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Do you and your Korean girlfriend do the public affection thing?
Heck yes!
53%
 53%  [ 33 ]
Not at all.
20%
 20%  [ 13 ]
Occasional butt-slap.
25%
 25%  [ 16 ]
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fortysixyou



Joined: 08 Jun 2006
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:06 am    Post subject: Do you and your Korean girlfriend.... Reply with quote
show any displays of affection in public (i.e. hands-holding, huggin', kissin', butt-slappin') ?

I've heard that PDA isn't acceptable here, but I see it among the young and restless natives all the time.

Yet whenever I (western dude) engage in PDA with my (Korean) girlfriend, we get some pretty threatening stares.



Sub-question:

When you're together in public, do you feel like a spectacle (or am I just too self-conscious?



Really looking for your honest thoughts and experiences.


Thanks.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
we bring enough attention just walkiing with Kgirls, dont need to add to the fire..
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Newbie



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Atavistic wrote:
Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?


Do you want to include "wives" or "boyfriends".... If it's "boyrfriends" you get a big Rolling Eyes from me.

It's the boys who are doing all the staring at us for "stealing/polluting the bloodline" and other crap.
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fortysixyou



Joined: 08 Jun 2006
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?


Because my hearing about a Korean male and western females experience probably wouldn't answer my question, because I think society would treat a Km and Wf differently.


But if you have experience with that, please do share. I guess here is a good place to answer that question as well.
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Atavistic wrote:
Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?


Because in Korea, Koreans react much differently to white/western man holding a Korean girl's hand as opposed to holding a white/western woman's hand.


My girl and I hold hands and have arms around each other all the time and have never had any problems. I'm still waiting for that day, though, I know it's coming sooner or later from a drunk ajossi or lonely uni student.

Every once in a while we hug or kiss goodbye, but we get our fill of that on our own.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Newbie wrote:
Atavistic wrote:
Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?


Do you want to include "wives" or "boyfriends".... If it's "boyrfriends" you get a big Rolling Eyes from me.

It's the boys who are doing all the staring at us for "stealing/polluting the bloodline" and other crap.


Have you guys ever been in a foreign woman Korean man relationship? Maybe in some past life?

You think foreign woman with Korean man is somehow immune? Oh please, you foreign men are not that unique and special.

OP--yes, my Korean boyfriend holds my white hand in public, kisses me in public too. Whether we're holding hands or not we get stares and comments for it. The absolute haughtiest stare (no comment from this one) came from a Korean woman about our age who was draped on her (Korean) boyfriend's entire body but still glaring at us, mostly at me.

We have gotten comments from ajosshis and ajummas. This weekend some man in Anseong scolded us. Boyfriend just looked at him and said, "I want to hold her hand. If you don't like it, don't look."

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Newbie



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Atavistic wrote:
Newbie wrote:
Atavistic wrote:
Why is this limited to having Korean GIRLFRIENDS?


Do you want to include "wives" or "boyfriends".... If it's "boyrfriends" you get a big Rolling Eyes from me.

It's the boys who are doing all the staring at us for "stealing/polluting the bloodline" and other crap.


You think foreign woman with Korean man is somehow immune? Oh please, you men are not that unique and special.


Yes we are....

Honestly though, I wouldn't say "immune" but I'd confidently assume you get it less than men. It's men, of all races, who are the petty, childish, protective ones.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Newbie wrote: