Koreans are trying very hard to learn English. Or rather, as my students say "We are study hardly!" This is a company moto, printed in large letters, on the back of a company car.There are many ways of saying "Congratulations", or "Thank You". But in Korea, you can say it with a nice SPAM gift set. Six cans of SMAM and two bottles of cooking oil make a great impression. Only 29,000 won (about $29 USD). To the right it is the canned Tuna and SPAM gift set.
Space is a really big problem in Korea. They have about 20,000,000 people in the greater Seoul area. Roughly half of their entire population! This is a convenience store with Valet Parking.

Usually they have squat toilets here. About 1/3 to 1/2 of the toilets in Korea have been switched over to western style. Some places have these signs to help Koreans adjust to the new equipment.
If you look closely, you'll notice that the angry puppy with the bone in his mouth is sitting in a pot. Korean's believe that dog meat gives men "stamina".


3 comments:
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Hi Brooke!! It is so great to hear from my cousins! I just got an email from Amber too. Thank you for looking at my blog and leaving your information. I'm not in a different country and I still feel out of the loop most of the time! I heard you were in Korea but I'm so glad I get to see it for myself. What a great experience you must be having. I enjoyed all the pictures... makes me think of Japan, although we didn't have dog meat stores, but plenty of squat toliets! Please keep in touch!
Love, Tami
Hey Brooke,
Your blog is interesting, it was good to understand better what you do and what your lifestyle is like. The Korean culture was an added bonus. Love ya lots.
Camille
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