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butter808fly
Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: Northern California, USA
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 Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: to shave or not to shave? |
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Hi all. My first teaching job starts at the end of July where Im headed to Suwon! Im so excited! I have a question though:
I dont shave my legs or my pits. Yes, kind of gross but its a social statement etc  I dont want to stand out more than I already will in Korea so, do Korean women shave their pits and legs? If so, then, to my sisters delight, I will finally shave all this hair away. (plus good excuse for my hot date this friday
Thanx so much! |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Korean people dont really have body hair. Well that's was i thought. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, Korean girls shave. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| some korean girls even shave their arms. |
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PEIGUY
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Omokgyo
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
| some korean girls even shave their arms. |
should i even bother asking why? i laughed at that one.. i haven't met any women who was a wooly mammoth for arm hair.. but i guess Korea could be different.. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Even though many Korean womn don't shave their legs, they seem to consider arm hair dirty. I had a woman on the street try to wax my arm( some kind of demo in front of a department store)
Considering I'm an blonde without much visible arm hair I thought that was a bit bsurd. |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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My kids call me a monkey with my arm, chest and leg hair.  |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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yeah a girl at work says I look like a puppy with my arm hair.
Good luck with your social statement butter808! |
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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: On tour
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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My girlfriend calls me " Mons'tul' "
One of my male foreigner colleagues shaves his arms! |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Most girls shave their arms and pits. But not all do.
If you dont want to, don't do it. But be prepared for some harassment by your kids. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| Yes, Korean girls shave. |
My informal sample indicates that many do not and that those who do only do so after it's grown out quite a bit.
Talking about armpit hair, right? |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think Korea is the proper place to make social statements. |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| I don't think Korea is the proper place to make social statements. |
and for our Korean word for the day: wangtta.
As long as you wear a pitted-shirt (you know, covers the pits) and wear pants (or black p-hose), you'll be fine...then again, that would make the 'statement' moot.
I side with K-dragon, then again, I didn't always adhere to this advice....
!Shoosh
Ryst |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Kangnamdragon is proud to socially conform to Korean standards.  |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Give yourself an easier life and shave lady. |
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