True story: on multiple occasions upon telling a fellow United Staesian that I lived in Korea I was met with the wholly earnest inquiry: North or South?
I just got back from a little over a year abroad and being back in the US feels oddly ”heavy” - all the problems you listed out plus the news cycle makes it a pretty grim place to be in some ways
Yes, loved the fact that over 15 years I found that Korean society has guardrails and standards. And yes, besides the odd drunk man and the occasional religious cult folks nobody bothered me. Though if kids said “Hi” I would reply and smile.
True story: on multiple occasions upon telling a fellow United Staesian that I lived in Korea I was met with the wholly earnest inquiry: North or South?
Nice post. Living as an expat in the Middle East and now Korea definitely gives you new eyes with which to analyze the West.
I just got back from a little over a year abroad and being back in the US feels oddly ”heavy” - all the problems you listed out plus the news cycle makes it a pretty grim place to be in some ways
Yes, loved the fact that over 15 years I found that Korean society has guardrails and standards. And yes, besides the odd drunk man and the occasional religious cult folks nobody bothered me. Though if kids said “Hi” I would reply and smile.
It is so sad just how bad things have got in America.