Welcome to this week's newsletter! Hope you’re all doing well and studying Korean this week as well! I've been having a cold this week so I've been in bed :( BUT! I got so excited when I saw all of the questions you guys had for me~ I thought since we haven't done one in 3 weeks now, we could do another AMA!!! Thank you as always for leaving questions for me and I'd love to encourage you guys to continue to do so because

the questions you have are probably shared curiousities~!! 

That being said, the culturally implications of different phrases usually don't transfer over! So just because something is considered rude in the US doesn't mean it is considered rude here 😃 The phrase 오랜만이에요 genuinly means "long time no see" and doesn't have any rude implications at all! 😎 Actually it is pretty polite to say! 

That being said, any phrase–if said in a snarky way and by someone who you don't like CAN be turned into something rude so I can imagine that if a bully said this to their victim, it would be rude. BUT this has nothing to do with the phrase itself and more with the person and the context! 🤧

Firstly, most kids who grew up in Korea learned atleast one to two instruments. Kids go to Piano hagwons or learn an orchestra or band instrument as well. (Piano is definitely most common). I personally learned how to play 3 different instruments growing up. This is common and I'm not sure why but we had a lot of activities like this such as music, art, and sports which were common for everyone to do. That being said, because a lot of us have an early foundation in Music, I think everyone is generally a little more musically inclined than in a country without this cultural norm. 😃

I mean take a look at all the Noraebangs (Karaoke) in Korea! Most people (usually in their 20s) frequent them and even have a couple of songs they're confident in! Even my friends who claim they can't sing can usually sing atleast 1-2 songs pretty well! So is everyone good at singing? I'm not sure if I can answer this BUT music is highly embedded in Korean culture! 😎

Regarding your question, the singer is infact saying "여긴 지금 터져버릴 것 같은 불놀이야" but I can see how it would be hard for a beginner or medium learner to hear the words. It is kind of a rap so don't be too hard on yourself for not hearing it! ❤️ As you get better at the language and more fluent, you'll probably be able to differentiate the words in a sentence better! 😎 You were really close and I can see how you heard it like that but I hope I was able to help you get peace of mind that it is not a typo tho~!!!