on your left
Who taught : Andrew and Stacy
PMS
Have I told you that Jessy is watching “Everybody Loves Raymond” show almost everyday these days. The only reason she bought this show was because it was the cheapest. But, as we watch together, we find that it is quite entertaining. When I was in Korea, I thought there is no tension between wife and husband’s mother (her mother-in-law) in America. But, watching the show, I realized that there is in America. I do not think it is as much as the one in Korea. This show has very funny stories about the tension. I would recommend you to watch this show. The tension between wife and her mother-in-law in Korea is pretty severe and, sometimes, it could become out of control and I do think people even get divorced due to this. Well, anyway, we were watching one episode this evening in which Raymond and Debra fight. In the middle of fighting, she said, “You think this is because of PMS.” Well, do you know what it is? It stands for premenstrual syndrome. And here is the full definition of it on wikipedia.
a collection of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms related to a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Urban dictionary says it is basically men’s nightmare. Well, I guess it is good to know the expression as well as the syndrome. In the episode, Raymond was not good at reacting to Debra and that is why they were fighting. What is a man supposed to do when a woman is going through PMS every month?
Are there any other similar expressions?
Having a lunch together with Andrew and Stacy today, we talked about the situation that you find yourself in the middle of a race. What is happening is runners or bikers tell you something if you are in front of them and blocking them from their path. For example, imagine that you are walking on a narrow road and there is a runner behind you, she/he will shout to you like, “On your left!” if she/he wants to go through your left side. So, then which way should you move aside? It is easy, right? To the right! But, when it comes to the time that it really happens to you, it is hard to figure our and react quickly. This is one small cultural difference between America and Korea. In Korea, runners or bikers would not tell you anything and they will just pass by you any side they want to take.
So, if you are in America, you gotta have a good sense of direction, especially to right or left, when you walk on a road. 🙂 I am pretty sure you would have a hard time to figure out which side is right or left in English if things happen so fast.
I use ‘on your left’ less as a direction to the person I’m passing — sometimes there isn’t room for them to move to their right. When I say it, I’m using as a courtesy to the person I’m passing telling them which side I’ll be coming on. I mostly use it when I think someone is distracted and/or at risk for wandering into my path. Giving them a little verbal warning that I’m going to pass them keeps them from being startled when I do pass, and makes them focus and not do crazy things.
I see. I may need to do those when I ride my bike. I have not done that in my whole life, though! It will take some time for me to get myself used to do it.
Not all women have PMS.
But, sometimes, I can feel the right time because most women have a tendency to cook little more salty than usual on menstrual period. Sometimes burnt.
All we, men, have to do on that period is just stick in the house as still as a stone.
When you need to go to the Johnes, you’d better crawling on the floor and never making any noise. On our way to make it, your eyes met, you should pretend to be dead and wait and see if she says something.
If she says nothing, you can keep going to, but she says something, you have to change the direction and run out. 🙂
We actually quarrelled, moreover, she was on that period back then.
She saw my acting like a dumbass and laughed, we made up with each other at the end.
That beats every bad thing. Crises always present opportunities. 🙂
You sound like you have studied a lot about women and PMS. 🙂