Day 98: Smaller Bags, Same Price

Dialogue

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   A 선생님, 수업 끝났는데 잠깐 여쭤볼 게 있어요. 이 과자 좀 보세요.

   Seonsaengnim, sueop kkeunnanneunde jamkkan yeojjwobol ge isseoyo. I gwaja jom boseyo.

   Ms. Yoon, I know class is over, but could I ask you something? Take a look at this snack.

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   B 네, 뭔데요? 어, 제가 좋아하는 과자네요.

   Ne, mwondeyo? Eo, jega joahaneun gwajaneyo.

   Sure, what is it? Oh, that's one of my favourite snacks.

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   A 작년에 산 봉지랑 비교해 봤는데, 가격은 똑같은데 양이 90그램에서 80그램으로 줄었어요. 봉지 크기는 그대로고요.

   Jangnyeone san bongjirang bigyohae bwanneunde, gagyeogeun ttokgateunde yangi 90geuraemeseo 80geuraemeuro jureosseoyo. Bongji keugineun geudaerogoyo.

   I compared it with a bag I bought last year. The price is the same, but it's gone from 90 grams to 80. And the bag is the same size.

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   B 아, 오늘 수업에서 다룬 인플레이션의 한 형태네요. 경제학에서는 슈링크플레이션이라고 하죠.

   A, oneul sueobeseo darun inpeulleisyeonui han hyeongtaeneyo. Gyeongjehageseoneun syuringkeupeulleisyeonirago hajyo.

   Ah, that's one form of the inflation we covered in class today. In economics it's called shrinkflation.

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   A 맞아요, 오늘 아침 일간지 머리기사에도 나왔어요. 제목이 '가격은 그대로, 양은 줄었다... 소비자만 몰랐다'였어요.

   Majayo, oneul achim ilganji meorigisaedo nawasseoyo. Jemogi 'gagyeogeun geudaero, yangeun jureotda... sobijaman mollatda'yeosseoyo.

   Right, it was the lead story in this morning's paper too. The headline was 'Same price, less inside... only shoppers didn't know.'

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   B 제목을 잘 뽑았네요. 소비자들이 화날 법하죠. 가격표만 봐서는 알아차릴 수가 없으니까요.

   Jemogeul jal ppobanneyo. Sobijadeuri hwanal beopajyo. Gagyeokpyoman bwaseoneun aracharil suga eopseunikkayo.

   That's a well-chosen headline. No wonder consumers are angry. You can't tell just by looking at the price tag.

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   A 기업들은 왜 차라리 가격을 올리지 않아요? 그게 더 정직한 방법 같은데요.

   Gieopdeureun wae charari gagyeogeul olliji anayo? Geuge deo jeongjikan bangbeop gateundeyo.

   Why don't companies just raise the price instead? That seems more honest.

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   B 가격을 올리면 소비자들이 바로 알고 다른 제품으로 옮겨 가거든요. 양이 줄어든 건 체감하기가 어렵고요.

   Gagyeogeul ollimyeon sobijadeuri baro algo dareun jepumeuro omgyeo gageodeunyo. Yangi jureodeun geon chegamhagiga eoryeopgoyo.

   When prices go up, shoppers notice straight away and switch to other products. It's hard to actually feel that the amount has shrunk.

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   A 그러니까 몰래 가격을 올리는 거나 마찬가지네요.

   Geureonikka mollae gagyeogeul ollineun geona machangajineyo.

   So it's basically a hidden price rise.

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    B 경제학에서는 사실상 가격 인상으로 봐요. 그램당 가격으로 계산하면 12퍼센트 넘게 오른 셈이에요.

    Gyeongjehageseoneun sasilsang gagyeok insangeuro bwayo. Geuraemdang gagyeogeuro gyesanhamyeon 12peosenteu neomge oreun semieyo.

    Economists see it as a price rise in all but name. If you work it out per gram, it's gone up by more than twelve percent.

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    A 12퍼센트요? 월급은 그만큼 안 올랐는데요.

    12peosenteuyo? Wolgeubeun geumankeum an ollanneundeyo.

    Twelve percent? My salary certainly hasn't gone up that much.

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    B 원재료값이 오르면 기업 입장에서도 그럴 법한 선택이긴 해요. 문제는 그걸 소비자한테 숨긴 거죠.

    Wonjaeryogapsi oreumyeon gieop ipjangeseodo geureol beopan seontaegigin haeyo. Munjeneun geugeol sobijahante sumgin geojyo.

    When raw materials cost more, it's an understandable choice from the company's point of view. The problem is hiding it from consumers.

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    A 기사에 새 표시 규정이 생겼다고 나왔는데, 무슨 내용인지 잘 모르겠어요.

    Gisae sae pyosi gyujeongi saenggyeotdago nawanneunde, museun naeyonginji jal moreugesseoyo.

    The article said there's a new labelling rule, but I don't really understand what it says.

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    B 제품 용량을 줄이면 포장이나 홈페이지에 석 달 동안 표기해야 해요. 안 지키면 과태료가 부과되고요.

    Jepum yongnyangeul jurimyeon pojangina hompeijie seok dal dongan pyogihaeya haeyo. An jikimyeon gwataeryoga bugwadoegoyo.

    If a company cuts the amount in a product, it has to say so on the package or its website for three months. If it doesn't, it gets fined.

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    A 그럼 이 과자는 규정이 생기기 전에 줄인 걸까요? 봉지에 아무 표시도 없거든요.

    Geureom i gwajaneun gyujeongi saenggigi jeone jurin geolkkayo? Bongjie amu pyosido eopgeodeunyo.

    So was this snack shrunk before the rule came in? There's nothing on the bag.

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    B 제조 날짜를 보면 알 수 있을 거예요. 규정 시행 뒤에 줄였다면 한국소비자원에 제보할 수 있어요.

    Jejo naljjareul bomyeon al su isseul geoyeyo. Gyujeong sihaeng dwie juryeotdamyeon Hanguksobijawone jebohal su isseoyo.

    You can probably tell from the production date. If they shrank it after the rule took effect, you can report it to the Korea Consumer Agency.

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    A 다음 수업 과제로 이걸 조사해 보면 어떨까요? 동네 마트 과자들 용량을 품목별로 다 비교해 보는 거예요.

    Daeum sueop gwajero igeol josahae bomyeon eotteolkkayo? Dongne mateu gwajadeul yongnyangeul pummokbyeollo da bigyohae boneun geoyeyo.

    What if I researched this for our next class assignment? I could compare the sizes of all the snacks at the local supermarket, product by product.

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    B 좋은 생각이에요. 결과를 도표로 정리하고, 신문 기사처럼 제목도 붙여서 발표해 봐요. '우리 동네 과자, 얼마나 작아졌나'처럼요.

    Joeun saenggagieyo. Gyeolgwareul dopyoro jeongnihago, sinmun gisacheoreom jemokdo buchyeoseo balpyohae bwayo. 'Uri dongne gwaja, eolmana jagajyeonna'cheoreomyo.

    Great idea. Put the results in a chart and present it with a headline, like a news story. Something like 'How Much Have Our Local Snacks Shrunk?'

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    A 선생님이 기자를 하셨어도 잘하셨겠어요. 근데 이 과자는 증거니까 아직 뜯으면 안 되겠죠?

    Seonsaengnimi gijareul hasyeosseodo jalhasyeotgesseoyo. Geunde i gwajaneun jeunggeonikka ajik tteudeumyeon an doegetjyo?

    You'd have made a great reporter, Ms. Yoon. But this snack's evidence, so I shouldn't open it yet, right?

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