On March 19 2012 06:51 LunarC wrote: After reading through this blog, I finally understand why my mom keeps telling me it's good that I have a small head. I'm 5'5'' with a 1: 7.5 ratio. What the fuck does that make me haha.
Hahaha my head is HUGE. I wonder what my ratio is.
On March 19 2012 06:42 Lexpar wrote: I actually have two related (not really) questions about SK culture, based on stuff I've heard/read second hand (how do you read something second hand? I don't know).
Both relate to how things are in Canada.
Basically its about pot and homosexuality. Marijuana possession caries pretty soft punishment here. It's been on the verge of legalization for years and, probably sometime during our next government, will be de-criminalized. Its a pretty big part of the culture for a lot of young people. I heard in SK the cops are very serious about grass. People get serious prison time for smoking a joint. Its sounds crazy to me- is it true?
The other one is homosexuality. It's pretty much a non-issue in Canada's cities (ignoring red neck corn farming areas). Gay marriage is legal, and gay culture is celebrated openly. No one (almost no one) cares if you're gay or straight. I heard in SK there's still huge stigma's against gay people. Is that true? Is gay marriage legal there?
I have been really interested in korean entertainment and culture for 2-3 years and know only this one actor or comedian ( bald) who openly says that he's gay, I dont know what the public opinion n him is though and I've read in many blogs now that Homosexuality is one of the big taboo topics.
On March 19 2012 06:51 LunarC wrote: After reading through this blog, I finally understand why my mom keeps telling me it's good that I have a small head. I'm 5'5'' with a 1: 7.5 ratio. What the fuck does that make me haha.
Hahaha my head is HUGE. I wonder what my ratio is.
Hmmm. I have a sort of long slender face, so it's definitely nowhere near 1:8 for me. Does that mean a cute korean girl will never love me? ;_;
Shit.. it's really interesting and I see how it's like the Chinese when it comes to doing stupid shit for "face". I'd imagine Japan would be similar too?
Question: how to these teens pay for their plastic surgeries? isn't it really expensive. seems like a huge economic hit if everyone in your family is getting them.
On March 19 2012 07:13 JoeSchmoe wrote: Question: how to these teens pay for their plastic surgeries? isn't it really expensive. seems like a huge economic hit if everyone in your family is getting them.
Not a lot of old people get them, only the insanely rich/wannabe-young. Botox is pretty common, but it's not that expensive as far as I know. Eye jobs are only around $1000 USD, not a big investment, so a lot of parents give their daughters eye jobs as a high school graduation present, sort of like how US parents get their kids a car.
nice blog. really enjoyable read. Wow it does seem as though if you're not perfect you are not good enough. I bet it's amazing for combating obesity though and it's nice to see people taking pride in their appearance.
So I was going to post a semi-serious comment on this thread... but then I saw this.
I'm a guy, and I've had quite a large number of Asian female friends tell me I could pull off the Korean look if I bothered to dress well (too cheap, gogo free college t-shirts and sale racks at the mall ayyyyy). Uhh... yay?
I always have the idea that if I go to korea I would feel weird being so much taller then the rest (1.92m), but I geuss my head to body ratio is pretty awesome .
On March 19 2012 07:13 JoeSchmoe wrote: Question: how to these teens pay for their plastic surgeries? isn't it really expensive. seems like a huge economic hit if everyone in your family is getting them.
Not a lot of old people get them, only the insanely rich/wannabe-young. Botox is pretty common, but it's not that expensive as far as I know. Eye jobs are only around $1000 USD, not a big investment, so a lot of parents give their daughters eye jobs as a high school graduation present, sort of like how US parents get their kids a car.
On March 19 2012 07:22 Dwelf wrote: I always have the idea that if I go to korea I would feel weird being so much taller then the rest (1.92m), but I geuss my head to body ratio is pretty awesome .
if you go out at night there will be a lot of guys around your height, but yea your head to body ratio will be amazing and you will see the guys explode with jealousy
On March 19 2012 07:13 JoeSchmoe wrote: Question: how to these teens pay for their plastic surgeries? isn't it really expensive. seems like a huge economic hit if everyone in your family is getting them.
Not a lot of old people get them, only the insanely rich/wannabe-young. Botox is pretty common, but it's not that expensive as far as I know. Eye jobs are only around $1000 USD, not a big investment, so a lot of parents give their daughters eye jobs as a high school graduation present, sort of like how US parents get their kids a car.
What's an eye job? O_O
Any combination of the eye surgeries mentioned in the OP