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Are there any linguistic things/cultural habits that North Koreans do that the rest of us Koreans also do? Like the "aigoo" and the "oh moh moh" when surprised?

Hi! Which do you like writing more? Nonfiction or fiction? Do you consider yourself a writer of "Korean-American" literature or does that tag/category bother you? I thought The Interpreter was a great novel; one of my favorites.

I was just curious, because I think of those phrases as "emotional" or at least "outburst-like" and I don't really picture N.Koreans as "allowed" to express emotions (except for crying when they see the Great Leader) so it struck me to ask it.

Thank you for the reply. Very interesting. I feel the same way about writing; it's torture. But Suzy Park is a great character. I always wonder how writers feel about their novels appearing in college course syllabi for "Asian-American Journeys" or "Korean-American Culture and Literature" or "The Immigrant Experience" rather than in courses that have nothing to do with immigrant/race/nationality. Anyway. I guess we have a long way to go.

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