John McCrarey lives a retired life in the Philippines, where he moved after living and working for years in South Korea. He picked up a few phrases of Korean during his time there, and if he can sound out Korean letters, he can probably figure out why this Korean juice drink's name is significant for his current circumstances:
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ReplyDeleteI did take Korean lessons and learned the alphabet. I'd practice by reading signs and billboards. But that was a long time ago, and these days I can barely get my English right.
Which is my way of saying I'm not sure what the can says, but if forced to guess at gunpoint, I'd say "Bong Bong." Is that even close?
You so looked that up.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I didn't look it up. I THOUGHT about looking it up, but that seemed like too much hassle. Those bottom symbols were familiar enough for me to guess the "ong" part and then looking for a Philippines connection, I thought of China's puppet.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, if you're looking to train your brain a bit, relearning hangeul takes less than 24 hours. Sounding out the language is easy enough even if you don't know what the words mean. I think there's a video on YouTube (here) that takes English-speakers through the alphabet in just five minutes. Ought to bring back memories.
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