This is how Koreans always respond when you didn't catch part of their sentence. The always just repeat the part you understood.

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"There are mountains there, and you can ride up 'em," he says.

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"Well,  I'm sure it's funny. Put it on that blog of yours. "

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In Korea, everyone lives in a city, but everyone's parents live on a farm in their rural hometown.

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We go climbing at Palgong-san. Hiking. On the ride up, Lisa is surprised to notice that the navigation isn't on: "Hey, Daddy knows the way!" It is 2pm on a Sunday, and on the

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They are all really just dull wedges now, why should she know there are different blades for different tasks.

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G: But my point was, Mark, that he was not really an older man, he was about your age.

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"Balls!" he says, drawing it out like he is rolling the words around a pair of them in his mouth.

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