The Bathroom Situation. Spoiler alert! (Gross)

In general the bathroom situation over here is...what's that word? Oh yeah! Horrifying. D: So, most people know about "squatters" (pictured) and that's gross or whatever, but not nearly as upsetting as the hand washing situation or shall I say lack thereof. I was unpleasantly surprised to find that most all bathrooms lack something many of us consider essential. And that thing is hot water. Oh, and they usually don't have soap. But more often there will be soap and only cold water. Now I'm not sure why this is. Hot water is too expensive? Korean hands are very sensitive to being clean? I mean warm? Whatever the reason, I'm just really puzzled. How the hell are you supposed to wash your hands?! Anyone who's ever washed a friggin dish knows that hot water actives the soap. And by activates I mean "makes it do" (shout out to Memphis). Is everyone in this country walking around with cold dirty hands?? Cuz GROSS!! Most foreigners learn early on that if you're going to any place for more than an hour you need to prepare yourself for a trip to the bathroom. Things you will need: tissues (many places don't have tp), hand sanitizer, a weak gag reflex, imagination, a good sense of humor, and maybe some smelling salts. just sayin'.

How to Become A Social Outcast

Back in November Korea got angry. More specifically Korean men got angry. To narrow that down a bit more, it was the short Korean men who got the angriest. Like totally pissed. On a popular Korean talk show called "Misuda" or "Chatting with Beauties", a Korean University student was quoted saying: "I don't like short men. Height is competitiveness these days, and I think short men are losers. Men should at least be 180 cm tall." Damn, I thought when I heard this. That's rough. As you can probably imagine she became famous very quickly, and not in a good way. Online, angry little Koreans began to dissect her life. They googled the shit out of her name and got her internet ID, which led them down a path to every shallow thing she's ever said online. (We can only imagine, as they've all since been removed.) She's been stalked at her University and her closest "friends" seem to have turned against her, divulging more juicy bits. Some dude even filed a lawsuit against the network for 10 million krw for "mental distress". Now, I have been guilty of having similar conversations with my girlfriends saying things like "I prefer tall men", but never "short men are losers." That's totally different. I mean, who does this bitch think she is? Well, I'll tell you who she is. She's a loser. I know about 25 million Korean men would agree with me.

Here's the story from The Korean Herald

Tales from the Dressing Room : Matching Underwear and other Korean Faux Pas

As any expat living in Seoul will tell you, shopping for clothes in Korea can be a headache. Sizes are limited in every area. For women, it's nearly impossible to find shoes above a size 8. Tall people of both sexes also get screwed. And don't even think about being fat. You thought back home you felt bad about your little spare tire? Psh! Over here you don't even have the right to cover it up! They might as well just say "Hey, fat-ass! Either put down the Toblerone or you can wrap yourself in trash bags for the remainder of your uncomfortable stay here!" By the way, they do have Toblerone's and an astonoshing number of Bakery's and Coffee Shops per capita. There's even Dunkin Donuts and (double take) fuckin' Krispy Kreme!? I have yet to uncover the secret of the skinny here, or better yet "get the skinny on the skinny" (snicker), but I will stay vigilant in snooping around until I can understand how there's so many places to buy nothing buy fatty sweets and carbohydrates but no plus size stores. It's a mystery.

So, that brings me to the video. Ah, what fun it is to go underwear shopping with your boyfriend and flirt as you pick out some sexy....wait...matching underwear sets? with fucking pink bunnies and kittens decorating his junk? Is this some kind of sick role playing or what?!