Funny Cultural Differences

Here are some big cultural differences in Korea!!!

1. Girls wear high heels, or high top converses. Those are the only shoes they own! I am the only one wearing flip flops (but that doesn't stop me)

2. IV's for trees. They actually hang little IV bags on trees and the little tube leads to the base of the tree. It can't be just water cause that is not nearly enough. so I am guessing it is some kind of fertilizer.

3. You cannot say hello first to an older person. It is their job to address you first or it is disrespectful.

4. Don’t smile when you walk past a stranger, but make sure you say hello and bow to a coworker or someone you have met once, if you don't they will be offended. This is terrible for someone forgetful like me. YIKES!

5.Your skirt can be so high when you walk we can see your panties (i have seen it) but if you show your shoulders it is slutty. Leggings are VERY popular here, especially if you wear them with jean shorts...

5.5 It is not at all uncommon to see couples wear identical outfits from their shirts to their shoes. We have seen many couples wearing the EXACT same thing, but it I never seem to have my camera on hand. Here is a couple in matching t-shirts, I sneakily took these photos, mwa ha ha.

6.. Koreans are very conservative in person but their movies and plays are VERY DRAMATIC. They exaggerate and over emphasize emotions, surprise and excitement. So all their TV shows and movies are ridiculously CHEESY! Why is that?

7. In Korea if the parking is all taken, just put on your emergency lights and stop right in the road. Justin and I were dumbfounded when we were in the car as someone did this.

8. Americans are obsessed with their mouths and movie stars must have straight perfect teeth right? Well Koreans are obsessed with their eyes and all movie stars (if their eyes are not already quite wide) must have their eyes done so they are big and wide, teeth are an after thought. Also just look at our smiley faces American- :) Little tiny eyes, emphasis on the smiling mouth. Koren- ^^ you send this in an email or text. This is representing how your eyes squint when you smile.

Last but most important...
9.Don’t get a Tan! It Looks ugly, in Korea they use bleaching creams and try to stay out of the sunlight to keep their skin pure and white. They have funny hat masks, or they carry sun umbrellas and they never, never forget sunscreen.