Sometimes, it's part of my job to be an ambassador of Western Culture here in Korea, and this means answering people's questions, no matter how unusual... take today for example:
Q: Do you know the song, it is about thongs?
A: Yes, it's called "The Thong Song".
Q: Oh, I like that song. I looked up "thong" in the dictionary, it is like a bikini?
A: Kind of, yes... but thongs are, um, smaller.
Q: Do you know who sings that song?
A: No. Sorry, I can't remember.
Twenty minutes passes...
Q: I really like that song, "The Thong Song". Are thongs popular in Canada?
A: Yes, many girls have thongs. (I then explained Visible Panty Line and comfort reasons, but it's hard to write my explanation because it involved gestures too...)
Q: I looked on the internet at thongs. Do you have any thongs?
A: Yes, of course I do. (We were in my apartment at this point... I this close to opening my underwear drawer to show him a couple of my thongs)
Q: Oh. They are very popular in Canada and America?
A: Yes, they are. Are they popular in Korea?
Q: No. Well, not in my house. My mother and my sister - I have never seen any in my house.
A: Oh. Ok.
Q: So it is a good gift for a girlfriend?
A: Um, yes. (I really hope he wasn't referring to a girl who is his friend!)
Q: Do you know who sings that song?
A: I think it was Sisqo.
Now boys and girls, (if there's anyone reading this) I would love for you to hazard a guess as to who this person is that I was talking to, and what my relationship with them is. (And no, it's not Liz's former co-teacher)
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3 comments:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! my former co-teacher! that's great... literally laughed out loud LOL!!!!
and ooh! ooh! is it chris?!!?!?!
no, really, is it YOUR new co-teacher? i hope not...
nope, not chris, and not my co-teacher... and not cbfw either...
is it your boss? Korean boy-toy?
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