Thursday, March 11, 2010

10 Ways Korea has Influenced Me

Well, I have been in Korea for over a year now and I guess it was only a matter of time before things that I normally wouldn't do, become completely normal and are done without thinking about it.

10. May have forgotten how to drive a car.

9. No longer say, "bless you" when someone sneezes.

8. Crave squid when out with friends. (It's so good and there are many ways to eat it!)

7. Say 아이고(I E Go) or 어떻게 (oh ddah kay) when something sudden happens.

6. Type Korean names only in Korean. It's really hard to translate them to English. (Above: It was hard to spell 아이고 and 어떻게 so you know how to say it.)

5. Would rather text only in Korean. It's faster and takes up less space.

4. Probably eat rice at least once a day, sometimes more. Actually, I crave it most of the time.

3. Can sleep on the bus or subway and wake up just before my stop. I will never understand that.

2. Give and take things with two hands. I noticed this while in Japan. My friend kept making fun of me because they don't do that there. However, we do it here in Korea.

1. I bow to everyone while saying 안녕 하세요. It's a greeting. (And when I say everyone, I mean foreigners as well.)

Well, there are 10 things that you might see me doing if we meet. I'm sure there are more, but this was what I could think of. Enjoy^^