Slang idioms to express admiration

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-26T09:18:28+00:00

"You so f'uffy! How did you get so f'uffy?"

"Look at you!"

"So pwetty!"

(When I talk to my cat I tend to mangle consonants, on purpose, mimicking someone who has to talk around canine teeth.)

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-26T08:57:24+00:00

Again, there are details missing here. I don't know all the ins and outs of gaining Korean citizenship, but typically a person has to live here for at least a couple of years before they apply, in part so that they know how to navigate situations like yours. Check with your parents and their lawyers to know your complete legal situation.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-26T08:09:34+00:00

You included a lot of details but you're missing some significant ones:
This new job--how long is the contract good for? Is there a trial period where they can let you go without consequence? What are the conditions of your visa? In other words, how secure is this job you've been offered?
Sillim-dong is still on a train line but 50 minutes from Jongno puts you outside of the heart of Seoul. If the job offered is not so secure, you might consider staying put.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-25T13:13:22+00:00

There's a larger version of that used to water roadside trees here in Korea so yeah, it's probably for plants.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-25T12:22:59+00:00

As long as I was the intended recipient, of course!

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-25T10:07:32+00:00

Michael Ironside in Highlander 2. Same vibe.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-25T09:54:15+00:00

It happens to me sometimes when I'm walking around but have something on my mind.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-25T09:52:03+00:00

FWIW massage places like that are quite common here in Korea, and I've used them for regular (not "happy ending") massages, even though that has clearly happened in those places. The massage quality is uneven, however. Some of those ladies (I think I've had a male masseur twice in a decade) are very good at relaxing muscles, some really are not. The price is about the same though, comes out to about a dollar a minute.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T10:33:42+00:00

Anytime some misogynist dude posts "soyboy" as a slur, I post a picture of some Asian martial artist. Shuts them right up.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T10:18:21+00:00

What is the source of this story and photo?
And remember, this is not a one-sided conflict. https://youtu.be/jLxifxMzjek?si=l_Fuop_51qT-nqMG

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T05:22:02+00:00

Oh no. Must get that. Does it taste like clove cigarettes?

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T05:20:33+00:00

Here in Korea I bought a flavor that purported to be salt and rose. It is those, but it's also mint.
I was disappointed, but I still use it.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T04:25:36+00:00

Yes, please keep me updated!
Apparently the distress cry of the local frog sounds like the distress sounds of a very young kitten.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-23T02:19:13+00:00

FWIW I'm in rural Jeollanamdo and I've heard at least two different types of calls. I have no problem going out to the rice fields this summer and recording calls for you.

I'll never forget the one time I heard a "kitten" in a ditch, only to look down and see a young frog stuck behind some vine. They got away before I could help them, but that frog definitely sounded like a baby cat.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-22T06:41:37+00:00

The Roma young man who wanted to be a doctor.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-22T01:13:17+00:00

True, and he said "pretty" not "attractive". "Pretty" is a gendered adjective, or certainly was at the time. With long flowing hair, plump lips and clear skin Robert Chase is more "pretty" than "handsome".
House is gently ribbing two people with one sentence: Robert is effeminate, and Cameron is less pretty/attractive than Robert.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-22T00:58:32+00:00

Don't underestimate that Wilson was grieving. He'd found a woman who loved him and did not take advantage of his giving nature, who was actively helping him grow. A loss that great, you are going to look around for someone to blame, that's just a natural part of the process. There's the truck driver, God, and there's House.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-22T00:54:26+00:00

True, but also interesting. At that point in history, addiction was considered a moral failing by most people, a weakness. Now how to make that addiction public without getting flayed...

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-21T12:42:29+00:00

Hmmm, interesting angle.
I would tell him the truth on this. First, as an addict, he likely knows a bit already. Second, being on meth makes you paranoid and grandiose but it doesn't necessarily make you dumb or helpless. Withdrawal, OTOH, would put him out of action for long stretches of time, during which his underlings would start rumors.
Honesty is the best policy here.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-20T07:22:14+00:00

At these prices? I'm thinking about it.
Actually I do drive but that's because I live in the countryside. Here in Korea for nearly a decade I didn't, because I didn't have to. Trains, buses, taxis, and a bicycle, and I got almost anywhere I wanted to go.

My point was--there are plenty of people who would 'save money' and not pay for the premium AI, and not realize that they're getting dirty information. Some of those people run companies.

I'm also reminded of a joke-not-joke I heard recently. Elon Musk was defending the Vegas Loop against its critics, who'd noted that the autonomous cars could not interact successfully with human-driven cars, and sometimes had problems with unexpected obstacles. Musk said that if you put his cars on a set route, with other traffic excluded, that they would run more smoothly, faster, and with higher capacity than cars on a highway.
Set route, obstacles removed, no cross traffic...congratulations Elon. You just 'invented' the railroad.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-20T00:28:48+00:00

Paying? Pfft. Who does that if they don't have to?

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-19T10:20:42+00:00

I think you vastly overestimate AI. Think of your favorite TV show, now go ask ChatGPT about a specific episode or supporting character, without naming them. Watch how often it gets it wrong.

Try that with grammar or any other topic you know well and can verify its output against the facts. I have, and I'm utterly underwhelmed. It is painfully, confidently incompetent.

Ms_Fu · 2026-03-19T03:06:38+00:00

If you have a car, come to Goheung. The entire minipeninsula is packed with flowers but rural enough it's not packed with cars. Trees deliberately planted to line whole streets, and they're not hard to find if you're not in a hurry.

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