Saturday, March 1, 2014

Importance of the Language

Marrying  a  korean  gave  me  a  lot  of  challenges  to  face  bravely  in  order  to  attain  a  happy  married  life.Ranging  from  the  language  to  the  cultures  ,I  have  to  exert  my  efforts  and  use  every  resources  I  could  find  to  make  South  Korea  my  second  home.

First  is  the  language.Not  every  korean  speak  and  understand  english.From  ten  persons  you  speak,you  would  consider  yourself  lucky  if  one  can  understand  english.My  husband  and  his  family  cant  speak  and  understand  english  .But  that  did  not  prevent  the  marriage.Though  my  husband  understand  a  little, he  could  not  relate  with  me  in  a  fluent  matter.

Now  comes  the bigger  challenge.Having  conversations  with  my  in laws  who  can  not  understand  what  I  am  saying.I  know  a  little  how  to  speak  their  language  but  the  way  I  pronounce  it  makes  it  different  for  them  to  understand.Sometimes paranoia takes  over  me especially  when  they  talk  and  laugh  in  front  of  me.The  encouragement from  my  husband  served  as  my  backbone and  strenght.I  tried  to  learn  as  much  as  I  could  the  korean  language.

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  1. This is a very brave union. I don't think I could make this work.

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