keannu
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- Korean
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- South Korea
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- South Korea
In Korea, we rarely say "my doctor" or "my dentist" and I think it's because of different medical systems between Korea and North America - I used to live in Canada. In Canada, I couldn't go to a clinic directly, but by way of a family doctor who issues a referral; In Korea, we can go to any clinic or hospital without a referral.
So is that why you say "my doctor" and even "my dentist"? Does the following "his dentist" refer to his regular one?
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ex)One day, a patient went to his dentist's office. During the patient's treatment, the dentist asked him...
So is that why you say "my doctor" and even "my dentist"? Does the following "his dentist" refer to his regular one?
pp14
ex)One day, a patient went to his dentist's office. During the patient's treatment, the dentist asked him...