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[bogey666]

it started out with enough screaming that I thought it was like a kid's party, a girl's pajama party or something..

then it wouldn't go away and eventually spilled into the street.

some punches, and shoves were thrown, I couldn't see everything, especially what happened back in the appt. An ambulance did come and take one woman away..

of course I had no idea what it was about (and neither did my Korean landlord who lives next door) but given the ferocity of the encounter, I'd have to put my money on one woman finding out that the other woman's vagina was also home to "her" p.e.n.i.s.

anyways.. what struck me crazy about the entire encounter (and yes, the cops ultimately showed up too, right after the ambulance) was the incredibly shrill screaming and WHINING of the korean females involved (like their friends)

I mean seriously... after like 5 minutes of this, I would have shoved one one way, and the other the other way.. and told them both and their friends to STFU. It was unbearable.. a horrid cacophony of whining, screaming, wailing..

I mean Latin "telenovelas" are way over-dramatic, but this had it beat by a mile... or maybe it was just the constant whining and high pitched wailing component.. yes I think that was what really was annoying.

if I ever had to listen to this, I think I'd sooner jump out of a window or drill a hole in my skull....

but something tells me this isn't isolated.. 2 days ago, two of my highschool girls (who are good friends) started arguing about something.. voices went shrill and high octave and they essentially engaged in a high shriek/whine contest.. whereupon one of them (my favorite student) turns to me and with self satisfied smile says... "screaming"

and I'm like yea... now excuse me while I try to repair my shattered eardrums.

anyways... the whole thing was funny... I was watching out the window and laughing (with koreans seeing me laughing and finding it strange I am sure)

but this affair (and I've seen other serious girl/women fights in my life) had by FAR the most whining, WAILING and screaming (some by accompanying friends/family members, whatever) ever.

Is this very "korean"?? hahaha

I asked my landlord if all Korean women wail, whine and scream to such an extent.. he smiled and said.. I think so..

hahahahahahahaha

[Mix1]

Like nails on a chalkboard. Two of my co-teachers had a screaming hen fight like that as well. Not sure who was the winner, but they were screaming at exactly the same pitch.

When I came to Korea my ears started ringing quite often. Not sure if it was from all the people talking about me behind my back , or the constant high pitched frequencies from all the whines and screams of both the women and children (and men too at times). It's not just loud, it's also shrill. Maybe it's just Seoul, though.

You may get used to it, or you may just lose the ability to hear those whiny high pitched frequencies after a while due to ear damage.

[jadarite]

They were just filming another tv episode like this one http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=QD766CGUiB0

Blame it on the media.

[mindmetoo]

You've not really lived until you've seen two ajummas decked out for a day of hiking go at it on a subway platform.

[bogey666]

[PeteJB]

I've found a lot of women here sound the same, especially after hitting the ages of about 30-40. Ofcourse, there are exceptions when you encounter a woman with a sexy deep (not too deep, just enough to sound soft) voice

[pidgin]

Happened once at my school. K-teacher and secretary. A whole lot of wailing, punches thrown, hair pulled, thowing office supplies and at one point a stapler was nearly used as a weapon.

The absolute best part is that the secretary (who was certainly the most aggressive and had this look of evil death in her eye) shouted 'I will kill you" but was later promoted to manager at another branch, (the teacher was quitting anyway).

[Adventurer]

Well, I was at Lafesta in Ilsan, and I saw these two ladies screaming each other, and I was appalled, because there was a baby stroller next to one of them. If you're going to do that kind of thing, it shouldn't be done in the presence of an infant.

[justaguy]

[mindmetoo]

[Ukon]

[marckot]

I once saw two old ladies go at it in front of Moko station. Yes they were also screaming at an unbearable pitch.

One of the ajumas pulled of her shoe and launched it at the other one. It struck her against the head but she didn't retaliate. She picked up the shoe and just took of leaving the shoe launcher standing there looking like an idiot. She hobbled back into the station building and sat down looking pissed beyond words.

The shoe thief came back after about 5 minutes and crept up behind her foe. It was funny because all the people near them were watching the one stalking the other. There was an air of anticipation like when you watch a lion stalking its prey. Everyone knew what was coming but nobody warned the other ajuma or stopped the stalker. What came next was a left hook from behind that left he victim flat on the bench.

The stalker walked of looking all smug and the turned around looked at ther foe and dumped her shoe in the trash.

[EricaSmile84]

Best thread of the day! I too, hate the screeching noise of angry women here. I also hate when they swing their arms in all directions and stomp their feet as if running in place.

[mindmetoo]

[cdninkorea]

My best story was in seeing a group of 8 Korean ajummas, all with identical hair and clothes, screaming at each other at top volume. What made it great is that it was in Fukuoka Port, Japan!

They were shouting at each other in the waiting room, with about a hundred Japanese people present, all of them watching in shock and horror.

My girlfriend, a Korean, was very embarassed at the impression the Japanese onlookers were getting of Korea. Me? I just laughed.