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Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

Ok, I have had a few "issues" discussed in my classes of late that left me wondering. I'm sure you'll be able to guess them from the questions I pose below but if you have a sec, quickly answer them k.

1-Do you take you shoes off in your house? (has it changed being in Korea "if" you live here?)

2-Do you know your blood type? (If yes, how/when did you learn it?)

3-Where are you from? (Just country and maybe region will do)

*i have a few theories about this and am hoping to get a small discussion going, but basically I want to see how the answers differ.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

Yes, I take off my shoes.

I know my blood type (I'm a donore)

I'm from Atlantic Canada.

Bunnymonster · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Tokyo

1-Do you take you shoes off in your house? (has it changed being in Korea "if" you live here?)

Yes, Used to take them off at home depending on how long I was staying in for, one of my houses, where I had a hard floor I would take them off at the door, one where the floors were often umm, interetsing I left them on all the time.

2-Do you know your blood type? (If yes, how/when did you learn it?)

Yes,Knew it from various hospital shenanegins including being a Doner

3-Where are you from? (Just country and maybe region will do)

London, England

Homer · Guest

Sure thing mate.

1-Do you take you shoes off in your house? (has it changed being in Korea "if" you live here?)

Yes we do. Then again we did so back home as I grew up, my mother was strict about that!

2-Do you know your blood type? (If yes, how/when did you learn it?)

Yes I do. I learnt it after I got into an accident.

3-Where are you from? (Just country and maybe region will do)

Canada, Ontario.

peppermint · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject:

1. always took my shoes off in the house and am a little less likely to do so here, since I don't have to trudge through snow and mud as often.

2. Yes I know my blood type because giving blood was an easy way to dodge French class in high school.

3. Atlantic Canada

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

1. In Asia, yes; in the West, no.

2. No. I've donated blood but never bothered to remember. My girlfriend says I have a type-O personality tho. Laughing

3. New York.

canukteacher · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea

1. We always took our shoes off at home. Penalty for not doing so, ummm....never really wanted to find out Laughing

2. Yes I know my blood type. I used to give blood.

3. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

CT

Mr. Literal · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Location: Third rock from the Sun.

Free World · Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Drake Hotel

Ya, I always take off my shoes. Did in Canada too. Here I sleep on the floor so it'd be bad news if there was dirt from the street all over the place.

I do know my blood type... have been a blood donor since highschool.

Southern Ontario

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

1-Yes, I do and yes, it has changed since being here. At my house, we didn't have to take off our shoes. This might have been different if I'd actually grown up in Alaska rather than moving there as a teenager. In Alaska it's bad form to wear your shoes inside someone else's house because most of the streets (I'm talking about outside the 3 or 4 'cities') are dirt so your shoes are pretty muddy. More than getting someone's house dirty, if you wear your shoes inside you are saying to your hosts that their house is so dirty you don't want to take your shoes off and have your socks get dirty. Laughing

Anyway, this is one Asian/Alaska tradition that I'll maintain no matter where I live next.

2-No. 'Though I've wondered at times...

3-Northwestern USA (Washington/Alaska).

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

1-Do you take you shoes off in your house? (has it changed being in Korea "if" you live here?)

Always did back home if the place was carpeted. Since I havent seen a carpet in my apartment I usually wear my shoes if they are clean.(not lately)

2-Do you know your blood type? (If yes, how/when did you learn it?)

Yes I do. Red Laughing

I found that out when I cut off the tip of my thumb Wink

Positive type O

3-Where are you from? (Just country and maybe region will do)

Western Canada where men are men and heifers are nervous Laughing

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

1. Sometimes yes, sometimes no depending on how new the carpet was in our house. It still varies quite a bit when I visit other people back home.

2. no- I've given blood but forgotten my type

3. northern England

taegu girl · Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Location: California

1. do i take off my shoes in the house?
Didn't before living in korea, got into the habit there, married husband (korean) who really prefers shoes off (although on occasion if i am in a hurry they stay on) so i take them off. ALso we rent and if the carpet is messed up and stained, guess who loses part of their deposit? we do and with a baby crawling in the apartment makes sense to have a clean floor.

2. Found out my blood type after moving to korea. Got sick of my students asking me my blood type and not knowing. went and got a simple blood test done. Plus, i figured it might not hurt to know in general the type.

3. Have lived in 6 states in the US (currently in CA)but if you hear me speak you would say i am from the Great Lakes area.

taegu girl · Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Location: California

1. do i take off my shoes in the house?
Didn't before living in korea, got into the habit there, married husband (korean) who really prefers shoes off (although on occasion if i am in a hurry they stay on) so i take them off. ALso we rent and if the carpet is messed up and stained, guess who loses part of their deposit? we do and with a baby crawling in the apartment makes sense to have a clean floor.

2. Found out my blood type after moving to korea. Got sick of my students asking me my blood type and not knowing. went and got a simple blood test done. Plus, i figured it might not hurt to know in general the type.

3. Have lived in 6 states in the US (currently in CA)but if you hear me speak you would say i am from the Great Lakes area.