Tuesday, April 20, 2010

a rambling on of pros and cons



Korea to me, means many things... both good and bad, how should i sort them? oh yes, lets do it like this:

PROS's
  • i can leave my purse and computer at a table outside a cafe and walk inside with great ease to grab my coffee
  • when i speak in my broken korean, to a korean, i am either a)really really cute or b) really really smart
  • dok bokke (a.k.a. bomb street food)
  • people will let me into clubs w/ great ease (fa free) just because they aren't sure if i'm famous or not
  • its easy to make friends with non-koreans because you know that you likely have nearly a whole lifestyle in common before "hello"
  • the random people i meet who want to "practice their english" in a brief conversation with me.
  • its easy to make friends with koreans since they are all about practicing their english
  • cherry blossoms and the colors of fall
  • watching the beautiful community that the people have here
  • the public health care system
CONS:
  • the constant sound of loogies being hocked, and the necessary need to watch your every step to make sure that those loogies don't end up on your shoes-ies
  • ordering a "chai latte" and getting a "latte" 50% of the time
  • if you're not bite size, you're not the right size
  • sickos that think i'm a russian prostitute
  • the freezing winters and humid summers
  • the public health care system
  • not getting to have good conversations with strangers

its safe to say the pro's out weigh the cons... but now the golden question: should i stay or should i go now?

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