I was at a Korean restaurant on Friday night, and tried to get the waitress' attention so that Basile and I could get some water.

I tried doing this in Korean. At first, she just looked at me and was confused. But then she started laughing. She didn't try to clarify, but she just laughed as she walked away to get the water.

So on the plus side, she actually understood what I said. But on the other hand, this was the first time anyone laughed at how bad my Korean is.

I'm sure it would've happened before, except that most people have simply been too polite, and I speak Korean as often as George W Bush gives an eloquent speech...