Who taught: Patrick

When I first started this blog, I thought I would be in short of new expressions pretty soon. Well, I was totally wrong. Guess what? New posts will go on almost forever. There are so many expressions. But, you must not expect too much at your first attempt, right? One a day! Then it will be 365 a year. We will get there sometime. Besides, it is so fun to learn something we do not know, isn’t it?

Every time I sit down to write a new post, I feel so thankful to all of my friends who always try to help me out with new expressions. You know what I think? People are still so nice and kind in the world! And, if anyone tries to do his/her best, help comes along. There is a good expression for this. “God helps those who help themselves!” Similar expression would be “Someone up there likes me!” Korean equivalent : 하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕는다. (Ha-Neul-Eun-Su-Su-Ro-Dop-Neun-Ja-Reul-Dop-Neun-Da) This Korean equivalent is literally the same as the English one. I think this is the first one that Korean and English ones are exactly the same.

When my brother and sister-in-law visited us, they were so surprised by how much Jessy and I have been changed, especially, by the food we are eating. Frankly, most of the Korean people cannot get away from Korean food for a long time. So, it was not a surprise that they were trying to go to a Korean restaurant as many as possible in the U.S. But, Jessy and I were totally fine with all of the American food. You know, spaghetti, fries, burgers, pizza, subs, etc. You know what I really like now? It is ROOT BEER! When I first saw it, I thought it is a kind of beer because I had never seen it before I got to the U.S. And, the taste was… hmm…. how should I put it??? It was like drinking melted toothpaste. Frankly, it was so gross. I was not able to understand how people could even drink it. But, now, I love it. So, I can say, “Root beer is my acquired taste!” One thing I learned from Patrick is that you can use this expression for people. For example, at first, you did not like Patrick but, as time goes by, you become to like Patrick more and more and eventually you totally like Patrick. Then, you can say, “Patrick is an acquired taste to me!” (Pat, Don’t worry! You have always been my best friend. You are not an acquired taste to me 🙂 )

So, if you are not an American, what is your acquired taste in the U.S.? Or, maybe should I ask, “WHO is your acquired taste?”

BTW, if you go to Korea, try silkworm pupae or Kimchi as much as possible. I guarantee it will be your acquired taste soon.