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Last night I didn't have any dinner plans, so I asked my coworkers what they were doing.  The conversation went something like this: (Korean is in italics)

Me: Pansy-teacher, what are you doing for dinner?
Pansy-teacher: What?
Me: Dinner. Let's eat dinner together. 
Pansy-teacher: Ah. ... Hmm... No dinner.  My younger brother.... (to another teacher) How do you say 'hospital' in English?
Joon, one of our 6 year-olds: Hospital!
Me: Good job, Joon!  (to Pansy) Hospital? Why?
Pansy-teacher:  Umm... my younger brother, go to hospital... um...-waves her hands, thinking- baby... baby open!
Me: -blinks- Huh?  Your brother baby open?  -trying to wrap my mind around this-

At this point i just burst out laughing, and was like, alright then.  So I went to find Donald and Violet-teacher, to tell them that Pansy-teacher couldn't have dinner with us because her brother was 'baby open.'

She did end up going out to eat with us, and for the rest of the evening we teased her about it, until she put up her hands and waved them, saying, "No, no, stop, stop, stop!"  Actually, we teased her after that too, and will probably continue to do so.  Even the other Korean teachers thought it was funny.

Just thought I'd share.  I really wish I could videotape/take pictures with my mind sometimes, and this was one of those.