Translation of things Western can be funny over here. Take for instance, we found a fast food outlet called Popeye’s – the bootstrap line read, “Chicken and Biscuits” - We couldn’t find any biscuits! We did however note lots of baskets, and lots of chicken, so reckon it must have been a poor translation of “Chicken in Baskets”. It made us smile, for, oh, about 2 minutes!
On a trip to Emart, a store like Tesco’s, but with little Western style products, we found an energy drink called Pocari SWEAT! Much like the raw crab, I didn’t fancy that somehow!
There are many other instances of Korenglish around, and I’ll report these when I find them
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Popeye's is a fried chicken chain in the US. The full name of the restaurant is Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits (biscuits being the American kind which have more in common with scones I guess).
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