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aboxofchocolates



Joined: 21 Mar 2008
Location: on your mind

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:55 pm    Post subject: those black and white rubber sandals Reply with quote

I was buying a pair of those black and white sandals and the guy at the store saw fit to comment on the size of my breasts. He also tried to look into my wallet to see how much money I had (he tried to pry open the change purse where my bills were, not just casually glance as I opened it). He ended up charging me five thousand won.

I am pretty embarrassed I let him get away with all that crap and still bought the shoes. Oh well.

Point being I am curious to know how much those black and white rubber sandals usually cost. If he overcharged me I might go back and try to get my money back. Not that I�ll be able to, my piss poor Korean level does not lend itself to arguing a shoe vendor out of money already in his pocket.

It's only five thousand won, I know, but I'm angry. I think a lot of the petty stuff people complain about on this board is just the cumulative result of a million indignities focused into one minor incident.
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Ginormousaurus



Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

3000-4000 won
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howie2424



Joined: 09 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bought two pairs a few months back. 3000 won a pop.
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aboxofchocolates



Joined: 21 Mar 2008
Location: on your mind

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info. Ok, that one really stung because it was a bit of sexual harassment, a little invasion of privacy, and a minor theft all rolled up into one inconsequential incident I can do nothing about. Arrgghh, there is no justice.
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nobbyken



Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?
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ReeseDog



Joined: 05 Apr 2008
Location: Classified

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nobbyken wrote:
Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?


Not very gentlemanly.

Sexual harassment is a legal term, not a cultural one. There will be those who disagree with me, but I think that this falls under the category of cultural misunderstanding, and apologist terminology aside, I suspect that the ajoshi simply wanted to practice his English.
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shaunew



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ReeseDog wrote:
nobbyken wrote:
Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?


Not very gentlemanly.

Sexual harassment is a legal term, not a cultural one. There will be those who disagree with me, but I think that this falls under the category of cultural misunderstanding, and apologist terminology aside, I suspect that the ajoshi simply wanted to practice his English.


Or look at white girl boobies.
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Join Me



Joined: 14 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel for you but if you buy things on the street and you don't educate yourself first it is your fault if you get taken not the vendors. This is why I don't buy anything on the street anymore...pretty much all E-Mart for me these days. Problem solved.
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should've grappled him to death Wink
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ReeseDog



Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shaunew wrote:
ReeseDog wrote:
nobbyken wrote:
Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?


Not very gentlemanly.

Sexual harassment is a legal term, not a cultural one. There will be those who disagree with me, but I think that this falls under the category of cultural misunderstanding, and apologist terminology aside, I suspect that the ajoshi simply wanted to practice his English.


Or look at white girl boobies.


You're cool.
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ReeseDog



Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

IncognitoHFX wrote:
You should've grappled him to death Wink


You too.
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aboxofchocolates



Joined: 21 Mar 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nobbyken wrote:
Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?


Nah, he made a pretty clear gesture indicating breast size: you know the one where people sort of make a curvey motion around their chest. For future reference, what is the word for breasts? I know the word for feet and shoes.
And no photos.
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ReeseDog



Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like a jackass to me. That type exists everywhere. If you're *ahem* generously endowed, then call it an industrial hazard and move on.
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Underwaterbob



Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aboxofchocolates wrote:
nobbyken wrote:
Emart: 2,500 - 3,000 원 . Maybe you had to get bigger ones!

You say you have poor Korean? I think he was commenting on the size of your feet, not your breasts.
Photos if you have any?


Nah, he made a pretty clear gesture indicating breast size: you know the one where people sort of make a curvey motion around their chest. For future reference, what is the word for breasts? I know the word for feet and shoes.
And no photos.


Breasts (or more accurately chest) = 가슴

My spelling might be off.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:47 pm    Post subject: Re: those black and white rubber sandals Reply with quote

aboxofchocolates wrote:
I was buying a pair of those black and white sandals and the guy at the store saw fit to comment on the size of my breasts.


A picture is worth a thousand words.
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