Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Random Observations about Korea

Bus drivers are scary in the way that they do not usually do full stops when people get off. Taxi drivers refuse to do U-turns and will tell you to walk across the street to hail another taxi that goes the right direction.

Many places do not open until the afternoon and stay open until the wee hours of the morning. Love the night life!

Almost all women wear heels or flats. Apparently you only see people wear sandals in the summer when it's very hot. However, feet must be dressed in nice shoes with some sort of heel and your digits should be well-kept and manicured.

From what I observed, Korean people are either very beautiful people or just....no. I don't really see many people who are in between those two extremes. But then again my idea of attractive (for men and women) can vary from everyone else.

Korean fashion is very girly with their chiffon dresses and bows in their hair. The women play the traditional female role in speech, fashion, and lifestyle.

Korean cosmetic shops are insaaaaaaane. There can be 4 or 5 of the main brands lined right next to each other, as well as multiple stores of the same brand within a block of each other. They also have employees standing outside and handing you free samples to come shop inside. They give you even more samples depending on how much you purchase from their store. My bag of makeup samples is taking up a lotttttttt of room in my suitcase .__.

Food in Korea is maddd cheap. I can get full off of kimbap (Korean roll, around $1.50 USD) and jajangmyun (Korea's take on the Chinese black sauce noodles, $2 USD). Nothing is ever over $6 USD for a full meal.

8. It seems like everyone in Korea has a significant other. Those in their early twenties that aren't dating anyone will be seen as strange. There are shops dedicated to couple items. I see couples walking down the street in couple t-shirts, shoes, and cell phone charms.

There's more but that's all I can think of right now. :P

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