Things to prepare for

My recruiter posted this amusing list on Facebook today:

Now that you're going to Korea, there are some things you need to prepare for.

- Pedestrians share the sidewalk with automobiles and motorcycles...

- Restrooms don't have toilet paper or paper towels...but restaurants often have loo paper at each table

- Every child you pass on the street will say 'hello' to you...

- Children love arm hair...

- Every city bus will have at least 2 teenage boys sitting in each others laps and playing with each others hair & they're straight

- People think you should board the train first before allowing people to get off...

- You leave the house almost every day with the hem of your pants/skirt soaking wet...

- Cell phones are meant to always be turned on...

- People love to know your blood type...

- Growing a beard ages you by 20 years...

- Kids and non-smokers are invincible to second-hand smoke...

- Trash can fires are not just for the homeless anymore...

- You are at risk of being hit by a car the second you walk out of your apartment...

- There are more oscillating-fan-related deaths than shootings...

- Other foreigners fascinate you...

- People think that it is really nice to meet you once again for the 300th time...

- Most laws are merely suggestions...

- All food is "delicious" with no exceptions...

- You never shut your bathroom door for fear of drowning...

- You only hear Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga's names twice a week now...

- The school bell makes you crave ice cream...

- The apocalypse has not arrived... it's just some guy selling fish...

- Naked man is doing unnecessary lunges in front of the mirror in the gym changing rooms...

- You carry your empty coffee cup for a long time after you finished it...

- The smell of kimchi, garlic and soju is an aphrodisiac...

- Every woman under 30 is incredibly good looking...

- Everyone is fascinated by their own face and like to take lots of pictures of themselves...

- You need to start making a schedule of your laundry waiting period...

- Fish and rice belong at any breakfast table...

- Walking backwards in a circle is a great way to exercise...

- It makes sense to remove your face mask if you need to sneeze...

- There are only 2 languages ever spoken - Korean and English...

- Little kids traveling alone on public transit is nothing to be concerned about...

- Loud construction workers are Korea's answer to the alarm clock...

- Any decent man's tie should sparkle...

- Animals love to advertise their own consumption....

- Everyone, including 7 year old's, has a nicer cell phone than you...

- Even if you are fast asleep on the subway or city bus, you won't miss your stop...

- At least once a week you crawl across your apartment floor to get something you forgot after putting your shoes on...A lot of these won't make sense to the first timers but bookmark this list and check back in a few months :-)