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9 Dec 2017
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Sometimes i try to speak korean a little bit to Korean customers I meet at my work, but the response I get is always so wierd. They usually ignore that fact that I even said anything in korean...and all I usually say is 안녕하세요 or 감사합니다 or 안녕히 가세요...is there a reason for that, do you think I'm maybe being offensive?
Sometimes i try to speak korean a little bit to Korean customers I meet at my work, but the response I get is always so wierd. They usually ignore that fact that I even said anything in korean...and all I usually say is 안녕하세요 or 감사합니다 or 안녕히 가세요...is there a reason for that, do you think I'm maybe being offensive?
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Those Korean customers are wrong.
But many Koreans are not used to excanging greetings. I think they don't have any bad feelings. It is just their personality or habit.
I hope you don't get it wrong...
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It tends to be more likely if they are in the position of consumption.
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