I've been racking my brain for all of 15 seconds trying to determine a great "beginner" level nugget for you all and I finally figured it out. Let's talk about music...
Specifically (and only for a moment) Gangnam Style. The first YouTube video to get 1 Billion views (at this writing 1,449,027,550). Wow! That's a feat in itself. But what exactly is "gangnam" and what can English speakers learn from it?
Gangnam is one of the 25 districts that make up Seoul, South Korea and is known for its high concentration of wealth and housing costs (twice as high as everywhere else!) and is often compared to Beverly Hills, California. Well that was insightful. Right? Well, maybe....
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| Paisley: Oooh. Classy. |
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| Argyle: A little pretentious? |
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| Chevron: Not just a gas company... |
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| Plaid: Toasty nights in front of a fire |
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| Stripes: Want to look taller? Slimmer? Use vertical! |
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| Polka-Dots: Not just for clowns |
So that covers those...but what about this one?
or this, which may look a little more familiar...
... table clothe? Forget the ruby slippers, how about Dorothy's blue and white dress from the Wizard of Oz?  |
| What? This old thing? |
But what's it really called?
While at work the other day someone commented on the pattern of my shirt. "What pattern hath though on thy garment?" They said. "I hath no idea, my fair maiden" (ok, that's not exactly how the conversation went, but it's close). Surprisingly, more than one fair maiden complimented and questioned my shirt that day. It wasn't until someone walked by and heard the question asked that we had our answer. Anyone know what it is? That's right, GINGHAM! I was rockin' it, "oppan GINGHAM style!" :)
My aspiration for this little nugget? That I or someone else, create a Gangnam Style parody called (and boy is this original), Gingham Style!
Keep it saucy and nugget on!
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