You know Korea is your home when

You know Korea is your home when… – Part 12

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February 4, 2012
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It’s about time for a new post. See the long-running series here, then read the newest installment below.

Marilyn Monroe called - a pig? Seen at a barbecued meat place in Hongdae.

You know Korea is your home when…

  • The guy sweeping the floor at E-mart has an iPhone.
  • You instinctively start taking discounts into account when using a credit card.
  • Someone tells you a subway name, and you look it up in hangeul.
  • The TV on your phone goes out and you’re outraged.
  • You find a place in Korea that doesn’t have hand phone coverage.
  • You think more about the banchan (side dishes) or service than the main More >

You know Korea is your home when… – a compilation / quiz

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January 24, 2011
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As of this posting, I’ve written a total of 10 parts answering the ‘You know Korea is your home when…’ question. While you’re welcome to check out part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, and part 10, I’ve added a point system in place to help you determine how ‘home’ Korea has become. Grab a pen and paper and play along!

Without further ado:

Give yourself 5 points for every statement that fits.

You know Korea is your home when…

  1. You look both ways before crossing the sidewalk.
  2. You’re not surprising can actually make a call while on the subway, in the subway
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You know Korea is your home when… (part 10)

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January 12, 2011
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Presenting part 10 of the series, ‘You know Korea is your home when…’. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, and part 9 for even more funny stuff.

You know Korea is your home when…

  • Someone asks you where you’re from and you say somewhere in Korea.
  • Your eyes light up whenever you see a new product from your home country.
  • You move home and begin to miss the ‘four distinct seasons’ Korea used to offer you.
  • The kimchi you made is preferred to your Korean friend’s mom’s kimchi.
  • You wear a short skirt out in the cold, then put on your significant other’s jacket.
  • You
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You know Korea is your home when… (part 9)

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December 9, 2010
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Presenting part 9 of the series, ‘You know Korea is your home when…’. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, and part 8 for even more funny stuff.

  • You keep a toothbrush in your desk at school.
  • You unconsciously correct the English of complete strangers.
  • You can transliterate an English word to Korean without a second thought.
  • You’ve learned more about the English language than you ever learned in school.
  • You enjoy the smell of kimchi wafting from your downstairs neighbors.
  • You use the sound of construction at 8am as your alarm clock.
  • People stop complimenting you on how
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You know Korea is your home when… (part 8)

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October 11, 2010
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Presenting part 8 of the “You Know Korea is your home when…” list. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part 7 for even more funny stuff.

Without further ado…

You know Korea is your home when:

  • You see a group of foreigners and conclude they look fat.
  • You win an argument with an ajosshi.
  • It’s normal to see kids walking on the streets unaccompanied after 10pm on a school night.
  • Pigs promoting pork products no longer seems unusual.
  • You argue with a restaurant’s staff over why they can’t serve you something – in Korean.
  • It takes more than a minute to think of something you More >

You know Korea is your home when… (part 7)

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March 26, 2010
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Check out part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6 to the series here.

You know Korea is your home when…

  • You think you look good wearing a shiny tie.
  • Your camera has a foot-long lens.
  • You’ve fought with an ajumma for cardboard boxes.
  • You prefer the 300 won coffee from a machine to the 4,000 won cup from Starbucks.
  • If you’ve ever played ‘chicken’ with a motorcycle on the sidewalk.
  • If, on second thought, you decide to type in English instead of hangeul.
  • If you own more English / ESL / educational books than your school.
  • You think seeing teenage girls in school skirts at 10pm
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You know Korea is your home when… (part 6)

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January 31, 2010
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The series has been resurrected! See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, or part 5 for even more. Without further ado…

You know Korea is your home when…

  • Your gadgets / technology make a Korean feel inadequate.
  • You’re better at cutting things with scissors than a knife.
  • When you finish your kimchi and ask for more.
  • You know the location of every trash can at the subway station.
  • You know a two-transfer trip across town will take exactly 47 minutes.
  • The event you went to last weekend was one your Korean friend had never heard of.
  • You have zero moral guilt about hopping the turnstile to change
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"You know Korea is your home when…" (part 5)

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June 18, 2009
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Probably the last post in this series unless the cerebellum comes up with any more. In case you missed any, see part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. Without further ado:

You know Korea is your home when…

  • You stop and realize how fast ‘normal English speaking speed’ really is.

  • A Korean ever says “you use chopsticks better than I do!”

  • A Korean tells a joke (in Korean) and you get it.

  • When women in their twenties no longer look like teenagers.

  • If you’ve discovered a great response to being told ‘When in Korea…’

  • If you’ve figured out how to watch TV on your cell phone.

  • If you can’t

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"You know Korea is your home when…" (part 4)

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June 10, 2009
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They just keep coming – a hat tip and a ‘thank you’ to every American, Canadian, Kiwi, and Australian that’s contributed.

You know Korea is your home when…

  • You become oblivious to Korean staring at you

  • When you actually understand the entire subway or bus announcement

  • When you jostle for a subway seat with the best of them

  • When you think it’s fashionably acceptable to wear a shiny tie with a shiny suit

  • If you can make a two-transfer subway trip without ever looking at the map

  • If you’ve ever offered a Korean directions

  • People spitting on the streets is something you’ve gotten used

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"You know Korea is your home when…" (part 3)

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June 2, 2009
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Presenting the third part of “You know Korea is your home when…”

You know Korea is your home when…

  • If you love the watery eyes of flushed look when Koreans drink.

  • Hearing any language other than Korean or English almost shocks you.

  • You’ve ever thought about marrying a Korean just to get the F-2 visa.

  • If you can name three Korean newspapers in English – without the word ‘Korea’ in it.

  • If you happily eat soup from a shared bowl.

  • If you’ve figured out how to eat cake with chopsticks.

  • See someone welding or cutting metal on the sidewalk barely merits a second glance.

  • You think fecal

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