영어회화 20240329

S05E23 #2

- It's almost free to use the restroom in Korea but sometimes you have to pay for the restroom in the other countries. Why do you think the other countries make people pay to use the restroom?
When I was boy, I had many experiences of using pay toilet. A person keep the toilet gate and ask some money or to buy something like as gum, cigarette, tissue or drinks. It could found at the public places at the terminal, theme park, street of down town. Some of them were wounded veteran soldier

- At the beginning of a relationship, if you must do one of these which one would be fine to you? Having my parents call my girl/boy- friend vs make a phone call to my girl/boy-friend's parents.
* make a phone call: 전화를 걸다.
In my case, I would not allow my parents to call my partner. So, I would call to my partner’s parents. But, if I had introduced her to my parents, and they could not reach to me, only that case, they might call to my partner without my allowance.  

- What kind of exhibit do you like? And what kind of museum do you like?
It might be too various to me. Last weekend I had dropped the 동리목월문학관 in 토함상, 경주. There were exhibited of two great literary person represent of 경주. 등신불 and 무녀도 are the represents of novel of 김동리, 나그네 is 박목월, 구름에 달 가듯 가는 나그네, 송아지 송아지 얼룩 송아지…. 나태주, one of the famous poets in these days, was his student.   

- When you are on a vacation what do you usually look for? And if it's a long trip to other countries how do you kill the time in the flight?
When I had went to Europe 3 countries for business, I prepared some movies and watched them when I was awaked.

- After the fight, do you like to make up with the person first? Or what would be the best way to make up in the relationship?
*make up: 화해하다.
The best way to make up is just listen what the person would say. And often agree with what he/she says. That’s all, I think. Never say what you want to say. He/she will find out what you want to say. In time. And you will know it is not important what you want to say in the long life.

- When you study English, which among reading, writing, listening, and speaking do you think is the most important? And how would you rank them?
Recently, I was recommended to transcribe the easy novel. The step is that read out loud and transcribe by memorizing without seeing the sentence. In other words, memorize the sentence and copy them your note by hands. This way includes all methods.