January 8, 2016
FUNNY THINGS
Happy New Year is a time for a little humor, so here are some "funny things":
When we inspect apartments, one of the questions is, "Do you have a table"? The answer is yes! This is a normal sized table for an apartment. The legs are about 5 inches and it sits on the floor. Happy eating!
ADVERTISING
One of the common ways businesses advertise is: a man drives by on a motorcycle or scooter and throws little business cards on the sidewalk. After the wind blows them around and people step on them, someone just might pick one up!
Another great way to advertise is to put a piece of paper on a wall along the sidewalk somewhere. After a while, they are ripped off and thousands of pieces of tape are on the wall until covered up by the next advertisement.
If you want to sell something, just put up some poles, a few tarps, and bungee cords; hang a few lights if necessary, and you have your own "market". One of the most popular items for sale is:
CABBAGE!
CABBAGE
AND MORE CABBAGE!
This cute lady is selling cabbage, of course, red hot chilis to spice up the cabbage, and gigantic white radishes (upper left corner).
The last really funny story of the day also has to do with food. When Koreans go to Costco, they might order something from the prepared food stand: they have bulgogi beef burgers, chicken bakes, hot dogs, and pizza. They also have the usual condiment stand with chopped onions, mustard, ketchup, and relish. The Koreans get a paper plate and load up on a pile of chopped onions and then squirt mustard over them. They sit and eat it like a meal or a snack. We asked the missionaries, "Why?" They answered, "They love free food!" Bryan bought lunch for four of the Elders one day when he ran into them at Costco. He ordered a hot dog and it came with a packet of sweet relish, which Bryan didn't use. When they were all finished, the Korean elder said, "You don't want the relish? I'll take it!", and then ate it up!
Korea IS Funny...my insides are burning thinking about cabbage/chili/radish and onion/mustard snacks, much less sitting on the floor to eat them. Koreans must mostly be short statured with iron-stomachs.
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Everyday is an adventure for you...happy your funny bone is in tact, as is your sense of observation...so we can get a glimpse of your daily doings. You are awesome!!!!
Love the relish story...priceless
ReplyDeleteI love these "in the life" posts! What I'm really glad to hear, though, is that the Costco there has chicken bakes and pizza. Costco is still Costco, the Church is true.
ReplyDeleteSo many options for fresh cabbage. How do you even pick just one?!! Good thing you have Costco with tons of variety. They just remodeled downtown Salt Lake Costco and it is now the largest Costco in the world.
ReplyDeleteThe tiny tables are very cute. We love your fun photos. Keep 'em coming. Xoxo!
Whitney, all of your comments are cracking me up!! I thought the same thing about Costco and pizza. I also noticed how linear and organized the Korean flyer wall is. Happy to hear that the thousands of old staples are the same as the American ones though!
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