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Iyagi #3 (= Stress)

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Hello. This is Talk To Me In Koreans Iyagi. Hello. Im Kyeong-eun Choi
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Seokjin Jin : Hello. Im Seokjin Jin
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, this is our third Iyagi time. Hello Seokjin.
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Seokjin Jin : Hello. Its already our third.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, its already our third time.
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Seokjin Jin : For Korea people (yea) the number 3 has a lot of meaning I think.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : It has a meaning?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : What kind of meaning?
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Seokjin Jin : Um In one day you eat three meals right?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, you eat 3 times.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. And when you do rock, paper, scissors (Yea) it is the best out of three. (Ah
When you do Rock, Paper, Scissors) You do three rounds, and the first person to win out of
those three rounds becomes the winner.

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, right. Then Seokjin, 3 is your favorite number?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. I like 3. (Yea) I like 13 to.
: 13 ?
Kyeong-eun Choi : 13?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Isnt 13 a bad number?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. In American it is kind of a bad number isnt it. (Yea) Friday the 13th. (Yea, right)
There is that movie isnt there? Anyway, the player I like, Ji-song Park. His number (yea) is 13, so
I really like 13.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah Ok (Yea) then Seokjin today (Yea) we are going to chat about
numbers?
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Seokjin Jin : No. Kyeong-eun.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea.
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Seokjin Jin : Kyeong-eun.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea.
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Seokjin Jin : Kyeong-eun?

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea?
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Seokjin Jin : Youre getting stressed now arent you? Because I keep calling you, it is causing you
stress, isnt it?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea. Seokjin. Stop calling me. Why do you call me in such an annoying way?
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Seokjin Jin : Todays topic (Yea) is stress.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, todays topic? Is stress. (Yea) Todays topic is how get stressed?
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Seokjin Jin : No. It is how you can relive stress when you have it. (Ah) Yea. Were going to talk
about that.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, good. (Yea) Seokjin then (Yea) when you get really stressed (yea) do you
have a stress relief method only you use?
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Seokjin Jin : Well there isnt just one kind of stress. (Yea) There are various kinds. (Yea) It can be
difficult when you have too many things to do. (Yea) There is that kind of stress (Yea) and when
you dont have a girlfriend and are lonely, that stress. (Ah Yea)Yea. And when you want to see
your parents (Ah) Yea.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Seokjin, (Yea) do you live separately from your parents now?
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Seokjin Jin : Of course. (Ah) When I go to see my parents I have to take a car for 4 hours.
(Yea) Yea. There is that kind of longing. (Yea) Yea. There is the stress that comes from that kind
of longing. But first (Yea) I will teach you (Yea) how to deal with the stress that comes from to
much work. (Ah)

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Is the method for solving stress different, depending on what kind of stress
there is?
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Seokjin Jin : Of course it is different.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, Please tell us.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. When you have a lot of work (Yea) You should relieve your stress immediately.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : I know that, how do you solve it immediately?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. In Korean right now there are a lot of Karaoke rooms. Singing is really good for
you.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah Is that so?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. Go to a Karaoke room. (Ok) and get an exciting song (Ah) yea. Just choose
a song where you can shout it out. (For example?) There is a band called No Brain.
: Talk To Me In Korean .
Kyeong-eun Choi : Actually a lot of the people who listen to Talk To Me In Korean really like
Korean songs.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea I know.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : And I also think they will really like Karaoke rooms. (Yea) It will really help to
relieve stress if they go to a Karaoke room and sing that kind of song, wont it?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. If for one hour they just shout out a song, (Yea) they will feel a lot better.

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Soekjin, by any chance (Yea) are you this kind of person? When you go to a
Karaoke room you are one of those wretched people who is the first to grab the mike and then
never put in down.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea, so I go by myself.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : You have went to a karaoke room by yourself?
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Seokjin Jin : Well I have gone with as few as two people.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : So you havent gone by yourself?
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Seokjin Jin : I still havent gone by myself yet.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, thank goodness.
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Seokjin Jin : But I have done this. At home (Yea) using my computer (Yea) I have put on a songs
background music and (Ah) wrapped myself up under the blankets and sing.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah That seems alright. I. (Yea) I actually cant sing, so I hate going to
Karaoke rooms.
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Seokjin Jin : Some time, just once, I want to hear you sing,
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Well, I hate that. (Oh my) You sing a song please.
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Seokjin Jin : When?

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Now.
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Seokjin Jin : Now?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yes.
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Seokjin Jin : Oh my. Well in front of girls I have to sing really sweet songs
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Seokjin, if you sing a song now (Yea) I think it will cure a lot of my stress.
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Seokjin Jin : Are you mad now? Are you stressed?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : These days Im kind of tired so Im really stressed. (Ah ok) But actually
instead of singing songs (Yea) if I can listen to songs it is really stress relieving. (Oh) When I
listen to a song I like, my stress really have found that my stress really just melts away. (Um~) So
please sing for me.
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Seokjin Jin : When Im here treat me well, don't regret when Im not (Ah, yea. Then) When
Im here please treat me well.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : What is another way to relieve stress?
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Seokjin Jin : The second kind of stress. (Yes) Caused by loneliness. (Oh Caused by
loneliness) Because you have no girlfriend. That sort of longing. Normally when you dont have a
girlfriend, (Yea) usually most people phone their female friends, (Yea) or their close friends.
(Ah) Especially late at night.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : You cant do that. (Yea) youre going to stress out the girls right?

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Seokjin Jin : Yea, that wouldnt be good at all. (Yea) Then there are no other method. You should
just sleep. (Ah, really?) Yea, dont avoid other people (Yea) just sleep for one night (Yea) and the
next day you will think this. Ah, good thing I didnt call anyone.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea. Seokjin. (Yea) dont phone me, just sleep please.
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Seokjin Jin : But when I call there is no one but you
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ok. And? A different method?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea, when you want to see your mom. When you want to see your parents (Yea) try
crying.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : But in Korea if guys cry (Yea) a lot of people would say that isnt good. (Yea,
youre right) Tough men never cry.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. Tough men never cry. Especially in places where strangers can see.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, at home by yourself (Yea, you cry yourself) you wrap yourself in your
blankets (Yea) and cry a lot?
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Seokjin Jin : When in the military you cry a lot.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Because you want to see your parents?
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. One time I was on the phone (Yea) in front of my parents I couldnt cry but,
(Yea) just after hanging up I cried a bit. A good reason for crying like this is that after you will feel

a lot better. (Ah Is that so?) Yea. You become refreshed and next time you will feel a lot better.
(Ah Youre right) Yea. How about you?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : When I am stressed I simply sleep. I sleep a lot. (Yea) And um Some times
I go to eat some tasty food. When I eat really delicious food, it gets rid of a lot of my stress.
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Seokjin Jin : So these days you Yea Um
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, I gained weight? (Yea, you gain a bit) I guess I should exercise. (Yea)
Because of you I get really stressed. Please dont say I gained weight.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea, Im sorry.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : So I eat tasty food and, usually girls (Yea) gossip with their friends and that
relieves stress doesnt it? (Yea) Im the same way, I meet my friends and then chat, and also eat
tasty food, and after Im not stressed anymore. And I choose a good book and make an effort to
read it. Those sort of things. If I look at them a bit they seem pretty ordinary.
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Seokjin Jin : Um But that sort of ordinary thing isnt the most effective way is it?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Maybe not. Everyone, if you have your own special method for getting rid of
stress, please let us know. Come to TalkToMeInKorean.com and leave us a comment and youd
better tell us a method of getting rid of stress.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea, Kyeong-eun. Do you want to try going to a Karaoke in a little bit?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Um No.
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Seokjin Jin : Lets go.

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Kyeong-eun Choi : Buy me something tasty.
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Seokjin Jin : Tasty Chinese noodles?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Of course I like Chinese noodles but, buy me something else tasty. (Ok.) Next
time Seokjin will sing properly for your guys.
: Talk To Me In Korean ?
Seokjin Jin : Will it come out on Talk To Me In Korean?
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Of Course. Everyone will be looking forward to it.
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Seokjin Jin : Ok, I will prepare.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, then todays Iyagi Not now. Seokjin. Ah Im getting stressed.
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Seokjin Jin : this is the closing its the closing song.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Ah, our good closing music is separate. (Ok) Stop.
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Seokjin Jin : Ok.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Yea, thanks for listening. Everyone, you had better talk to us.
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Seokjin Jin : Yea. Bye.
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Kyeong-eun Choi : Bye.

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