Koreans, Calcutta and Curry

Three days to go until winter camp ends. But, I really shouldn't complain: I got paid to play Pictionary all morning long! And once they understood the concept, it went well. Our starting theme was cities of the world.

I learned today that the Korean word for fly (the nasty, disease-spreading insect) is pronounced par-ee. The No. 1 bakery chain here is called Paris Baguette, pronounced in the French fashion, i.e., par-ee bag-et. I am surprised at its popularity, considering this association.

Below is a photo of the Pictionary clue of the day, "Car Report". Can you guess what world city it represents? No? Hover your mouse on the picture to find out!


What's that you say? It's not a city? Yeah, I know. But that's like Objection #5 on my list. Strangely enough, another student guessed it right. Pretty quickly.

This was in 4th period, the advanced class. I did Calcutta at one point, but no one guessed it--not because of my artwork, but because none of them had ever heard of it. Calcutta (or Kolkata. Whatever.) is India's second-largest city with 15 million people.

Curiously, we had curry for lunch. Koreans love curry.