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[shawner88]

I ran this topic before...looking for fresh replies to the enduring topic sentence

You've been in Korea too long when...


you wake up and prepare a nice breakfast: kimchi, rice, and soju

[sakamuras]

you masterfully perfect the art of sitting on the toilet while reading the korean newspaper

[sparkx]

...and then use your showerhead as a makeshift bedet (sp?)

[wormholes101]

You know what O-ship-se-ju is...

[yodanole]

You are on Dave's ESL Cafe because it is more interesting than "experiencing a foreign culture".

[canuckistan]

you've forgotten your address back home

[Handsome Boy]

You can use a squat toilet and you like Kimchi! Oh my god! I have been here too long.

[Seatangle]

-You leave the house wearing sandals, a track suit, carrying a clutch purse, and smoking a Virginia Slim. AND YOU'RE A GUY! (and don't forget the panties underneath.)

-You leve the house in the above mentioned outfit, and no one bats an eye.

-You go home to wherever, and try to hail a cab by waving "bye bye."

-When said cab ride is finished you're shocked to discover the fare is more than three dollars.

Thanks for bringing this topic back.

[Zyzyfer]

[Duncan McCocinue]

When ya get of the #*@*'en plane!!!!!!

[why]

When ask you a yes/no question and you reply Ne/anio

When you say annyeyong hasaeyo to complete strangers and then giggle as you walk away.

You roll your pant legs up because the legs are too long and you can't figure out how to get a tailor to solve the problem

[captain kirk]

of course you would never tell anyone this, but you come to realize that after years of eloquent complaining about korea you don't, in fact, hate it. in fact you LOVE korea. but 'complaining about korea' is accepted and done. if anyone complained like this in their home country people would simply walk away, veer off, and label you 'maladjusted'. this may also be a sign of 'just beginning' in korea. unless it's to china next to 'complain about maladjusted, backward china'. in short, instead of saying point blank, 'i'm such an unhappy jackass' it goes like this 'grrrrr, korea'. because you CAN. and you become an 'internationally travelled person of discernment' instead of a constantly miserable assclown, wherever your are.

[Cedar]

Can never be in Korea too long. This is heaven on earth. If you didn't realize that yet, you missed out.

You can get paid to teach something you don't know how to teach (well, admittedly you figure out over time). Everyone thinks you're totally fine, even if no one in your home country gave you a second look. Besides, Korea has Outback Steakhouse, Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks, etc etc. so, how's it different from being back home?

ps. maybe I shouldn't have just chowed that entire dark chocolate bar from Thailand, I don't sound like my normal self.

[Marathe]

[kangnamdragon]

When someone asks if you can eat kimchi and you reply, "Of course I can, I'm Korean." in Korean.