Chopsticks, Dialects [written by Jo Won-Yi]

<Chopsticks>
In western countries, people use forks in eating food. In this way, in oriental countries, there are chopsticks instead. As you know, it is an essential utensil for eating. Though I don't know whether our forefathers made and used it or not, I appreciate them. It's sooo useful to pick solid ingredients in a mixture of liquid food. Such as our traditional food, Kimchi. And the study shows ,when we use chopsticks, it stimulates the brain. A pair of wood sticks work well and it's good for our brain developments. Its size is no more than pens. (Oh! a little longer than pens)


Like Texas or LA, people of Gwang-ju use Honam dialects. Actually, our country has several kinds of dialects-it is divided by 'do'(province). Kyongsang-do including Busan, accent is tough and high like Texas cause the citizens are war-like people.
On the contrary, Cheungchung-do talk brazenly. Interestingly enough, Jeju islanders use dialects which is very different from the other areas of Korea. It is so different that people from other districts can't understand it.
And, the Honam(Jeonla-do) dialects including Gwang-ju has a funny accent. It sounds like a prolonged sound. Of course, it's not true that all people use dialects. Some people hate it because they think it seems to be ignorant. But I think it's valuable and it contains important features of Korea, and it will serve as a data for a study.