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Homer · Guest

Its not hard to do at all and its quite comfortable. That being said it does make you look a bit funny....

Hyalucent · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: British North America

I keep falling over... can I get back to you on this?

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crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

I can't do it. I find it burns my calves too much. It's amazing how fast you lose your flexbilty. When I did competive trampoline I was reasonably flexbile. Now I can't even get into the splits or the sqat for the matter.

I agree with beaver. It does look silly though.

CLG

kiwioutofthenest · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

I can but i put in a lot of practice, My indonesian friend showed me how to do it years ago and i was so jelous that i had to master the art

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Are you talking about the "floor sitting" or the duck sqautting? I can do the duck squat, although not for very long. I find the circulation gets cut off to my lower legs if I do it for too long. Maybe I'm not doing it right though. Confused

The floor sitting, no way! I can't do it. It's g^&*^^m painful. Maybe I'm not normal, but I have never been able to sit like that. (lotus position)

cheers

masuro · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject:

I like to squat like that sometimes when my back hurts. It really stretches the back muscles and provides instant relief. To a Westerner it might look a bit silly but in Korea it's normal so I don't mind doing it. That said, even Koreans don't squat like that anywhere.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Martha Stewart, et al, would have a field day if she saw some of the disgusting manners Koreans have, including the squat!

Very Happy

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Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

I quite liked the squat when I first came to Korea.. particularly down in Busan where its perfected quite well. It became a habit of me to squat while waiting for buses or trains.. its really comfortable and much more relaxing than standing.

Still though, up here in Seoul.. it has a more peasant-like appearance to it.. so I don't feel comfortable doing that here..

Can't help but look forward to squat toilets though.. Wink

really cleans out the system!

BooYaa!

Seoultrader · Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Location: Ali's Insurgent Inn, Fallujah

Silver Back mountain gorillas.

TECO · Joined: 20 Jan 2003

I've noticed the same thing - I fall over backwards doing it.

Also, it's as uncomfortable as hell.

They do it in Thialand, Japan, Taiwan and Phils also.

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:41 am Post subject:

desultude · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:47 am Post subject:

matthews_world wrote:
Martha Stewart, et al, would have a field day if she saw some of the disgusting manners Koreans have, including the squat!

Martha Stewart isn't saying much more than "not guilty" these days.

HardyandTiny · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

A lot of Koreans can't do the squat.
Have you seen all the new fatties lately?

I used to see (early 1990s) a lot more squatters, especially on the Seoul subway platforms and at Gimpo airport. Smoking and squatting seem to go together.
Has anyone noticed that Korean people like to smoke on the toilet?

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003