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Konglish

I don't think Americans realize the extent that English has penetrated Asian countries.  English words appear on almost every sign and product in Korea. Korean's are fascinated with learning English and some literature suggests that they are likely to think that products with English letters on them are more modern.

However, the language ability of Korea is in an intermediate stage. When walking or biking to work I see people with English words and phrases on their shirts and caps. What do these words and phrases mean? Well, that requires a bit of imagination and possibly a dictionary.