EPTThe Modern Korean: Looks - Page 23
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rave[wcr]
United States1166 Posts
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Animzor
Sweden2154 Posts
On March 20 2012 18:26 opisska wrote: It would almost make me think "oh look, koreans so stupid" if I haven't realised that most people in the West are probably in the same ballpark, when it comes to this, or a similar kind of idiocy. I have a very simple way to get myself isolated from all this bullshit: I look like crap. I wear the cheap staff that is comfortable (most t-shirts from "worker's accesories" and some pants from an outdoor sale) and it sometimes has a hole here and there, I haven't seen a hairdresser in over 10 years (since my mother lost the power to tell we what to do), I don't shave, just cut it here and tehre with scissors when it starts to be physically annoying. This way, I very easily get rid of or the superficial monkeys that I wouldn't like to talk to anyway and get to be with people who like me for who I am, not for how I look. Hahaha, wow, that is just silly. Looking good and being presentable is a part of growing up, you are in serious need of some growing up, nobody thinks you're cool because you're saying fuck you to society. Dressing and looking like shit doesn't make you one of the cool guys, it just makes you look like shit. I bet you're one of those people who thinks guys who dress well are gay because you wish you could dress like them, but are too afraid to. | ||
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Animzor
Sweden2154 Posts
It's actually what happens when men and women start competing in the same arena. If all the men in Sweden, for instance, started competing with each other like they do in Korea, the same shit would happen here. Fortunately, only the women act like that here, hopefully, even that'll change. | ||
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
Aaaaand we have a winner. | ||
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xavra41
United States220 Posts
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targ
Malaysia445 Posts
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iMYoonA
Australia462 Posts
On March 20 2012 19:45 Caphe wrote: Good blog!! One thing I notice while I was in the same college with more than 300 Koreans is Korean females are ugly compare to males. I mean Korean males actually look quite handsome while girls its all make up and surgery, they are short too. Average Korean girls are like 160cm~? Its also true that Koreans dress so much a like but have quite a good taste in fashion I'd say. I can immediately notice an Korean out of a crowd here in China very easily. i dont' think thats quite right, i have to say that when i was in shanghai i felt they dressed very well, and i did feel shanghai was kind of similar to seoul. | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
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SDGCFO
Korea (South)14 Posts
On March 20 2012 16:30 Ercster wrote: I understand that some amount of caring needs to be had, but to the point were people are ridiculed for expressing themselves in a different way is upsetting. Personally, I have never given a shit about what other people think of how I look. I go out in what I like, which is still surprisingly uncommon here in the US, and ignore the shit people give me for it. Ridiculed? That's a little extreme. Lets start with society. Koreans normally don't approach other Korean strangers on the street unless they're begging (legitimately or fake), trying to sell something, or promote themselves like a politician. In Korean clubs, it's not uncommon to see people dressed down. Obviously the higher end clubs might restrict you if you're wearing sandals with your toes out but I think most of us here would at least have sneakers on and avoid getting bloody/alcohol -soaked toes. It's really crowded in the capitol. Now in the scenario you're a foreigner (most of the readers here) - in normal everyday life, nothing's going to happen. There are too many people going from point a to point b. Maybe if someone's people watching they'll notice you're a foreigner because you stand out. If you look Asian, you'll blend in. Most of their focus will be the fact that you're a foreigner and then they'll go back to their own business. If you don't look good, most likely their attention will be on their phones anyway. People will judge you though but this is on the same level that would happen anywhere else and this is if they even bother to notice you. The most likely case you'll be ridiculed is if you're attending a high end event like an upscale club where you'll expect high snobby people or a job interview where you should be dressed up in the first place. Now if you're out in the smaller cities where foreigners are rare and uncommon, people will notice you but be positively curious because they rarely see foreigners. Most of what will be going through their heads is surprise and less so much about how you dress or how you look. Girls over there dress up to compete with each other - normal for girls anywhere else. Guys are aware girls spend a lot of time looking good and know that they won't be considered if they don't put in any effort in themselves. A lot of Koreans are introduced to each other whether through church, family, or friends. They want to make their friends/family look good and they have to be their best for whoever they're going to end up meeting. | ||
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PeachTV
Germany23 Posts
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Superouman
France2195 Posts
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B.I.G.
3251 Posts
On March 20 2012 20:38 Wildmoon wrote: Why Korean care about their appearance that much? maybe to show off recently acquired wealth? | ||
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kakaman
United States1576 Posts
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Hier
2391 Posts
Can anyone link me some online stores that sell typical Korean clothes that everyday people wear? Doesn't matter if the site is all in Korean, or not. Would like to get a better idea of what kind of stuff people have in their wardrobes. Thanks! | ||
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kakaman
United States1576 Posts
On March 20 2012 23:54 Hier wrote: Hey, Can anyone link me some online stores that sell typical Korean clothes that everyday people wear? Doesn't matter if the site is all in Korean, or not. Would like to get a better idea of what kind of stuff people have in their wardrobes. Thanks! Yesstyle.com | ||
rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On March 20 2012 23:43 kakaman wrote: Holy cow, how much plastic surgery did Stork do? I always thought he was natural He is natural, he just lost weight, and took care of his skin and hair | ||
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wideye
United States209 Posts
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kakaman
United States1576 Posts
On March 21 2012 00:17 rotinegg wrote: He is natural, he just lost weight, and took care of his skin and hair I dunno man, his skin looked really bad before, I can't imagine it getting better with no scarring without some laser and/or plastic work. | ||
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babylon
8765 Posts
I'm curious, what kind of reception do girls-who-look/dress-like-guys get (i.e. more androgynous girls with shorter hair)? I see "pretty boys" all the time in KPop bands, so I'm curious about the opposite phenomenon. | ||
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rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On March 20 2012 21:04 rave[wcr] wrote: that snsd pic... seohyun looks like she didnt change too much...did she? AFAIK, out of all of SNSD, seohyun and yoona got nothing/close to nothing (you can never be sure) done in the surgery department. On March 21 2012 00:37 kakaman wrote: I dunno man, his skin looked really bad before, I can't imagine it getting better with no scarring without some laser and/or plastic work. I see what you mean. Yea he probably got laser treatments from a dermatologist; it just slipped my mind that that would be considered surgery as well to some. If you include laser treatment in the list of plastic surgeries, you would be hard pressed to find somebody in their twenties who is 100% natural in Seoul, as laser treatment is very common and all my guy friends with bad skin get it (I got it too). On March 21 2012 00:48 babylon wrote: I just realized this probably explains why NesTea wears skinny jeans sometimes, lol. I'm curious, what kind of reception do girls-who-look/dress-like-guys get (i.e. more androgynous girls with shorter hair)? I see "pretty boys" all the time in KPop bands, so I'm curious about the opposite phenomenon. Personally I don't see a lot of the opposite, but that may be just me. Girls are supposed to look pretty as far as I know. On March 20 2012 21:52 targ wrote: Wow ok, this was really a good and humerous read. I actually was never too impressed by Korean girls, as when I was studying in my country (Malaysia) I met a few Korean girls in college, but they never struck me as particularly prettier than the average South-East Asian girl. Maybe because they were overseas so they let their hair down? A lot of Koreans really do let their guard down overseas because there is less pressure from their surroundings to dress well. I went to a US school with lots of Koreans and boy the girls there... I have no words | ||
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