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[Trinitarian]

When I run I try to go very early like 4 or 5am to avoid the morons who throw a hissy because I run shirtless. However I woke up later today (about 7am). I knew this run would most likely be my last run in Korea for the rest of my life.

I ran to the ocean and on my way there I saw a police car about 50 meters ahead going veryl slowly (my direction). I made it a point to let myself be seen and to see what would happen. They went by and didn't even care. Got to the half way point and stopped to walk around some to view the ocean and the mountains. Now when I was here about two weeks ago some hag (about 45 years old?) who works nearby was looking at me rather surprised. I can't tell when Koreans do that if they are just curious or they simply want to kill me. Well she was there again today and while I was just about to start back to finish my run she gets on me about not wearing a shirt. Here I am all sweaty and breathing heavy and this broad is copping an attitude. Another guy was sitting next to her (about 50 years old) and they were both motioning for me to put my shirt on. I was like, "Aw man that's beat"! Well I just stood there and said "No"!, flipped them off and cursed them out. I continued standing there and really started to verbally degrade the woman (who cares if she didn't understand). Finally I decided it was time to go. Told the hag "Agarai dukcha" and then hit the ground running. Wanted to get out of there before more dudes came by.
Just about to finish my run and I had to stop at a crosswalk. I was waiting for the light and this car drove by me and inside the car I saw this woman (about 30?) waiving to me. I looked up and smiled and waived back. She smiled back. When she smiled I noticed she was wearing thick and very bright red lipstick. I thought to myself "dukchil"! The lipstick looked awesome - I totally dig chicks like her!
Two blocks away from my home there was a cop directing traffic because they are building a whole new set of apartments near where I live. I ran by him and he said, "Hey" and waived so I smiled and waived. I guess I didn't say it loud enough so he waived and smiled and said "Hey"! even louder so I smiled and said "Good morning".

A dichotomy of reactions from the very same activity.

[Imrahil]

Atleast your early mornings jogs are not boring.

[bovinerebel]

Nice try at a wind up. Nobody is THAT gay that they don't realise how sad and pathetic it would be to insist on running without a shirt in a very conservative country.

[asylum seeker]

Is it really that hard to at least wear a singlet?

[Trinitarian]

Gay? I was thrilled when a woman in the car smiled at me. It wasn't a guy. Can you read???

Don't like what I do?...then change the law.

[Trinitarian]

Yes it is difficult to wear a shirt of any kind. I sweat profusely.

[catycat]

I often go walking along the Han, and I've seen a few Korean men running shirtless. Nobody seemed to care one bit! And this was in the early evening, about 5 or 6pm, plenty of people around.

[bovinerebel]

[Trinitarian]

I wonder if it would be acceptable if I did the same thing in the same place?? There aren't double standards here...right?

[Trinitarian]

Hey I was that chicks hero...that's all that counts

[bovinerebel]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Trinitarian]

Only let the chicks wear the shirts and carry the signs!

I'm 38 years old and was just told by a 19 year old chick (20 Korean age) who saw me after exercising that she liked me.

Half my age!! Yes!!

[Trinitarian]

Generalizing?

Yeah I know what you mean.

Basically the drunks and dudes my age don't like it. Old ladies don't like it. Old men are a split. Chicks from middle school to 40 usually stare smile or say hello. Oh yeah quite a few truck drivers go by thumbs up.

[bovinerebel]