“…just come back Seoul?”
It was a FANTASIC weekend ~ it was wonderful to get out of town and back to civilization. I really need to get out more often.
On the way back to the island, I’m sitting there on the express bus leg of my journey, minding my own business, plugged in with my iPod ~ and I realize that the person across the aisle is staring at me. Not just staring ~ STARING ~ as if they had just seen an alien from another planet sit down across from them. Then, they whisper to the person sitting next to them, who joins in the stare-0-rama. I guess I’m fortunate to be so freakin’ fascinating ~ I chose to just dial up the volume and ignore the whole situation.
Sometimes the attention is annoying, but sometimes it’s funny and weirdly sweet. On Friday, as I was walking to the bus terminal, a little man comes bounding out of his store and hollers “Hello! Welcome to Korea!! Nice to see you!! English?! Have a nice ride!!” The same man, upon my return to Ganghwa, came out to greet me ~ “Hello English!! Just come back Seoul? Welcome to Korea!!” So, I went into his little store and bought a soda ~ it’s the least I could do to acknowledge his exuberance.
Ya’ just gotta love it …
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