Comments on: Home delivery, credit cards, and other reasons why Korea is the best http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/ Katelyn and Gregory Haskins find their way through—and around—the world Tue, 10 May 2011 01:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anne http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Anne Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:19:23 +0000 http://ourbluelife.com/?p=711#comment-372 lol ajima is not the right word.. its ajumma lol ajima is not the right word.. its ajumma

]]> By: Ellen http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Ellen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:30:09 +0000 http://ourbluelife.com/?p=711#comment-223 love it<a href="../25/maybe-were-missing-something" rel="nofollow"> </a> love it

]]> By: Greg http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Greg Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:34:52 +0000 http://ourbluelife.com/?p=711#comment-222 It's hard to define what 'ajima' means, but basically it's a Korean word that refers to older women, and we usually associate that with a certain type of older Korean woman who is generally hunched over, walking very fast, wearing a visor and/or germ mask, and more than willing to push you out of the way. They've been through a lot in their lives, but just seem a little out of place in today's Korea. So, yeah, you were kinda right with the 'old people' thing. Also, I think it's an offensive term if applied to someone not suitably old. Google doesn't know much about ajimas either, at least in English. <a href="http://lifeontheothersideotheworld.blogspot.com/2008/09/ajima-encounters-of-another-kind.html" rel="nofollow">This blog post</a> has a fair explanation in its first paragraph. It’s hard to define what ‘ajima’ means, but basically it’s a Korean word that refers to older women, and we usually associate that with a certain type of older Korean woman who is generally hunched over, walking very fast, wearing a visor and/or germ mask, and more than willing to push you out of the way. They’ve been through a lot in their lives, but just seem a little out of place in today’s Korea.

So, yeah, you were kinda right with the ‘old people’ thing. Also, I think it’s an offensive term if applied to someone not suitably old.

Google doesn’t know much about ajimas either, at least in English. This blog post has a fair explanation in its first paragraph.

]]> By: Nick http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Nick Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:15 +0000 http://ourbluelife.com/?p=711#comment-221 lulz.  You might say that only a country seriously lacking in advanced conveniences needs to publicly praise them, here in America we are content with damning each for its crimes against humanity. Also, ajimas? if thats a reference, i'm hard pressed to find it (Wikipedia has failed me!) and if its a clever neologism for "old people" a la 'age-ee-maz' then bravo! lulz.  You might say that only a country seriously lacking in advanced conveniences needs to publicly praise them, here in America we are content with damning each for its crimes against humanity.

Also, ajimas? if thats a reference, i’m hard pressed to find it (Wikipedia has failed me!) and if its a clever neologism for “old people” a la ‘age-ee-maz’ then bravo!

]]> By: Greg http://ourbluelife.com/2009/home-delivery-credit-cards-and-other-reasons-why-korea-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Greg Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:04:12 +0000 http://ourbluelife.com/?p=711#comment-220 Currency side effect: Koreans count cash like a bank teller and/or diehard mobster. Seriously; pay for dinner and their thumbing through that wad like a blackjack dealer in Vegas. Currency side effect: Koreans count cash like a bank teller and/or diehard mobster. Seriously; pay for dinner and their thumbing through that wad like a blackjack dealer in Vegas.

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