Outback .. Korean Style

So my mother’s older sister and her family took me to dinner. They asked if I like “Outback Steakhouse” and I said yes. I should’ve said no but I figured trying to decide what to eat w/ a language barrier is frustrating so I just agreed. Despite it being western food, it was done Korean style which was kind of an interesting experience. It was my aunt, uncle, other uncle, cousin, and brother. Everyone looked lost on what to order, etc. Uncle said outback is “high class” in Korea. My cousin (Soehun, 22yrs old) ordered for us. We shared all the meals and it was pretty much the same except for a couple small differences: 1. A small bowl of kimchi was served 2. Alice Spring Chicken w/ Rice – the rice had onions in it 3. Some of the menu was different – I don’t remember seeing chicken and shrimp salad on the American menu.

Meeting them again was fun and tough at the same time since my uncle doesn’t speak very good English and obviously I don’t know Korean. However, I felt a little better since my deaf uncle didn’t know what they were saying either but then he trumped me when he would write on his hand back and forth with my brother (Mun Hyuk) to communicate.

So I am kinda breaking my goal of not eating western food. However, I have not gone on my own account and I don’t totally regret it because it’s an interesting experience mixing the cultures together.