tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621309569823475230.post1282887892393043013..comments2023-08-15T19:29:32.097+09:00Comments on Claudia and Oliver's Korean Adventure: Eyes on you!Claudia and Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440102543375185266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621309569823475230.post-71460150790960258722010-08-06T16:06:04.231+09:002010-08-06T16:06:04.231+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Claudia and Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440102543375185266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621309569823475230.post-82477512289169268862010-08-06T16:05:51.864+09:002010-08-06T16:05:51.864+09:00Hi there,
Thank you soi much for the wonderful c...Hi there, <br /><br />Thank you soi much for the wonderful comment! <br /><br />There are quite a few foreigners in Wonju but we do get stared at a lot...Heehe! I guess things are differemt in different parts of the country. <br /><br />When we were ion Gyeongju we hardly got looked at, but that is because the place was literally swarming with tourists. We did however, still get a good few loks when we were in Busan (a lot less than in Wonju though). So you are right, the more desensitized people are to how we look, the less they look!<br /><br />Happy you enjoy the blog!!!!! It really is wonderful to get feedback from time to time!!!<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />ClaudiaClaudia and Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440102543375185266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621309569823475230.post-5531761637987730032010-08-06T11:49:23.601+09:002010-08-06T11:49:23.601+09:00In Daegu waygukins are rarely starred at. Since EP...In Daegu waygukins are rarely starred at. Since EPIK introduced western teachers into almost every school our numbers have gone through the roof. One reflection of this for example, is in menus, you rarely see a menu without English under the Korean. Not too long ago you would only have found an English menu in MacDonalds-type fast food joint. I remember when Pohang bus terminal had no display information in English. <br /><br />The area I live in probably has 30 waygukins living in it but in 2000 there were only four of us.Westerners then were much friendlier because there were so few, unless you lived near a military base, and you could go for weeks without seeing one. When you did you usually chatted. Now, I pass waygukins every day who will usually try their hardest not to notice you because you spoil their little image of being unique and exotic.<br /><br />And at one time I was probably one of the fattest and tallest people in Daegu but with all them burger bars, fried, chicken and pizzas,I now see Koreans proportionately as fat as I on a daily basis.<br /><br />The only way I can get a second glance now is to visit the bathhouse and then it's because the only naked waygukins they've seen are in pornfilms and they're all expecting me to be as equally endowed...<br /><br />Interesting blog and great pics - I visit here regularly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com