Culture Shock: The Telephone

When you first move to a foreign country and can't speak the language, answering the telephone can be, at times, a frustrating and almost comical experience.

In 2002 when I first went to South Korea I had dozens of experiences just like the one in this video. Last year, when I first came to Japan I had a few similar ones!

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"Incoherent" by Josh Woodward
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[bouncingsiopao]

haha. I'm considering becoming a ESL teacher in Korea and I never even thought of that.. I guess it will be kinda scary the first time I receive a phone call over there. At least I'll remember to say Yoboseyo!!

[BusanKevin]

Hopefully you'll be able to say a few more words too! :)

[kubu79]

pointless but worth watching

[BusanKevin]

No one will ever accuse me of making "deep" videos! ;P

[rbh0083]

hahaha it's funny

well, r u canadian?

I'm from S.Korea and now i study in

Newfoundland, Canada :)

[BusanKevin]

I am Canadian. I'm originally from Nova Scotia....not far from Newfoundland.

[joeafrolovesblow]

this vid cracked me up:)

[194jms]

I like most of Kevin's videos, but this one is not informative at all.

[Midnightryder7]

You're cute

[mptozer]

Wow! I can't believe it shocks people that when you go to live in another country, you should learn their language. It would be a boring world if everyone could speak the same language.

[JohnyWindmill]

did you say muschimuschi?

[bry0000000]

Good luck studying Japanese, Kevin!

How much Korean did you learn while living there? IMO, it's harder than Japanese.

[javieradrianchomer]

こんにちはケビンさん、ケビンさんのビデオは凄いですね。

どうしてケビンさんは日本語が分かりませんか。

じゃ、これから一所懸命日本語を勉強して、頑張って下さい。（＾­＿＾）

[jackripper2]

Everyone can speak english here in the Philippines....

[alaivani]

This is true. I lived in India. Even today when I want to talk to people in India on the phone, unless I know they know English, even if I know a bit of their language, I get really nervous, begin sweating, and usually have my husband or inlaws (that know the language) talk for me. But if I see these same people in person I am ok....