Funny story. Korean professor for this class I'm taking was talking about the difference between how early Koreans compared hanja (한자) to hangul (한글). She drew a parallel to that of the English language as to how Standard English compares to African American Vernacular English, a.k.a. Ebonics. She proceeded to give some examples, to which I almost fell over from trying to stifle my fit of laughter. Is she trying to teach me Ebonics?!? She really does not know where I come from...This however brings me to a matter that I've been trying to reconcile for as long as I known this fact. Being a person of primarily 2 cultures, the issue of how to best utilize and deal with 2 almost constantly conflicting cultures at the right times is always of question.
When do I speak "properly" as opposed to speaking "as I do on the regular"? When do I be assertive as opposed to being reserved? When do I request kung pao as opposed to fried/rotisserie chicken?
The melting pot or the salad bowl? That forever seems to be the question.
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