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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: Koreans and umbrella's |
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Outside my office door in the hallway, it looks like a mushroom patch, with everyone leaving their umbrella open there.
Are they crazy? Don't they know that's bad luck?
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Is it indoors?
Do ya figure theres a reason for it?  |
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itistime
Joined: 23 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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All they are really doing is 'following the leader'.
Must go eat at exactly 12:30, like clock work.
Must do so, because 'we've always done so' or
'mother said it is good for you',
despite science proving that what mother says is
good will give you a heart attack.
The explanation given would be that it strategically
allows water to drain from the top so that you
don't get water all over yourself when you pick it
back up to go outside. Really sound logic, ya think?
But if you asked a group, they'd say that they
do it because of a lifelong habit of doing what other
Koreans do because 'we are Korean'.
This can apply to almost anything a Korean does.
Subsequently, they'd look for the real 'logical'
reason that is done with further prodding.
I know, it's a strange way to live. Don't we all do it to some degree? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Odd. When I did ask, it was explained that they were drying it.
Sounded more logical than "opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck." |
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itistime
Joined: 23 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
Odd. When I did ask, it was explained that they were drying it.
Sounded more logical than "opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck." |
I thought that's what I said??? Draining water away....onto the floor.
But, now there is water all over the floor creating
a hazard for broken arms, hips, legs and faces.
Sounds as logical as the 'bad luck' explanation. |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Time to install a drying room for umbrellas! |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Koreans and umbrella's |
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| bekinseki wrote: |
Outside my office door in the hallway, it looks like a mushroom patch, with everyone leaving their umbrella open there.
Are they crazy? Don't they know that's bad luck? |
I love to mess with the superstitious. Black Cats, Broken Mirrors, Umbrellas, Ladders, Stepping on Cracks, Spilling Salt. Anyone who believes that crap needs to get a clue. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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On rainy days the halls of all 3 floors of homerooms in my school get completely blocked by opened umbrella's drying.
If there was a serious fire everybody would die. |
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highstreet
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| itistime wrote: |
All they are really doing is 'following the leader'.
Must go eat at exactly 12:30, like clock work.
Must do so, because 'we've always done so' or
'mother said it is good for you',
despite science proving that what mother says is
good will give you a heart attack.
The explanation given would be that it strategically
allows water to drain from the top so that you
don't get water all over yourself when you pick it
back up to go outside. Really sound logic, ya think?
But if you asked a group, they'd say that they
do it because of a lifelong habit of doing what other
Koreans do because 'we are Korean'.
This can apply to almost anything a Korean does.
Subsequently, they'd look for the real 'logical'
reason that is done with further prodding.
I know, it's a strange way to live. Don't we all do it to some degree? |
someones bitter |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
On rainy days the halls of all 3 floors of homerooms in my school get completely blocked by opened umbrella's drying.
If there was a serious fire everybody would die. |
If there was a serious fire everybody would die anyway. They fire escape rope thingy can only hold so many people.
Somebody in my building like to put their open umbrella on my back in the entrance of our building. I'm not happy about it. |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| itistime wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
Odd. When I did ask, it was explained that they were drying it.
Sounded more logical than "opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck." |
I thought that's what I said??? Draining water away....onto the floor.
But, now there is water all over the floor creating
a hazard for broken arms, hips, legs and faces.
Sounds as logical as the 'bad luck' explanation. |
Mysteriously, the water disappeared off the umbrellas without dripping into the floor. It's like it vanished into thin air or something. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Surely everyone here is aware that closing the umbrella and hanging / leaning it upside down would be as effective asa drying technique and would take up a lot less space? |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| Surely everyone here is aware that closing the umbrella and hanging / leaning it upside down would be as effective asa drying technique and would take up a lot less space? |
I'm no scientist, but I'm not sure if that's strictly true. Wouldn't the drying process be aided by the greater exposed surface area? Any science-minded folk, feel free to confirm or refute this.. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
| Surely everyone here is aware that closing the umbrella and hanging / leaning it upside down would be as effective asa drying technique and would take up a lot less space? |
I'm no scientist, but I'm not sure if that's strictly true. Wouldn't the drying process be aided by the greater exposed surface area? Any science-minded folk, feel free to confirm or refute this.. |
Or how about the water drips down from the closed upside down umbrella without taking up the whole floor of a buiding? |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
| Surely everyone here is aware that closing the umbrella and hanging / leaning it upside down would be as effective asa drying technique and would take up a lot less space? |
I'm no scientist, but I'm not sure if that's strictly true. Wouldn't the drying process be aided by the greater exposed surface area? Any science-minded folk, feel free to confirm or refute this.. |
Or how about the water drips down from the closed upside down umbrella without taking up the whole floor of a buiding? |
While the outer parts of the umbrella would dry, the inner part that is folded upon itself upon closing (referring to the portable umbrellas spring loaded umbrellas). The inner part of the umbrella would not dry, and instead, the water would soak through the nylon.
Larger umbrellas with no collapsible section could dry just by hanging upside down. However, without a rack to keep the umbrella upright, they would simply fall over and the parts touching the ground with no contact with air will simple remain wet, allowing for the growth of mildew and mold.
The portable umbrellas would have to be set, fully opened, for optimal drying. |
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