Daily we chat about the differences in Korea compared to our home cities. Concidering i work with Americans, Canadians and Australians we all seem to have the same views on the goings on here and the phrase "put it in the korea folder" is a genrously used.
Here are a few things from the Korea folder you might like to know!
1: Koreans drive like mad people! trying to cross a road becomes a matter of life or death. the roads are not two lanes, theyare like motorways. Zebra crossings do not work and even when the green man is flashing don't think its safe.
2: People drive scooters, but the drive them on the road and on the path! yes paths aren't even safe!
3: Cheese is not available, only that processed crap in clear plastic! i payed £6 for a little block of cheddar at the imported food store!
4: It is seen as rude to blow your nose in the company of others! but men consistently spit on the street! nice. and i mean proper man spits, even the kids do it. Its just wrong!
5: When kids lose their baby teeth the dentist replaces them with silver metal ones, currently a third of the kids in Rainbow and Cherry class look like that guy from James Bond!
6: The food is way spicy! walking from class to class the other day one of the students handed me a cracker! i ate it as i was starving and my eyes started streaming, thanks for the chilli flavour cracker! thats the last time i eat something a student gives me!
7: When out in bars they have not heard of measures! obviously not a bad thing at the time but in the morning a different story when my head is banging!
So far i think thats it!! will just leave you with a photo of a bar in Hongdae! highly amusing name!!
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