Korean Job Discussion Forums

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Where can one buy those white gloves people wear at weddings and funerals?

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004

I believe the wedding and funeral halls provide them to those participating in the ceremonies there. If I were you, I would head into wedding hall and ask for a pair or ask where they get them.

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Have you tried Ebay?

PEIGUY · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Omokgyo

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

The immediate family members (groom and both sets of parents) wore white gloves when greeting the guests at the wedding I attended last Friday. The church did not provide gloves. We got the wedding planner to pick them up.

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

TJ · Joined: 10 Mar 2003

I am curious ........ why do so many Koreans wear white gloves ? It makes sense for a policeman directing traffic as his hand signals are much more visible. But why would a bus driver wear white gloves ? It can't be to protect his hands - a stearing wheel is hardly likely to damage his hands.

There are other occupations where white gloves are worn (can't think of them now) but gloves seem to me to be completely unnecessary.

Does anyone have any ideas why gloves are worn here?

Alyallen · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: WHITE GLOVES

PEIGUY · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Omokgyo

it makes sense if your shaking hands all the time like at that wedding. That way you won't inevertly scratch your wipe your nose with your hand without thinking of all the peoples hands and all the germs.. course you could do that with a white glove on too who really knows i guess.