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J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I used to like Korean food. And then I came to Korea. Seriously, I like the Korean food back in the states a lot more than the food here.

VanIslander · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject:

I like the hot-chilies spiced dishes of Korea.

peemil · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Location: Koowoompa

One of my middle school students asked me to get him some peanut butter a few weeks ago. I told him that he should get his parents to buy it for him. He told me in so many words that his father considers it-

"Dirty American food."

Hmmm... Open minded these Koreans. Rolling Eyes

peemil · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Location: Koowoompa

Toby · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Wedded Bliss

korian · Joined: 26 Feb 2004

i know it isn't representative of all koreans blah blah but i'll never forget a couple examples from my travels. once in india, i was staying in a guesthouse in varanasi packed with korean tour groups. one morning at breakfast i sat and had tea. i couldn't believe my eyes when table after table after table of koreans ordered nought but rice and proceeeded to bring forth from their bags plastic containers of kimchi and bottles of gochu-jang. my g/f of the time asked them about it and they said they'd snuck it in their bags coz they were petrified of eating indian....

the second time was in nepal. we had been in pokhara not even a full day thus the only meals we'd had were lunch and dinner. guess what we'd had? kimchi bokkumbab from a dodgy imitation joint and then sun du bu at a k- rest. we had to walk miles to find. in rain. for the next 2 weeks on the trek all they did was complain about the food and talk about what they were gonna order once we got back to pokhara....

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

JackSarang · Joined: 28 Jan 2003

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

peppermint · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 5:15 am Post subject:

One of my male students explained to me that Korean women like western food, and Korean men learn to tolerate it cause they have to if they want a date. Laughing

The statement was odd enough that I asked other people about it, and they all pretty much agreed. I think they may have been talking about fast food, as Rotten Ronnies was pretty much the only form of western food in the city.

maneatinghorse · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul

ryleeys · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, MD

My two good friends in Korea used to talk to me about their travels in America; he was a student for a year and she was a flight attendant. He loved and still does love to eat American food. She, would immediately seek out the first Korean restaurant in the city she was in, as she refuses to go a single day without Korean food.

Draw whatever conclusions from that you like.

On a related note, I have been finding myself eating pizza on a more regular basis. It's the only western food I eat in Korea and it's been pleasant for me to eat alot of it lately. I should probably start cooking some of my old favorites, but I love to cook on a grill and don't have one here. Plus, it's hard to cook when you're kitchen consists of:

It's just so unappealing to cook there when my kitche at home has more square footage in counter space than my entire apartment now. Plus at home I have the microwave, 4 burner stove, oven, etc... Here I have two burners that barely work and a rice cooker (which I also have at home). Finally, no proper eating area (my bed and the floor next to my bed don't count) and no tv that I like to watch severely curtail my eating at home.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

That's more than I have to cook with at the moment. I have one portable gas stove. That's it. In 6 apartments here I've never had more than you've got there. i miss cooking decent food too. how can I possibly have anyone over with these facilities? Come over and eat some salad out of the one bowl I was given. Bring your own fork!