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This definitely is the one that comes to mind. It is a special case though, it would be unusual to say “soup me.”
Verbing. It's a thing.
It is funny that verbing is thought of as a sort of language hack. Meanwhile, nouning is basically built into the language via the -er suffix.
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All these can be said as succinctly in English though. "one beer please" is enough to place an order, and the rest is just decorative. Does Korean not have more complex / ceremonial speech patterns?
Korean has a crapload of complex speech patterns (degree of politeness - that's sheer madness) but the nice(?) thing about it is that it all comes at the end. So you can start your sentence without even deciding if it's a statement or a question. E.g., 오늘 그 식당 열어요 Today that restaurant is open. 오늘 그 식당 열어요? Is that restaurant open today? 오늘 그 식당 열 것 같아요. I guess that restaurant is open today. 오늘 그 식당 열 것 같다고 들었어요. I…
Is there is a general obsession in every culture with fetishizing things perceived to be foreign or inscrutable, or is it just Western culture?
Having spent the last 5 years learning Korean, I've grown to find it an incredibly efficient language. 맥주 한 잔 주세요 Beer one please 화장실은 어디에요? Toilet where? 와이파이 있어요? wifi is here? You can process and even start answering someone before they've finished their sentence. By contrast in English, I'd say "Could I have another beer please?" - tell me what you need up front!
Is there is a general obsession in every culture with fetishizing things perceived to be foreign or inscrutable, or is it just Western culture?
It's the same in Japan with English. People wear things with English words to make themselves look cool, just as a westerner might with kanji, and the actual meaning of the word is secondary to the point of being entirely inconsequential, which is why you might see some hilarious stuff on your way around town.
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Or “Beer me”.
Or “Beer”.
"Beer?"
"Loo?"
"Wifi?"
Written with an extra character which indicates tone. English has the meaningless 'do' but even that can be done away with should you so choose.
I always think like whenever these comparisons are made people they're from people who must think in quite stilted English because of their education.
There are some interesting comparisons to be made but comparing highly formalised english as though it's the only way to speak it is not how they should be made.
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There are many levels of honorifics, from very low form to very polite form. Most aren’t used on a daily basis though, just like how most people don’t speak like they’re a lawyer addressing a courtroom. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_honorifics#Addressee_...
I tried translating it with a tool: "존경하는 각하, 맥주 한 잔만 드시게 해달라고 겸손히 부탁드려도 될까요?" Does that sound about right?
This is really hard to read!