Kimchee On My Nice White Sweater

Well I was eating lunch today at the usual place. I was enjoying some Qin Chun Chigay, an assortment of veggies and seafood. All was going well, and I was nearing the end of my meal. I sit there satisfied and feeling good when I decide to get one more bite of Kimchee. I snag it with my chopsticks, and the final bite, the bite that could have just as easily never been, slides from my untensils greasing its red peppery film all down the front of my white sweater before resting in my lap. I say a few choice words, appropriate for the situation, and take a gander at my watch. Class starts in less than ten minutes. Awesome! There is nothing to be done. So with watery red spots on the front of my clothes I head up stairs. Immediately upon entering the academy, I become the hit, the symbol of western shabbiness if you will (never had to spell shabbiness before, but I must tell you: it feels right!). On a whim, I decide to turn the sweater inside out. Luckily it works, and the silly fashion statement goes over fairly well with the rest of my classes or at least better than the other option.

Something I found out today much to my dismay. Homemade Kimchee is very different from restaurant kimchee. The homemade stuff is exponentially more potent than the restaurant stuff and much more spicy. Not knowing this, I took a great, big ole' bite of the homemade Kimchee that my boss gave to me today, and I almost died. I liken it to the same difference between homemade moonshine and the gimicky white-lightning crap they sell at ABC liquor stores.

KICKS ASS: A man in a nice clothing store speaks decent english. I went by his store to get some dress socks. We hit it off, and I left with two pairs of free socks and a free cup of coffee. This is not uncommon in Korea.

SUCKS ASS: I bought one of my better classes some candy for being so studious. The bad news is that the word got out and now it is like the time in Sarasota when my dad told me not to feed the seagulls but I did anyways.

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