(Family Photo, December 2006)Cultural Tidbits…
1. I giggle whenever I see a couple in public dressed in the same outfits
2. I try hard not to make fun of my brother (and other men) for carrying a purse
3. I think that wearing socks with sandals was so 10 years ago
4. I am amused when I see 5 people (high schoolers) on park steps playing an intense game of “rock-paper-scissors” (this game is huge here)
5. I am not used to sitting on the floor when I go out for dinner – my legs fall asleep quite often
6. My will power is keeping me from eating the Kraft Velveeta Mac and Cheese in my cupboard … since I only have 4 packages left! ( I ate one already due to an unsuccessful 1st time journey to the grocery store)
7. I threw a t-shirt over my pillow because for the life of me, I cannot find a pillow case in this city
In All Seriousness …
1. I am frustrated that I cannot speak the language and it’s such a task to attempt to learn even the basics … but I’m trying…
2. If I see a minority – a white, black, Indian person here – I am tempted to say something just to catch them off guard and try to meet people but I don’t since I feel like I blend in and am probably just one of the majority to them
3. I get less slack for not following etiquette since I am still Korean. True foreigners are forgiven if they forget to bow or be politically correct. So I need to learn as much as I can so I don’t offend anybody.
4. It is driving me nuts being parented the Korean – “old generation” way… by basically complete strangers ... and after 26 years!! It is very over-protective, always worrying, overly affectionate (public displays of affection especially), and invasive. I am trying to be accepting and wondering if it’s worth it to try and express my feelings or not…
what would YOU do?
(Family Photo, August 2007)
More blogs to come after my mini-vacations to Andong, South Korea and Beijing, China …. Thanks for reading and HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY :)
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