When I was a kid, we used to watch a show called Perfect Strangers. It was about a guy from the Mediterranean who immigrated to America and randomly showed up on his cousin's doorstep one day. The beginning credits showed him leaving his hometown on a wagon, with a sign that said "America or Burst." Ok, so his spelling isn't that great, but you get the point. Or maybe not. My parents tried to explain to me what that meant, but I don't think I ever truly understood it until recently.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
How to Order Pizza in South Korea
The following is a standard dialogue depicting the ordering process with our local Domino's franchise here in Yeosu. I can't speak for the other Albemarle expats, but this expat family certainly uses this procedure about once a week (at least).
Phone ringing...
Domino's Worker: blah blah blah blah blah Do-mee-no-suh blah blah blah blah blah
(blah = random Korean words we can't understand)
Blake: English?
Domino's Worker: Yeah, yeah.
Blake: Ok. One...large...pepperoni...pizza...with...sausage.
Domino's Worker: Ok. Pay-puh-roh-nee?
Blake: Yes. With...sausage.
Domino's Worker: Uhhhhhhh....
Blake: Sau - sage.
Domino's Worker: Pay-puh-roh-nee?
Blake: Sau - sage.
Domino's Worker: Coh-kuh?
Blake: No, no coke.
Domino's Worker: Pay-puh-roh-nee pizza. Two?
Blake: No, just...one...large...pepperoni...pizza...with...sausage.
Domino's Worker: Uhhhh..... Coh-kuh?
Blake: No. Nooooo Coke. One...large...pepperoni...pizza...with...sausage.
Domino's Worker: Uhhhhh. Just a moment.
Blake: Ok.
Domino's Worker #2: Hello?
Blake: Yes. One...large...pepperoni...pizza...with...sausage.
Domino's Worker #2: Ok. Pay-puh-roh-nee...
Blake: With...sau-suge.
Domino's Worker #2: Saw-suh-juh?
Blake: Yes! Saw-suh-juh!
Domino's Worker #2: Saw-suh-juh. Coh-kuh?
Blake: No. No Coke.
Domino's Worker #2: Ham?
Blake: No, no ham. Ok, look, just...one...large...pepperoni...pizza. That's all.
Domino's Worker #2: Coh-kuh?
Blake: No, no Coke!
Domino's Worker #2: Ok, nineteen thousand nine hundred won.
(Which means we indeed did not get any sausage, as that pizza costs 20,200 won. This is why we keep asking despite the hassle, because when we do get sausage, it's only 300 additional won, or roughly 30 cents.)
Blake: Ok. Do you need my address?
...dial tone...
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So.....how was the pizza? Those little things in life!
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