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[red_devil]

Just like a stupid, ignorant "foreigner" to come to someone else's house and tell them how to behave / expect them to behave the way you think they should. You'll do fine on Dave's forums, can't say the same for your stay in Korea though.

[lukas]

Do you like see food?


Koreans eating and talking with their mouth open doesn't bother/offend me, but I do find it very distracting. I almost can't help but look directly into their mouths while their chowing down and having a conversation. It's like a train wreck. Also, it makes wonder if any of my co-teachers notice that, when they ask me a question with a mouthful of food, I just can't bring myself to reply until I chew and swallow.

Blabbering with a mouthful isn't rude, same goes with staring, right?

[hexv]

[air76]

[Whitey Otez]

I was once told it's kind of a rebellion, that using manners makes you a snob.

I also recently read about coffee slurpers, and how they slurp at the maximum to atomize the liquid and get the full array of flavor. If nothing else, it makes for a good excuse for slurping.

Anyway, whatever their technique is, it works. I ate essentially the same things in smaller portions and still came out fatter than my colleagues at my academy. Perhaps we should do as the Romans do.

[djsmnc]

I hereby call this the "sand in the crack" thread

[Forever]

[caniff]

[The Goalie]

[/quote]OH - its "Ok to pat a childs bottom" as Koreans love their children more than foreigners love their children - is just a crack-up[/quote]

The quotation marks run out just when things are getting interesting. I'm not SMOE so I don't know but is that really the conclusion they came to regarding the bottom patting thing?

[Forever]

Thats what the book says - but it kind of MEANS - its ok - for Korean people to pat childrens butts - so ignore it when you see it - because its a KOrean custom.

If you (a foreigner) do it - then they will call the police for "sexual harassment"

Here is what they say -

Though foreigners may find this behavior a little odd or unpleasant, it is invariably well-intentioned and is actually considered a compliment among Korean mothers".

also for a laugh -

"In Korea, most adults still believe it's inappropriate for girls to wear makeup before they've graduated from High school. For this reason, Korean's middle and High schools ban their students from wearing cosmetics".

and

"While boarding a subway car, stand in line on both sides of the door and do not walk to the front of the line or push in. Wait for the passengers getting off the subway to clear the doorway before entering the subway car".

and

"It is customary in Korea to check if there is someone using a bathroom cubicle by knocking first. If you are using the cubicle and someone knocks, knock in reply to indicate your presence.".

and

"In Korea some premises have a single public washroom in which the toilets are not separated by locking doors. If you need to use the washroom in a place like this, make sure a member of the opposite sex is not inside before your enter"

???????

how do you make sure of that ????