tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13388361.post7202644064624471359..comments2023-10-24T05:17:13.671-07:00Comments on Spooks By Me: It was one of those moments when I wished that I had a wig that looks nearly exactly like my natural hair.K. Lorraine Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974374662095094031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13388361.post-64192534101886976882009-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:00I remember when I was in China how hard it was to ...I remember when I was in China how hard it was to find people to practice Chinese with. In the beginning, I spoke more Chinese with my non-Chinese friends. Your bargain for basic transactions is a good one--you still get feedback on whether or not your friends understand you, but you're practicing, too.K. Lorraine Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974374662095094031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13388361.post-1289950868922116432009-01-09T23:00:00.000-08:002009-01-09T23:00:00.000-08:00here (in seoul) one thing that is amusing, and tha...here (in seoul) one thing that is amusing, and that i picked up on really quickly, is that the koreans would take about learning English like it was a monolith. <BR/><BR/>some of the personal ads in the english language newspaper here get specific, "Korean lady wants to have conversation with Briton. Please leave your number... I need to practice in Britain accent."<BR/><BR/>one of my friends is scottish, and i can't imagine what his children will come out of his class sounding like as most of the native english teachers don't know what the hell he is saying.<BR/><BR/>and, kind-of related to your wanting to speak spanish, i am learning korean (hangul) but most of the koreans i know want to practice their english with me. so i have made a bargain, for basic transactions, you can speak english, but i will speak korean.kevin.thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063331459309666242noreply@blogger.com