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Published: December 9th 2007
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Another week gone by and I can’t believe it went so fast. Yesterday the kids at my hagwon had an English festival. They performed their memorized scripts in front of their parents. And now I understand them and why their behavior is the way it it. Mmmm, where should I begin? I should start by saying that there is no “theatre etiquette” in Korea as far as these parents are concerned. They were so rude. They were the only person that mattered, talking amongst themselves. Not whispering but full out talking, walking up standing in the way of other people just because they don’t want to sit anymore, and not taking responsible for their child when he’s running around screaming. I think I was starting to go a little crazy!
After the festival my boss insisted that we go out to dinner with him and his family, even though none of us wanted. Basically we sat there why he got drunk by himself while the rest of us were texting each other about what we should do later that night. I was disgusted watching him and his family eat. Dinner etiquette? Doesn’t exist for them and for far too many other
Koreans. The louder you smack your food with your mouth wide open and slurp your soup/noodles the more you think it tastes better. If you eat quietly they’ll ask you why you don’t like your meal.
We finally finished dinner and went our separate ways. Later that night I dragged my co-workers out with me again to go Downtown. We went to G2, which was suppose to be pretty cool, but it turned out to be boring with too many strobe lights and techno music. You guys know me and techno, is a no go! We decided to leave and check out Bubble, only I didn’t want them to have to pay cover and it suck again, so I said I’d go in first to check it out. Strike 2. We finally decided to go check out Frog, the place we were going to go last weekend. Turned out to be the place to be that night. We danced, drank and met some more souljas. I’ve got a new weakness. Awful. Kate and Betty wanted to go home at around 3, but I wasn’t ready to go home yet. So I said I’d stay and take the subway home, only
More of my students
She's wearing a traditional Korean dress. the subway doesn’t start until 5am. I stayed and played with my new friends and at 5 I decided to call it a night and went to the subway station. After waiting for 30 minutes for it to come, I had to ride it for 45 minutes, then take the bus for another 20 minutes to finally get home. I was tired and cold, but it was a great night.
I decided to give myself an allowance each week (Friday-Thursday). It’s already gone this week.
So here is some more random stuff about Korea that I’ve learned:
Korean people do not wash their hands after they go to the bathroom and if they do it’s just splashing their hands with water and then running it through their hair to dry them. That is nasty! I don’t understand how more people aren’t sick.
You can always tell when a store is having their grand opening. There will be two girls on a platform stage dancing under an arch of balloons to music just outside the store. Betty says the boys like it.
There is a good chance when you go out in public that you will have to squat to pee
Betty, me and Kate
The only and worst picture of the night. and that there will not be toilet paper.
Korean people will cover the mouth then they laugh or smile, but will openly cough and burp in your face.
If you live with your parents you have a curfew, no matter how old you are. Every time we are out, Kate’s parents call to see where she is and when she will be coming home.
Korean people don’t understand the meaning of a line. Cutting is ok.
When on the bus, subway or train, they fight to be the first one off. Once again, cutting is ok. But only if you are Korean.
If you ask someone where/what something is and they give you a puzzle looked, you can usually put an “a” at the end of it and they’ll understand you.
Korean girls are crazy. It’s freezing outside and they are wearing short skirts and shorts. And then complain about how cold it is. I don’t understand.
Everyone holds hands. Even straight men.
This one I saw online, and it’s so true: “Low cut, v-neck, floral print, pink t-shirt, shiny jeans, and Paris Hilton-esque sunglasses are perfectly acceptable items for a heterosexual man to wear for a night on the prowl.”
Peace and love.
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Sharon
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WTF!!!
Dude this entry is absolutely hilarious!!! What are you learning and is there anything that Korean's do in a potlite mannor in social settings? LOL hope you surviving and not learning all those annoying and RUDE habbits.