I think one of the things that keeps life interesting here is that nothing is exactly the same. And those little quirks and differences never fail to amuse whenever they arise. Which they do with enough frequency to remind me that I’m not in Kansas anymore.
The girlfriend’s new apartment has red cabinets which she despises. So, she did the Korea-style remedy of applying decorative stickers to the cabinet faces. And really it looks fine to me. But this is what cracked me up:
All I can say is it’s good to be home my sweet. Be it ever so humble.
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“Sweet my home” follows Korean grammar, for sure. Very often there’s an adjective in front of genitive construction. Other Konglishy examples might be “So wonderful my son” (i.e., “my son, who is so wonderful” or “my wonderful son”) or “Very happy our family.”
Home, sweet home, indeed.
Comment by Kevin Kim — 11/February/2012 @ 9:27 am
“in front of genitive construction”
Pardon my brain fart:
“in front of a genitive construction”
Comment by Kevin Kim — 11/February/2012 @ 9:28 am
Kevin, you crack me up. I hope you realize “in front of a genitive construction” may as well be Greek to me.
Interesting though about the arrangement of words in Korean grammar. I was under the impression that this was simply a fractured attempt at the home, sweet home, saying.
So, I learned something. You should be a teacher!
Comment by John McCrarey — 11/February/2012 @ 10:56 am