Accentuate the Positive

My last post may have rubbed some people the wrong way. I mean it when I say that I love nearly everything about this crazy country. Some of the things I love:

1. The girls
Of course this one's first! Seriously, the girls here are...wow. I'm not exactly a shy person, but I'm no Don Juan, either. Just like any other guy, I'm a little nervous about approaching an attractive girl. Here, though, it's completely different! Everyone wants to talk to me, including gorgeous girls! I've gotten a lot of phone numbers (pointless, since I don't have a phone). Sometimes being American has its advantages.

2. Fashion
Yes, some of the styles are a little strange. Sure, some of the guys look like girls. Oh, and let's not go into people wearing masks to protect them from pollution, cold weather, or God knows what else. What I love about the fashions here is everyone tries so hard to look pretty.

In the U.S., if you go to Wal-Mart, you MIGHT throw on a clean shirt and make sure there isn't too much mustard crusted in the corners of your mouth from the ill-advised "mustard beer" concoction from the night before. Or you may just chance it. In Korea, if you're going anywhere, you'd better look like a supermodel. That is, of course, unless you're an American. Everyone already mistakes us for celebrities, so we can get away with looking like crap.

3. Awesomeness
If the U.S. is the cool, rich kid at the party, South Korea is our badass cousin. Don't believe me? You try living next to a crazy dictator who constantly threatens you with annihilation and see how you fare. South Korea's also about the same size as Indiana, but they somehow lead the world in technology. Own anything made by LG, Samsung, or Hyundai? Pretty good quality, isn't it?

Back to weaponry. The only country more awesome than Korea, in terms of firepower-to-size ratio, is Israel. Don't get me started on how you don't mess with the Israelis. Did you see Munich?

4. So Cheap!

I eat every meal at restaurants, and I can spend easily spend less than $7 every day on food. A haircut costs about $5. Buses, taxis, and subways are all ridiculously cheap. I plan on saving more than half of my money every month, while still managing to live quite well.

Just for Fun
Things I Googled while writing this blog:
mustard beer, Munich, is googled a word?, size of Korea, size of Israel, synonym for "badass"

Some Pictures!

Something's wrong here

What could this be?

Oh, these are "A side dish"

America is really lacking in the weird cartoon character department

A No Smoking Sign: not really a rule, just a suggestion

Just some random stores...

This is actually a pretty good parking job, by Korean standards.