A Grammar Lesson in the Form of Poop

So I finally had a poop conversation with my host mom. We somehow got to the topic of constipation (변비) and that led to how to say "to poop." (똥을 싸다) This literally means to excrete poop. 똥 means poop. Direct objects always come before the verb. So a basic Korean sentence follows the order of subject, direct object, verb. However the verb for excrete (싸다) also can mean "cheap" or "to wrap" (a present). So I told my host mom then if I wanted to talk about a prank where I wrapped up poop as a joke present, I would have to say the exact same thing as "to poop." (where again, poop would be the direct object and to wrap would be the intended verb) After I said this she laughed harder than I had ever seen before, to the point of tears. It was awesome.

And then to top it off, I explained that in my last apartment we would weigh ourselves before and after pooping. She then told me that the younger host sister does the same, and that she has dropped a half of a kilogram of weight in the past. (she is only 8 years old) My host mom then went on to say that the younger sister "똥을 좋아해요," which literally means, "she likes poop." So yes, my youngest host sister finds poop just as hilarious as I do. I heart my host family. I guess it's the little things that make you feel a little more human.