Monday, May 6, 2013

Life in Korea: Ten Things I Want You to Know

1. My perspective of a big city has now been permanently altered. I used to think Bangkok was a big city but it is completely dwarfed when compared to Seoul and it’s outlying areas. Imagine taking a cab for over 30 kilometers and seeing skyline after skyline after skyline. When we did the math a friend and I discovered we live 71 km away from each other in different suburbs of Seoul. The scale of things here is mind boggling. 2. The food is delicious and can be very cheap. Rotisserie chicken trucks are my favorite. You can buy two whole chickens for ten bucks from an old man, out of the back of a truck, on the street. 3. Women wear 4 inch heels, including sling backs, on the icy sidewalks. You see a lot of people with broken ankles and arms during this time. 4. There is vomit on the sidewalk, and in stairwells, and in the street, every day of the week. The locals like to party. 5. Old ladies body check you in the subway. If you are claustrophobic do not ever move to Korea. Or Asia for that matter. Your bubble of personal space does not exist here. 6. Korean is fairly easy to read. With a small amount of effort just about anyone can learn the alphabet in a short amount of time. 7. The other night I got off the bus at 10:30 pm on a Sunday. There was a drunk man in the bus lane stumbling around on the road. The bus driver patiently inched forward. No horn or anything. My best guess is he sees this all the time. Eventually the drunk guy saw the bus and moved out of the road. The following Sunday I got body checked by two different men reeking of alcohol on the bus. 8. Korean people are very kind and friendly. If you ask a stranger for help they will often lead you to your destination. The only people I find intolerable in this country are cab drivers. 89% of the time they just suck. I find that I am far more trusting of people on this side of the pond than back home. I would never buy chickens from an old man with a dirty truck in America. 9. There is a large population of foreign expats here and it is very easy to meet people and make friends. It’s kind of like bein in college all over again, but with salaries. I have lucked out in the social department as I have the most amazing friends as well as a wonderful boyfriend. 10. I have completely fallen in love with Korea and the people here. It’s a harsh realization that this life I have built here is temporary, and will not last forever but all the more reason to enjoy it while we can. People will move, things will change, and contracts will end. In the mean time I choose to focus on the good and build relationships with people that will continue. And hey, we will always have Korea.

2 comments:

  1. kami sekeluarga tak lupa mengucapkan puji syukur kepada ALLAH S,W,T
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  2. Sekian lama saya bermain togel baru kali ini saya
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    angkanya,buat anda yang butuh angka yang dijamin tembus
    hubungi: MBAH SANGKIL di nomor hp (_0852_1049_3757_) insya allah beliau akan membantu kesusahan anda apalagi kalau anda terlilit hutang trima kasih....

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