http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/bethsalerno/2007/09/23/daily-life/ My South Korea Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/bethsalerno/2007/09/23/daily-life/#comment-14 Paul Calzada Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:24:52 +0000 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/bethsalerno/2007/09/23/daily-life/#comment-14 One day I was in Japan and I knew I'd been there a while when I realized I would go into a Japanese (Korean style) toilet without thinking twice. Or that buying food was no longer a stomach wrenching adventure. And, as I may have mentioned, to this day I don't use a dryer. In Japan, all kinds of clever drying racks are available. I'm surprised if that's not true in Korea. Yes, it's nicer to hang laundry outside, but sometimes you have to hang your clothes inside. I'm glad you reminded me of the ATM passbooks--I miss those, too! And I've always wondered why the US hasn't come up with such a convenient, easy, secure way to pay bills and keep track of your bank account at the same time. I realized I'd been back in the US for a while when I no longer bowed when I answered the phone or greeted people. BTW, have you noticed where people point to themselves when answering a question like, "Who, me?" An American would point to his/her chest. Not a Japanese. One day I was in Japan and I knew I’d been there a while when I realized I would go into a Japanese (Korean style) toilet without thinking twice. Or that buying food was no longer a stomach wrenching adventure. And, as I may have mentioned, to this day I don’t use a dryer. In Japan, all kinds of clever drying racks are available. I’m surprised if that’s not true in Korea. Yes, it’s nicer to hang laundry outside, but sometimes you have to hang your clothes inside. I’m glad you reminded me of the ATM passbooks–I miss those, too! And I’ve always wondered why the US hasn’t come up with such a convenient, easy, secure way to pay bills and keep track of your bank account at the same time. I realized I’d been back in the US for a while when I no longer bowed when I answered the phone or greeted people. BTW, have you noticed where people point to themselves when answering a question like, “Who, me?” An American would point to his/her chest. Not a Japanese.

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