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[charlieDD]

Hacking (as in violent clearing of the throat) in the shower. Been using the gym at the nearby university. (For $20 a month I get complete access.) In the shower room the occasional group of Korean guys come in. (They tend to do things in groups here, I've noticed.) Shower starts and the hacking starts. They don't seem to even notice all the other people giving them disapproving looks of disgust.

Drying the pubes: Saw Korean guys . . couldn't be but 20 . .taking turns using a wall-mounted hand-dryer in the toilet next to the shower in the men's locker room drying their hair (on head) first, then the hair under their arms, and then trying to angle their lower bodies up enough to get the hot air to dry their pubes. Again, oblivious to the stares.

Not sure what to term this one: A Korean man and woman, late 20's, come into small UPS store to make some photocopies. The man can speak a bit of English. He starts off with (to the clerk) "I need help." So, the clerk, a woman in her early 60's, helps him, very warmly I might add, to set up the copier and make the copy the way he wants it. When it comes time to pay, I hear the Korean woman saying to the guy in Korean something about they shouldn't have to pay for the three copies that the clerk made when trying to get the copy to exactly the size and such that they wanted. The man is saying to forget it; it's just 10 cents a copy and the woman helped us. The woman keeps insisting. Then, suddenly she can speak English! She goes up to the counter and starts arguing that they don't have to pay for the ones the clerk made in setting it up ! The man calms her down and pays the 54 cents they owed (including local tax) and they leave, her scolding him all the way out the door ! The clerk says to me "And I thought I was so nice to them."

At a supermarket, a Korean couple are debating which donuts they want to take home, in Korean language. They're taking some out - - with the plastic tongs, as they should - - then bringing them up to their faces and smelling them. The man even touches one and puts his finger up to his tongue to taste the powdery sugar he's picked up off it. The ones they don't want, they're putting back on the rack (inside the glass case). The supermarket clerk scolds them, telling them "Now I have to replace this whole rack. That's against the health regulation, don't you know?" The Korean couple say a few words between themselves in Korean and then just move on. No apology.

Blocking aisles: Again at a supermarket, an Asian guy is trying to choose from among the dozens of different spaghetti sauces available. He's got his cart left of center of the aisle and he's blocking the rest of the aisle. I approach expecting him to see me approaching and move his cart out of the way. No. I say "Excuse me" . . doesn't even look at me. I think "This dude has got to be Korean" (looks very aujulshi like as well) I say loudly, "Could you move your cart out of the way?" He looks at me like "What?" .. .. "Your cart, dude. You can do this in Korea, but here you're supposed to watch for other people." He gives me a "hmmmphh" and moves it. I'm thinking "It's only time before you do that to someone who's not going to understand "cultural differences" ! "

[Mix1]

Hilarious! I can picture it all. You take take someone out of their country, but you can't take the country out of them... or something like that. Still, it makes me think... I wonder what we (as foreigners in Korea) are doing that rubs them the wrong way (besides simply being foreigners in Korea ^^)... could be a new thread I guess...

[Bingo]

I remember visiting Victoria, British Columbia, once. I was sitting at the beautiful inner harbour near the Empress Hotel enjoying the scenery. A huge cruise liner had just arrived and yourists were getting off at the harbour. This Korean family passes by where we're sitting and the ajoshi (not off the ship five minutes) starts horking onto the ground. I felt like walking up and slapping him across the head.

They just don't get it. They visit an area where there is zero garbage on the ground, the scenery is beautiful, the streets are manicured to the last detail, the buildings are ornate. And what's the first thing the Korean male does. Hork on the ground.

And, of course, totally oblivious to the angry glares he's receiving from people.

[charlieDD]

[seoulsucker]

[billyJO]

i notice that after a crazy weekend in a bar....sorry.

[Hater Depot]

[RACETRAITOR]

[Ilsanman]

When in Rome, do as the Romans. I have developed a habit of pushing people and littering. Might as well. But I don't push 'foreigners'. I know better than that.

You can take the Korean out of Korea, but you can't take the Korea out of the Korean.

[VirginIslander]

Pissing off black people.


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