Koreaisms that I don't want to forget
This week seems like it will be our last here in Korea, we're still not sure, but will hopefully know tomorrow. This post is dedicated to all those little memories and things that I found entertaining about this great country. 1. Lots of people smoke here. The good thing is that if they are Korean cigarettes, they don't smell terrible. Chinese cigarettes smell terrible. One day, Landon and I were out on the Hangang park river trail with lots of cyclists. I noticed quite a few stopping at benches along the way for a smoke break. That seemed weird to me, but at least they were participating in part of a healthy lifestyle. I wish I had caught video footage of this one guy, though. He finished his smoke break, stomped out his cigarette and immediately put his face mask on- I'm assuming to protect his lungs from the pollution of Seoul. Buddy, I think the pollution will not kill you as fast as inhaling burning chemicals and tar into your lungs! 2. Koreans get really into w...