이럴때한국에너무오래있었다고느낀다.

1.Youdon’tmindpayingforcoffeemorethandinner.

커피값이저녁값보다비싸도이상하지않을때.

2.Arolloftoiletpaperatthedinnertabledosn’tbotheryou.

화장실용두루마리휴지가내프킨대신식탁에올라있어도아무렇지가않을때.

3.Yousay"o-rai,o-rai"whenyouarehelpingyourbuddybackuphiscar.

친구가차를뺄때"오라이오라이"라고말하고있을때.

4.StarthavingKimchandriceforbreakfast.

밥과김치로아침을먹기사작할때.

5.YouhateJapanfornoapparentresaon.

일본이아무이유없이싫어질때.

6.Youarehonkedatandyoucalldrivera"babosekiya"

나에게경적을울리는운전자에게"바보새끼야"라고소리칠때.

7.Youfindyourselfsuckingairthroghyourteethwhenashopkeeper

offersyoutheir"bestprice"

상점에서점원이제일싼가격을제시해도못믿겠다는표정이지어질때.

8.YoucallbacktotheStatesandaskyourfriendifhehasmovedinto

hisnew"apar-t’,yet.

미국에돌아가서도apartment"라는말대신"apar-t"(아파트)라는말을쓸때.

9.YouareonleaveintheStatesandrefertoanapartmentbuildingasamansion.

미국에휴가가서apartmentbuiding을"맨션"이라는단어로표현할때(맨션은대문에서

현관까지한50미터는되는대저택).

10.Yourfavoriteexclamationis"Ai-gojookgetda".

한국말로"아이고죽겠다"라는감탄사를쓰게될때.

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