blackberries in the rain with my co-teacher (while also eating gobbling nom-nom-nomming them by the handful), and it was even more wonderful.
I'm doing a make-your-own-superhero lesson with my high school sophomores. This has resulted in the following conversations:
MISS ANNA: What is Superman's superpower?
STUDENTS: Spandex!!!
MISS ANNA: dutifully writes this on the board, next to "can fly" and "very strong" and "handsome"
MISS ANNA: So if I were a superhero, what would my superpower be?
STUDENT #1: English!
STUDENT #2: White skin!
MISS ANNA: dutifully cringes and writes only the first response on the board
I suspect that Student #2 was referring to my complexion, which is indeed very pale and therefore considered beautiful in Korea. But I'm still cringing inside.
Also, I asked my students what animal they think I look like. In Korea, it seems that almost everyone has an animal nickname. The Korean president, for example, is a mouse, which I would say is pretty accurate. Some teachers at school are apparently beaver, fox, and Pooh (as in Winnie-the-Pooh).
So who am I? Apparently I am a:
- rabbit
- koala
- kangaroo
and... wait for it...
- sloth.
As in, three-toed sloth. As in, one of these guys.
To which I say, huh? Clearly they can be ridiculously cute, but, uh, pardon me if I don't see the resemblance? I think I'll stick with koala. Maybe I'm secretly Australian.
P.S. Did you know there are tree kangaroos? And that they're even cuter than three-toed sloths?
