Three Tidbits of Truth

1. Fact: when you teach children, you no longer are a kid.

2. You know you are in a foreign country when: stranger's pets stare at you too.

3. Fact: there are five different levels of respect for how to say 'thank you' in Korean. They are in the following order, level 4 being the most formal and level 0 the most informal.

-Level 4: 감사합니다 (gam saap ni da) When in doubt, always use this.

-Level 3: 감사해요 (gam sa ae yoh)

-Level 2: 고맙습니다 (goh map sub ni da)

-Level 1: 고마워요 (goh ma waa yoh)

-Level 0: 고마워 (goh ma waa) NEVER, EVER say this to an elder.