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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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 Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:51 pm Post subject: The Dirty Americans |
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As we all know taxi drivers here offer unsolicited comments. Yesterday we get into this taxi and the guy says to my woman in Korean "your boyfriend is very handsome". Her "oh thanks". Him "what's his nationality?". Her "American". Him "oh, he doesn't look dirty like most Americans". [thumbs up sign]
He makes an excellent observation. Here are things that I do, which you might want to adopt, in order to not be viewed as dirty and uncouth.
* Keep hair neatly cropped, I go biweekly.
* Shave daily.
* Beards are considered dirty, lumberjack/jezus/homeless looks are not desirable here. (new)
* Apply facial lotion nightly.
* Stand up straight, do not slink around like a criminal.
* Smile, don't scowl at everyone.
* Employ a tailor, they are cheap and excellent here.
* If not tailored, clothing should still fit, not hang off the body in a sloppy manner.
* Iron your shirt dammit, use some starch!
* Think about coordination, don't just throw on a bunch of mismatched rags.
* Don't wear sweatpants in public.
* Don't engage in ghetto fashion (pants hanging off your butt, backwards caps, untied shoes); unlike in Americka, looking like a bum/criminal is not a desirable thing here.
Just a few tips that occurred to me with the morning coffee, feel free to add to this list.
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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
Location: México
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Fat douche, who are you trying fool. |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| augustine wrote: |
| Fat douche, who are you trying fool. |
...and pay attention to weight. All clothes look better when you are not fat. |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| augustine wrote: |
| Fat douche, who are you trying fool. |
...and pay attention to weight. All clothes look better when you are not fat. |
How did your girlfriend feel about the driver's comment? |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| goat wrote: |
| How did your girlfriend feel about the driver's comment? |
No real feelings about it I would imagine, I found it highly amusing though. |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
| goat wrote: |
| How did your girlfriend feel about the driver's comment? |
No real feelings about it I would imagine, I found it highly amusing though. |
You have recently made some conflicting posts. Is it wife or a girlfriend? So which is it?
wife
girlfriend
neither
both
hair dresser a.k.a. salon girls
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compulsive liar
all of the above
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Taxi driver assumptions.
When are you guys going to stop dodging the topic? |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: The Dirty Americans |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
As we all know taxi drivers here offer unsolicited comments. Yesterday we get into this taxi and the guy says to my woman in Korean "your boyfriend is very handsome". Her "oh thanks". Him "what's his nationality?". Her "American". Him "oh, he doesn't look dirty like most Americans". [thumbs up sign]
He makes an excellent observation. Here are things that I do, which you might want to adopt, in order to not be viewed as dirty and uncouth.
* Keep hair neatly cropped, I go biweekly.
* Shave daily.
* Apply facial lotion nightly.
* Stand up straight, do not slink around like a criminal.
* Smile, don't scowl at everyone.
* Employ a tailor, they are cheap and excellent here.
* If not tailored, clothing should still fit, not hang off the body in a sloppy manner.
* Iron your shirt dammit, use some starch!
* Think about coordination, don't just throw on a bunch of mismatched rags.
* Don't wear sweatpants in public.
* Don't engage in ghetto to fashion (pants hanging off your butt, backwards caps, untied shoes); unlike in Americka, looking like a bum/criminal is not a desirable thing here.
Just a few tips that occurred to me with the morning coffee, feel free to add to this list. |
Is "The Dirty Americans" a euphemism for ... Coming out of the closet?
The language is loaded...were you when you wrote this? |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
Taxi driver assumptions.
When are you guys going to stop dodging the topic? |
Big hotshot businessman and his woman/girlfriend/wife rolling around in the back of a taxi. Both Bentleys are in the shop and the chauffeur is in the private jet coming back from Paris with some caviar and red wine for the boss.
HEEHEE HAA HAA
ROFLMAO
Come look at the post Marge, the clowns are in town! |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:45 am Post subject: Re: The Dirty Americans |
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| KimchiNinja wrote: |
As we all know taxi drivers here offer unsolicited comments. Yesterday we get into this taxi and the guy says to my woman in Korean "your boyfriend is very handsome". Her "oh thanks". Him "what's his nationality?". Her "American". Him "oh, he doesn't look dirty like most Americans". [thumbs up sign]
He makes an excellent observation. Here are things that I do, which you might want to adopt, in order to not be viewed as dirty and uncouth.
* Keep hair neatly cropped, I go biweekly.
* Shave daily.
* Beards are considered dirty, lumberjack/jezus/homeless looks are not desirable here. (new)
* Apply facial lotion nightly.
* Stand up straight, do not slink around like a criminal.
* Smile, don't scowl at everyone.
* Employ a tailor, they are cheap and excellent here.
* If not tailored, clothing should still fit, not hang off the body in a sloppy manner.
* Iron your shirt dammit, use some starch!
* Think about coordination, don't just throw on a bunch of mismatched rags.
* Don't wear sweatpants in public.
* Don't engage in ghetto fashion (pants hanging off your butt, backwards caps, untied shoes); unlike in Americka, looking like a bum/criminal is not a desirable thing here.
Just a few tips that occurred to me with the morning coffee, feel free to add to this list. |
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