Fruits and Fashion

[I got a birthday card from my Uncle Bob and Aunt Teresa today.  Thanks so much! Anything by snail mail brightens up my day!]

#67.  The prices of fruits/vegetables is ridiculous.  You would think that in a coastal city that the price of fresh grocery items would be lower.  That would be a big hell no.  The price of fish and anything from the sea is cheap but anything that grows out of garden?  Be ready to give your first born child.

#68.  Mothers carry their children on their backs.  In America kids are put into backpack-eque contraptions so that mommy or daddy have their hands free.  The same is true in Korea except it's not a backpack.  It's a piece of long cloth that is wrapped around to keep the kid in.  To watch it is impressive.  The kid hands on to the back of the parent's neck and the parent just starts wrapping away.  No assistance needed.

Nothing fancy.  Just a huge piece of cloth. 

#69.  Korean fashion is a mix between prostitute and high fashion. Here is an example.  A woman will walk around the streets of Pohang in 4 inch stilletos and booty shorts...but have it be socially acceptable because she has tights on underneath.  The tights (though transparant) somehow make the whole outfit perfectly acceptable. 

This is the best I could find.  Just imagine
an outfit with less fabric and see through tights.

#70.  Korean women love their shoes.  In America you see women get dressed up to go out on the town or for a special occasion.  In Korea there is no occasion too casual to not wear their stilletos.  An afternoon walk to the market?  Bright red stilletos.  A walk to the corner store for milk?  Pointed neon yellow pumps.  At least they are getting their money's worth.

#71.  Korean children learn chinese.  At 4 years old I didn't know English.  These kids are triligual.  Point Korea.

Our weekly soccer game was last night.  I didn't get a cleat to the knee or get a nose bleed so I consider it an overwhelming success.  We added another game to our weekly schedule so now I play on Mondays AND Wednessdays.  It just increases the likelihood of getting hurt.  OR turning into a kick ass soccer player. 

My bet is on getting hurt. 

We'll see on Wednesday.