Caveat: 먼 친척보다 가까운 이웃이 낫다


먼               친척보다        가까운        이웃이         낫다

is-distant-PART relative-THAN is-near-PART neighbor-SUBJ is-better
A nearby neighbor is better than a faraway relative.
I’m not able to think of an equivalent English proverb off the top of my head, but this one is pretty straightforward. I guess all my relatives are pretty faraway.

Caveat: Ken’s Hair

Teacher: "How are you today?"

Student: "Fine!"

Teacher: "Good."

Student: "Very fine!"

Teacher: "Really? Why?"

Student, laughing: "Because of Ken's haircut."

Ken is a co-teacher of mine. Apparently his haircut made my student's day. It got her speaking at above-level English competence and confidence, at the least.

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