lost in translation

i've been told several times that i am pretty. pretty? this is because i'm ravishingly handsome and they just don't know a better word to describe the rugged good looks? no. unfortunately that is not the case no matter how much i want it to be or how much money i pay my friends to say it. they tell me i'm pretty because i'm an american that speaks korean. not a word i'd use but complimented nonetheless.