What are we to "You People"?

@jimmyd103 thats fine. i once referred a nicely tanned girl "tropical".

@Al_Coholic you are kidding. right?

@Al_Coholic sorry. you seem serious. we eat everything. rice ramen burgerskings subway pizzahut Quiznos and so on. but yeah mainly rice.

@EthanP Yeah I was mostly joking. :P It was meant to be one of those stereotypical questions that everyone asks Asians. I actually have a Malaysian friend that posts pictures of all sorts of different foods on Facebook and a lot of it looks pretty delicious.

@EthanP Here are a few serious questions though: What is your favorite food dish? And do a lot of Koreans make food at home for most meals, or does it seem like many of them go out to eat when they are hungry? In the US it seems like older and more family-centered people tend to eat at home more often, while younger and single people eat out a lot.

@Al_Coholic let me tell you one story.

a guy wakes up in a small studio. the time 7am because his new iphone6 tells him so. turns on samsung tv and go shower and shampoo with dove.
drives his bmw 320d to work. on the way he got his coffee of the day, grande at starbucks. of course, his name on the cup is wrong. again.
truning on his lenovo 430 laptop amd recognized that he has a meeting with his client from ibm. suddenly dirt on his a.testoni shoes bothers him more than it should. runs down to shoeshine.without the otis elevator, 20th floor couldve been a trip..........

guess where he lives. you cant. because it could be anywhere.

thats right. globalization gave us unity and standadized lifestyle everywhere. in turn, we have given up the traditional lifestyle. today is convenient but does not have any color.

thats the world we are living in.

SAD. but true story.

we used to eat all together if possible.
but now, its probably the same everywhere. and favorite dish? mine is 신라면 with egg.

@EthanP No kolaches or breakfast tacos in the story, so it's probably not Texas.

@escowhat there is a pretty big expat community in Seoul and the satelite cities. (And other places where US troops are stationed). Do they make american bbq as awesome as in America? Not really. But it does the job

@escowhat no nathan!!lol we do have some serious stake places. you habe probly been away from here for long.

@EthanP No.. I mean BBQ, not Steaks. Plus, the inexpensive beef and grill everywhere.. you can't beat Amehrica in steaks. come on. lol

@nathanK I have tried dry aged steak in Korea, and it was the most delicious steak I have ever had. And it was the most expensive steak I have ever paid for.

@EthanP @NathanK when I say American BBQ, I refer to this one.

@MasterST 혹시 *쳐스컷? ㅋㅋ

@galmaegi That looks suspiciously like Memphis BBQ

@galmaegi 이사벨더부처 ㅎㅎ 여기서 한끼먹음 등골브레이커. ㅋㅋㅋ

@MasterST ㅋㅋ 일단 'butcher' 이런 단어 들어간 곳들은 조심해야 해요.

@galmaegi @EthanP @nathanK @masterST: I think @escowhat was referring to burgers and steaks, but when you're from areas of the country with strong barbecue traditions those are usually considered "grilling" and a different style of cooking. Barbecue comes in many regional styles, but most tend to feature slow cooking for a long time over low heat, often with lots of smoke to impart flavor to the meat. Often it will look similar to the meat in @galmaegi's picture.

@jqubed yup. To me BBQ is slowcooked, and burgers and steaks are.. Well, burgers and steaks.

@pistol I noticed people around here LOVE to mention football. Where are you from? I'm from 'whatever' state. Are you 'whatever' fan? It's not working well when you are not following NFL. :(

@galmaegi It helps that we're right at the hallway point of the football season right now, but since it's become America's #1 sport some people like to discuss it year-round.

@pistol We do not have an NFL team and it is still assumed I like to watch football. I have taking up to call all sports sportsball. People probably assume I like the NFL because I pay for it with my taxes. (The NFL is tax exempt, like a charity) http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/30/the-real-super-bowl-question-should-the-nfl-be-a-nonprofit/

Dang autocorrect, I meant halfway, not hallway.

@katylava whats your ethnic background?

@EthanP Yeah, but your parents could be from Sweden, but you grew up in Russia. In that case, the nationality of your ancestory would be Swedish, but your ethnicity might be Russian depending on what definition of "ethnic" you use.

@medz smart ass. wink

@jsh139 all non koreans. and plus i also say "you people" to my jewish friend. he says the same back. lol pretty funny.

@EthanP I started a ruckus with my squad in the Army for saying "you people". I walked into the office and three people were sitting in a little group of chairs and looked up at me and did the old "isn't that right?" attempt at drawing me into their humor since I wasn't there for the coversation. I chuckled at said "you people are silly" or crazy or rediculous, I can't remember but that's close. Suddenly I was a racist, be the group of more than one, people not person, were black, so obviously it wasn't reference to the group... shit drives me nuts, I very clear was referencing a group and that they were being silly and trying to draw my into it.

@escowhat i once hit a butterfly with tennis ball when i was 10ish. thats all. but yeah. thats a good one.

@InnocuousFarmer He said he's living in Korea.

@jsh139 I think it's funny he was asked those questions in Korea.

@jsh139 @InnocuosFarmer spent about half of my life in north america. cant tell you where. i was wasting money on tuition.

@jsh139 i think what're is what were. asking my past. lol

@InnocuousFarmer we can tell the differeces between Korean, Chinese, Japanese. We are cool like that.

@MasterST Yes...that is our magic power.

@InnocuousFarmer I can, but that might be to much asian TV LOL I love japanese and Korean horror, that just lead to other stuff as well ......

@carl669 I guess it's like people thinking you might be somehow related to the Kims of north Korea if you are Kim..

@carl669 i can assure you i was one of the very first one who played sc. but it was that time when a friend of my defeated me brutally in front classmates, i never played once ever since. thats more than a decade ago. sorry to disappoint you.

@nathanK they will flip once they find out how many kims, lees and parks in korea. hahaha

@EthanP for the truly curious who wonder why 20% of all Koreans are a Kim, here is a historical explanation: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/09/economist-explains-5

@carl669 what they don't ask if you run the local hotel I thought all Patel's ran hotels (yes I'm being sarcastic, though when I worked at the hotel my boss was a hotel, but he was from Fiji)

@Foxborn your boss was a hotel? aside the doctor, hotel owner is the other acceptable Patel occupation.

@carl669 LOL sorry typo my boss was a Patel

@carl669 I know at least a couple of Patels in IT as well. Also, Singh and Jain are popular where I work

@medz hahaha. i cannot represent all the females nor standardize them. but i can tell you i have dated a few of the same types. ah. flash back.

@medz Did she ever say "Wash your feet" to you?

@galmaegi Not that I recall... I usually used my hands to touch her hair though. (^_^)

@katylava it is confidential to those whom i do not know personally. some complicated situation. wink wink.

@EthanP OMG you are Park Jae-sang (PSY), aren't you?? ;)

@jsh139 hush

@EthanP Your secret is safe with me!

@jsh139 거짓말하지마

@EthanP @jsh139 His name is probably Park Jisung.

@JonT both. i can start downloading a 5gig movie and order chinese food(korean style. 짜장면 and 탕수육 combo. 10 dollars. tastes like heaven). movie take less than 5 min to complete downloading. and delivery guy will knock my door whinin mext 5 min.

you should come visit. ill show you around. we have everything but in-and-out burger.

@EthanP I definitely want to visit! This seems work related, I wonder if @snapster would foot the bill.

@JonT as soon as you build teleporter for said 짜장면 and 탕수육 combo, then we talk.

@snapster kayak.com
they sell tix. but it will be me personally delivering the combo. close enough?

@Thumperchick kind of wated for someone to ask. but please please please. dont do it in real life.

@EthanP No worries on that front. I'm more likely to ask if having North Korea as a neighbor impacts the daily life of South Koreans in any meaningful way.

@Thumperchick good one.
when i has a soldier, north korea was the everyday life. but as a civilian, no. not really. but once they open fire (occasionally done at the border) news stations get busy.

@jsh139 unbelievably some do. and i tell them i am from n. korea and my family is serious royal family up there.

@EthanP then they probably ask if you know Dennis Rodman :)

@jsh139 This is the #1 question... I should probably say I'm a refugee from now on.

@snapster i think some of the short reports that i have shared with derek can answer some of your questions.

email will be a better means of communication for these matter. ill get you some answers thru email.

@EthanP But we all want to know. This is the fascinating stuff.

@EthanP Yes, these would be great to share in summary within a cultural understanding context such as this.

@snapster I also recommend watching this. There are a few episodes helpful to understand Korea (Seoul) as an expat perspective.

@snapster About socio-economic class. With GDP per capita of $26,000, its a stunning job for a country which were once totally destroyed only about 60 years ago with population of 50 million only. With that said, we pay our bills. meaning that the majority of population share similar life style. but,of course, there are also super rich population and the opposite exist. And meh is mainly known for Jikgujoks. But the whole society is becoming more and more interested in jikgu (direct buying). according to a source, now 0.2% of all household expenditure are spent of jikguing. And hahaha, ppl who are looking for luxury goods dont come here. they are on jomashop.com. and which sex are dominant household economic decision maker? Female. (but not all of them are like that. and I cant picture myself living like that either. )

@snapster

@EthanP "the majority of population share similar life style" --> Everyone has speaker docks and contigo mugs.

@galmaegi such a lifestyle ha!

@EthanP ohh...i love jomashop. i got my last 2 watches from there.

@Bingo shes with me now.

@EthanP - Do you know Hawkeye and Radar and Colonel Potter?

@KDemo Don't forget

@EthanP Ouch. Cold, man. Cold.

@SIMBM Korean translation: How are you?

@escowhat panda is my favorite chinese (americanized) food.

@MasterST Hmm... that is very downgraded from 이사벨더부쳐...

@2many2no Yes, it is expensive. I personally haven't heard anyone saying Seoul is a place to retire. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. Seoul can be expensive and stressful, but it seems like there is always something to do though.

@galmaegi word

@Noddy93 I wondered if the "L" "R" thing was just a Japanese or not, it's kinda cool how it kinda sounds like both

@Noddy93 When you say CH do you mean China or Switzerland?

@jqubed Switzerland...

@jqubed Probably not possible to have a dual citizenship from CHINA and U.S.

@capguncowboy pretty much

@capguncowboy i have a job. But otherwise spot on.

Edit: on second thought, I'd rather be unemployed and flush with cash, sooo... whatever that means.

@capguncowboy How many guns do you own?

@capguncowboy Wow, stereotypes are accurate. Surprised. ~from an airheaded, tree-hugging, liberal, agnostic, under-employed and hippy skateboarder~

@mia ahhh, you broke it -- your stereo type is slightly different than your self-title. @jqubed I do own a few. A couple were inherited from my grandfathers, and a couple that I've bought since owning my own home (self defense shot-gun and a concealed carry handgun)

@capguncowboy What about cap guns?

@jqubed Of course! I've got about a dozen or so laying around. Back in the days when Deals.woot.com was still a viable community, I used to throw a couple into the Community sourced bag of crap exchange boxes. Always made for a fun conversation piece

@escowhat Hello Kitty

@escowhat "Carpe Diem" certainly is a popular one... Wait, that's Latin.

@jqubed hahahahahaha so funny. yes i did. for my entire childhood.

@jqubed Yes, I used a timer before I went to bed.

@galmaegi @EthanP huow did you learn fans are safe? Or do you still have concerns?

I don't know what autocorrect did or failed to do there... obviously I meant "How" not "huow"

@jqubed My husband is not from Korea and he likes to keep the fan on. Luckily, we are still alive. But I still wouldn't leave the fan on if there is no windows for ventilation. I guess I still have concerns.

@Foxborn in this situation it seems that talking about culture/heritage was desired. Asking some random dude you met like 3 seconds ago ignorant generic questions is a different story

@chellemonkey In my own defense I left the generic questions behind if I ever even used them. I worked at a hotel and I loved talking to people I loved hearing about their home or what they thought of mine. I also always tried to pronounce names too the harder the name the more most people seemed to appreciate it

@Foxborn It's probably easier to ask someone, "where are you from?" at a hotel. Odds are, they're not from there.

@jsh139 Not everyone, but Taekwondo is pretty popular everywhere. Taekwondo (태권도; 跆拳道) is a success amongst the Korean martial arts. It is practiced by over 70 million people, in most countries of the world. As a sport, it is an event in every major, multi-sports games, including the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games and the World University Games. Source

@JonT

@galmaegi

@JonT

@bensherman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death

@galmaegi I am asking "you people" not wikipedia.

@bensherman Just like the wiki(media coverage section) said, I grew up hearing people died from the fan on the news.

@bensherman I almost died last summer. I forgot to turn my fan off before I went to sleep.