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potblackettle



Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:17 pm    Post subject: Koreans with Candy!!! Reply with quote
So, I love Korea, koreans are nice blah blah blah...

But what I really dig is that Koreans love to give me candy!!!

Seriously.

A day does not pass without a Korean giving me candy.

The lady at the stationary store gives my husband and I candy every time we go in.

My students bring me candy almost daily.

The bus driver gave my two girlfriends and I candy.

The man who owns the little store across the street gives me gum every time I see him.

The bartenders give me candy.

The guy at the pizza shop gives us several candy bars when we go there.

I gave up my seat on the bus to a little old lady and she gave me candy.

My husband carried groceries for another little old lady and she gave him a handful of peppermints.

Awesome.

Just awesome.
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richardlang



Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Gangnam
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was walking home last night from Homever without an umbrella in the rain. I was standing alone at the crosswalk and then suddenly it stopped raining. A young man my age had sheltered my head from the rain with his umbrella. What a kind man!

I didn't get candy, but I thought I'd share this story on this message thread.
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andy202



Joined: 28 Nov 2006
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I was walking home last night from Homever without an umbrella in the rain. I was standing alone at the crosswalk and then suddenly it stopped raining. A young man my age had sheltered my head from the rain with his umbrella. What a kind man!

I didn't get candy, but I thought I'd share this story on this message thread.


This happened to me too! I had just arrived in Korea and so had monsoon season. The guy next to me at the crossing looked more distressed than I was at me getting wet so he shared his umbrella with me all the way to the bank.

Korea does have its little charms....
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potblackettle



Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
No one's held an umbrella for me yet... but I did get coffee candies today from one of my middle schoolers.

And 6 pounds of baby lobster from my boss.
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oneofthesarahs



Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, what is the deal with the random candy give-age? If I actually ate all of the candy that I get I would be one fat lady. Everyone does it: grocery store people, fellow teachers, students, missionaries, random people on the street.
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LuminairE



Joined: 26 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
oneofthesarahs wrote:
Yeah, what is the deal with the random candy give-age? If I actually ate all of the candy that I get I would be one fat lady. Everyone does it: grocery store people, fellow teachers, students, missionaries, random people on the street.


i know this is a little off-topic, but i found it amusing that your name is sarah and your avatar pic closely resembles that of the comedian sarah silverman. or is that really her? just a thought. Smile
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richardlang



Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Gangnam
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LuminairE wrote:
oneofthesarahs wrote:
Yeah, what is the deal with the random candy give-age? If I actually ate all of the candy that I get I would be one fat lady. Everyone does it: grocery store people, fellow teachers, students, missionaries, random people on the street.


i know this is a little off-topic, but i found it amusing that your name is sarah and your avatar pic closely resembles that of the comedian sarah silverman. or is that really her? just a thought. Smile


Nah, I believe that's a picture of the person posting.

I haven't seen Silverman's movie called Jesus Something. Right? Was it good?
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oneofthesarahs



Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, it's me. And I've gotten the Sarah Silverman comparison before.
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