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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:06 am Post subject: Korean Pirates |
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Seriously, what's with Koreans and eye patches. In all my 27 years on this planet i've known a total of 2 people that had to wear an eye patch due to injury. Today I saw three (3) people on the bus sportin' the patch as well as a girl in my office who, when asked about it, just gave me the old cyclopes stink eye and ran away.
When falling, do Koreans instinctively soften the blow using their face? |
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Hyalucent
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: British North America
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| Plastic surgery? |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| I've been told that Korea has very high rates of conjunctivitus (pink eye). It's contagious and you're not supposed to rub your eye- I suppose wearing a patch would help to keep it clean and deter rubbing. I've never heard of a doctor recommending an eye patch for conjunctivitus but then I also don't wear a surgical mask when I have a cold... |
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panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Taxronto
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| plastic surgery ... one eye at a time ... |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| plastic surgery ... one eye at a time ... |
Makes sense...Do most Koreans admit this? It would explain why the girl at my office scampered away all embarrased...I managed to squeeze some information from this one korean pirate girl at Subway who was making me a sandwich. She just said "mountain", which I assumed meant a mountain fell on her face but maybe it was a clue to something more sinister...hummmm |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe because of that LASIC surgery. i know heaps of people that have had it done. That could be a reason. |
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oldfort
Joined: 09 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| I've noticed the patches too. Even more tellingly, when I had the kids design party invitations, one of them drew a bunny rabbit with an eye patch. What's up with that? A cartoon character? |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| I see them far more during the rainy season- umbrella related injuries? |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| or maybe raindrop related injuries |
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jeffusensei
Joined: 27 Jan 2004
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Umbrellas sounds likely. I've always thought they were dangerous contraptions. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| the tape and gauze look just sucks though. why don't they go all out with the black patch and the skull & crossbones? i mean, it's temporary, and as long as you've got to wear a patch, why not have some fun with it? |
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indiercj
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 2:53 am Post subject: |
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The right answer must be an "inflammation in the eyelid".
Ding Dong Dang~ |
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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 3:49 am Post subject: |
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If only the folks took the cue of one Kurt Russell:
They could be stylin' and profilin' with that stye 'n' ther eye.
Joe |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I've.......contraptions." Yeah, and don't you love the way that So. Koreans drag their umbrellas along the ground? |
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| or maybe raindrop related injuries?" Geez, I've seen South Koreans walking around with an umbrella above their head with nigh a drop in sight. |
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| "When........face?" Yep, it's their big,fat round faces. |
Well...if you.....its one of those......sometimes.....errrr...huh? |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Joe Thanks wrote:
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| If only the folks took the cue of one Kurt Russell |
I think Kurt has cornered the eye patch market
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