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[melvaughn]

How many times a day are you told you're beautiful? Four people in the past two days have blurted this out to me in broken English , normally from taxi drivers and sales people (all men) I would be flattered if I weren't in Korea because I know it's only because I'm white so I don't really take it seriously. I also ocassionally get money handed to me on the street. Last week, a drunk man handed me 1000w and refused to take it back. Again, I hear this is fairly common behaviour and I'm sure it's happened to many of you.

So out of curiosity, how often are you told you're beautiful?

[kermo]

Money? Weird. Are you by any chance sitting on the sidewalk when this happens? Wearing a potato sack?

To answer your question, I guess I get told I'm beautiful about two or three times a week, I guess. Sometimes it's a taxi driver or a random guy on the street, giving me the up-and-down-eye and a thumbs up with the word "Gooooood!" Sometimes it's a student, or a co-worker, or a clerk at the shop (last time it was while I was buying pomegranate juice, because of the little song in the ad regarding 민여.) Come to think of it, last week, a girl at a party introduced me to her friend (both lovely Koreans, fluent in English.) She said "My friend likes you. She thinks you're pretty". The friend explained: "I'm not a lesbian; I just like pretty girls." (?) I don't take it too seriously, but it's always nice to hear.[/list]

[melvaughn]

Yeah, the money kind of freaked me out a little bit. I was coming out of a Karoke bar at 1:00 at night, when a drunk man in front of me who kept turning around to stare, took out his wallet with what I thought would be a business card and handed me two 1000w. He refused to take it back so I kept it. It also happened during my first week in Korea.

[Smurfette]

Compliments? Way too often. It makes me feel uncomfortable. Especially because I think I look like a freak next to the Koreans.

[gang ah jee]

[SirFink]

"Beautiful" ? Never. "Handsome" and "you Beckham!" ? All the freakin' time. Ah, if only it were true...

[tzechuk]

I have one student who tells me on a daily basis.

When I go out with Letty, they say Letty is like a doll, then they say that it's not surprising considering mummy is also very beautiful.......

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[flotsam]

It happened just now, when I finished shaving. Will probably happen again every time I have a wee today. Actually, the sun is shining in through the window and I can kind of see my reflection in the monitor screen..."Hey, handsome. How's tricks? You have beautiful eyes. Growl.."

Hey froggie, howse about, in ten years, if I don't have kids and you don't have kids, we fry one up? I think we should do the world the favor of unleashing a kid with your smile and my eyes on it and watching a war over something Trojanly sensible for once. You in?

[SpedEd]

I've received quite a few positive comments ("Oh, you're so handsome!") regarding my looks since coming to Korea from both genders. This just doesn't happen back home in N.A. I think it's more common for a girl to be complimented, especially if she keeps herself in good physical condition, It's a male society over here and Korean men aren't as conservative as the women when it comes to expressing themselves.

[archer904]

I get it on a regular basis because of my goatee, it seems. A couple drunk Korean girls, and many sober Korean guys. I was coming out of a store once, and a Korean guy on the street made a chin-stroking gesture and in a deep, Tonto-like voice, said "You. Handsome boy."

I've gathered that in Korea, telling someone they are attractive isn't seen any differently than telling someone you like their shoes or they have a cool backpack.

[kermo]

[flotsam]

[peony]

when i was in korea, i was complimented often on how good my english was (by waygooks btw)

[flotsam]