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> Speaking of which, "OK嗎?" is used in mandarin a lot, at least in Taiwan. This reminds me: I've worked closely with several people born in Korea. They're the
by sndean 9y ago
> Speaking of which, "OK嗎?" is used in mandarin a lot, at least in Taiwan.
This reminds me: I've worked closely with several people born in Korea. They're the only people I've notice who say "OK..?" all the time. Asking about it, they translated it as meaning "OK, continue" or "OK, keep going."
Also have noticed that essentially all they say in quick conversations on the phone talking in Korean to close relatives, is "uh"... I guess people talking on the phone in English say "OK"/"Yeah"/"Sure" a lot.
- JoshTriplett 9y agoI've encountered that from multiple cultures: ending almost every sentence with "OK". I'm curious about the origin of it.
- AstralStorm 9y agoSame as answering complex questions with yes. (whether or not you understood or agree) Aggreableness is valued in the east, as is deference to authority.
- majewsky 9y agoYou mean like how Swiss Germans are parodied as ending every statement in "..., oder?" ("..., or?")?
- Kluny 9y agoInteresting, and good to know. "Ok...?" from one of my peers would definitely be read as sarcasm, something like "I guess you want me to agree with that but I really don't" and there's an implied eyeroll. So when I've seen it from people outside my culture, I usually do a double take, think "there's no reason for them to want to be offensive here, maybe it means something else to them..." I guess just learned what it means.