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Email: resume [at] henrycolomb [dot] comDidn't know about the Russian pronunciation thing, is 도꾜/도쿄 also included in that?
Would you happen to know anything about the usage of konglish in North Korea then, as in words besides 아이스크림 or 에스키모? Is it more frequent near the border or just as spread through as it is in SK?
On top of this, you'll find that those English loanwords are almost nonexistant in North Korea. Where South Koreans will simply say "Ice cream", North Korea has the word "얼음보숭이" which literally translates to "ice fluffly thing".
There's also differences in the speech styles (a very complicated and extensive topic in itself) and verb endings. NK prefers some styles where SK prefers others-- But like it was said farther up, the difference really comes down to something like US/British English, obviously different but still very mutually intelligible.
If you're willing to spend some money the Integrated Korean books are a very good source. http://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Korean-Beginning-Textbooks-...
Reddit's /r/korean has a very nice thread full of beginner resources. http://www.reddit.com/r/Korean/comments/rq3th/the_ultimate_b...
With some work and a combination of sources, you can actually get to a fairly conversational level of speaking/writing within a year. I and many others I know have done it. Just hang in there because it gets a little tough after the beginner phase. Be sure to drop by /r/korean's irc channel(http://webchat.snoonet.org/korean) if you have any questions.
Interestingly, it seems to have pegged me mostly correctly. I've lived all my life in and around Atlanta. Most people notice a Southern accent on me, but I definitely don't have a Classical Southern accent.