tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36045738.post2222210881030075051..comments2023-08-21T08:59:06.179-07:00Comments on quibbling jottings: Gyenari, Culver CityJeannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078492989661101619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36045738.post-1771367541986626742009-05-28T12:09:28.763-07:002009-05-28T12:09:28.763-07:00I honestly think the YE is supposed to be cooler t...I honestly think the YE is supposed to be cooler than the AE would be. The place is wrong on many levels, though- if you look on their website, they say it's pronounced "jin-AR-ee," which is just a travesty. <br /><br />A couple of the owners are Korean-American, but I think they're more like American with Korean ancestry. <br /><br />Korean to English Romanization is always annoying. Ugh.Jeannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078492989661101619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36045738.post-8319940991487015392009-05-27T20:30:40.812-07:002009-05-27T20:30:40.812-07:00it's weird how they spell 개나리 'gyenari....it's weird how they spell 개나리 'gyenari.' usually 개 would be spelled 'gae' but i guess they didn't want the restaurant to be named 'gaenari' which is less hip? really, does the 'y' give you a 'hip' kind of effect? or do all the vowels scare off the americans?<br /><br />we usually see gye --> 계. <br /><br />i'm not being a smartass or anything...just curious.williamhttp://psycho5728.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com