I hear a lot of posters saying "wow I won't fit in because I don't dress impeccably (or like the Koreans do)"

You won't fit in because you're probably not east Asian first of all, second you can't speak the language and last and most importantly, you're not Korean! Those are the important things...not the way you dress.

So if you're a scruffy white guy with bad skin (no matter how white) that looks like shit, you will be treated as such, just prob more ostracized than in your own country.

China, where I live at the moment, is more forgiving of bad presentation...but if you dress like crap in a city like Shanghai people are still gonna look at you like you're odd and judge you. If you can't stand a certain amount of superficiality do not...I REPEAT DO NOT come to East Asia!

There's currently a lot of wealth in East Asia so more disposable income = spending on frivolous things. The streets of Shanghai are paved with Ferraris and Porsches for example.

Sanders

97 Posts

March 21 2012 03:50 GMT

#503

The difference with braces is that they are often given for genuine health reasons. If the teeth are misaligned then parts of the top and bottom begin to grind against each other when they shouldn't and wear down the teeth. I don't know the percentage who get it purely for aesthetic reasons but I know mine certainly weren't.

brum

Hungary187 Posts

March 21 2012 04:56 GMT

#504

Interesting read. But also disgusting.

Xenocide_Knight

Korea (South)2625 Posts

March 21 2012 05:03 GMT

#505

At this point, I want to link people to this legendary post by a legendary poster
How to look Korean 101 by fana
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=235370&currentpage=2#23

On March 21 2012 09:42 tWuKrameR wrote:
I know this sounds like im a terrible person, but this just made me want to go to Korea so bad im 6'4 smaller than average head and always been told im good looking, i could create a commune filled with scientifically perfected korean girls to do my bidding.

Are you Korean? Do you speak Korean? Those are probably the #1 and #2 factors. Everything else will be overshadowed by the fact you are a foreigner.

shin_toss

Philippines2589 Posts

March 21 2012 05:37 GMT

#506

On March 19 2012 07:41 hai2u wrote:
good thing here in America there are so many fat ppl around that the standards are so low keke.

Hahaha. I lol'd

Silentness

United States2821 Posts

March 21 2012 05:49 GMT

#507

On March 21 2012 14:37 shin_toss wrote:

Show nested quote +

Hahaha. I lol'd

The funniest part is that shit is true.

I lived in Korea for over 4 years. My wife is Korean...

It's so got damn true. Majority of the Korean girls are slim and attractive in my opinion.

Soon as I came back to the United States all I've mainly see is fat slobbish women. It's just ridiculous how black and white Korea and the United States really is. It doesn't help when TV constantly throws fast food commercials in your face.

the average American diet and Korean diet is so different.

TOloseGT

United States1145 Posts

March 21 2012 06:22 GMT

#508

Yup, this is extremely noticeable in smaller cities. The streets are dirty but the people dress impeccably.

gulden

Germany205 Posts

March 21 2012 10:40 GMT

#509

Thanks a lot! Very interessting!
I always wonder why they got all the same haircut!

evanthebouncy!

United States12796 Posts

March 21 2012 11:10 GMT

#510

AhahAHHAHAHAH this is hilarious post haha :D

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

March 21 2012 11:46 GMT

#511

Wow someone linked to that older Girlfriend blog with with the legendary I love Kittens Post, EPIC

when I read that thread I found the K-town cowboys series on youtube and spent the last 2 hours watching all episodes! amazing

hersenen

Belize176 Posts

March 21 2012 12:00 GMT

#512

What's the general Korean consensus on that bad ass Clint Eastwood type look (cool scowel / calloused hands/ cool scars, etc)?

Leather jackets = y/n??

ExceeD_DreaM

Canada500 Posts

March 21 2012 12:24 GMT

#513

What you will find are dirty sluts in Itaewon, trust me, the A class 'real' perfect korean girls don't go for foreign guys, this is even true in Canada (and obviously Korea). I have never ever seen a 1.5 generation proper korean girl dating a foreign guy, except I've seen mediocre ones dating Chinese guys (They really treat their girls nicely, more so than Korean dudes).

Of course, there are exceptions, but the looks will not get you far as a foreigner.

Zorkmid

4410 Posts

March 21 2012 12:48 GMT

#514

I wonder if in the future androgeny will rule everywhere.

Misanthrope

United States924 Posts

March 21 2012 12:54 GMT

#515

So like, I'm 5'1'' with a 24'' head. Guess I'm the antithesis of the glorious SK master race.

Zorkmid

4410 Posts

March 21 2012 12:55 GMT

#516

On March 21 2012 21:54 Misanthrope wrote:
So like, I'm 5'1'' with a 24'' head. Guess I'm the antithesis of the glorious SK master race.

Congrats on your Emmy for Thrones!

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

March 21 2012 13:58 GMT

#517

Man i'm like 5'6 and my biggest height goal is 5'8ish i guess i would be considered tiny~ish? I mean i'm small for the states but i personally don't care. I could not live in a society like that i would go insane. I'm made fun of in the states for living by a doctrine that i heard from an old camp counselor, "I don't let my brands define me," and from then i get creative with my clothing ranging from my long sleeve "emo-black" shirts to my vintage T's from target or other small brands that no one has heard of to my knit ties from small start ups to my Vans shoes that i colored in so they represent me. If i had to abide by rules like that i would break with it an rebel SOO hard. I wouldn't care if i got my ass beat most likely cuz i would just join a counter culture, though i guess eventually i would just give in and stop rebelling but by then i would be soooo far ostracized xD.

enslaved[t]

Norway46 Posts

March 21 2012 14:05 GMT

#518

Seems like I have to find a ruler and see if my head has the perfect ratio in conjunction with my height.

TheToast

United States4808 Posts

March 21 2012 14:19 GMT

#519

On March 21 2012 23:05 enslaved[t] wrote:
Seems like I have to find a ruler and see if my head has the perfect ratio in conjunction with my height.

Lol, while men in the rest of the world are measuring.... other things, Koreans guys are measuring their heads. How... interesting.

Somehow I just don't think I would fit in with the hyper competitive Korean society.

ecstatica

United States542 Posts

March 21 2012 15:46 GMT

#520

I thought about what's attractive to me and it feels like I kind of dislike people with small heads? I have no idea why that is, definitely guys more than girls though. But huge faces on the other hand are even more repulsive. Does it seem sexy to anyone when a tall guy has a small head?