Subtle is a word that I don't think translates into Korean. There are subtle things here, subtle flavors in their food, subtle gestures in their behavior. In their cities, there is no subtlety in their advertising or planning. There are 2 kinds of shops here. One has writing on the glass and you have absolutely no idea what they are selling. Looking into the shop you still have no idea. These shops are subtle. Then there are the shops with the big neon signs and the flashy English writing (which is very trendy). There is no way to not know what is going on in these places. Here are a few pics from my recent venture to Daejeon.
"Hey, what kind of bar did you want to go to tonight?"
"I think you know my answer to that one!"
Did you need to make a withdrawl at the bank?
Lastly, I see these ads EVERYWHERE. In the morning they're plastered on windshields. They're on little cards all over the city, on the sidewalks. For a very conservative society I don't quite understand how this one fits in.
This is the entrance to a PC room. A place to go and check your email. Is there something strange with this type of decor?
So, when you're walking about Korea, it's hard not to be distracted by the images and things "shouting" at you from every square inch (or should I say centimeter) of free space on a building. You get used to it, but it's still strange sometimes.
2 comments:
Zero comments!!!! Come on people... you can't make this stuff up!
it's how they view women over there...subservient...kind of as a commodity...
yeah, a conservative society, but kind of in name only...sounds like they still have tons of "comfort women"
in a way, it's not unlike when i go to FL, supposedly this conservative Republican "godly" state, and see churches on every street corner, along with nude strip joints kitty corner to the houses of worship...who do you think goes there? they must kind of jaywalk over there after the sermon...
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