💖 Being a Foreigner in South Korea 💖
- Do you get stares? Of course I do. I’m a walking Hershey bar. To be honest, 90% of it is mostly the older the people who try to stare the melanin off of my skin. The kids and teenagers are too young to really care about it.
- Are people racist? I’ve only had one encounter of racism. I was walking toward the subway exit and this random old guy came up to me. I can tell he was old because of his hair and most elderly out here go on hiking trips so he dressed to go hiking. Anyways, he just walked up to me and said in Korean “I hate your color/ Your skin is too dark.” … Excuse me, how does my lovely, milk chocolatey skin affect you? I didn’t come up and tell you that you smell like rotten pickled farts, so like who do you think you are? … Anyways I was so shocked that I simply walked away. I don’t have time for foolishness.
- What’s one thing you hate? For those who don’t know, most women in Korea wear makeup that’s practically white. Their skin could be like Taylor Swift but then wear makeup the shade that’s literally white as snow. The rest of the body looks as if it belongs to someone else. Not all women wear this type of whitewashing makeup but 65-75% do. Since I see it everyday, I have the experience to give my input.
- What’s one thing you love? Seoul and America are so different. It’s made me really branch out and be adventurous. Some things I would never do back home, I’ve done it here. Some things I didn’t know existed, they exist over here. Lol but yea.
- What one thing you wish you had from America? I want REAL chips!!!! Don’t get me wrong, they have Doritos and Cheetos here. However, the taste is so different. Also, the chips they have here could either cause a cavity or burn your tongue off. Also I miss the taste of greasy food. (I am slightly too American for some of the Korean cooking)
- What’s one thing you wish to bring back to America from Seoul? ((( The men … I mean yea 50% of the guys are my height or shorter but that other 50% are good looking tall handsome guys. And it’s really a diverse mix of people here too. ))) Actually, I want to bring over the strong sense of education. The people here in South Korean put HEAVY importance on education. When I am out at about 10pm, I am still seeing a bunch of kids just coming back from school or maybe tutoring. I would love to see America put more stress on staying in school and even continuing onto college. Knowledge is power!