- I offer and accept objects with both hands. Everything from pens, cups of coffee, menus, cash, it all is transacted with two hands.
- I say "아이고" instead of sighing. This raises a few eyebrows from people who either don't know me very well or aren't Korean.
- I don't mind sharing a dish or double-dipping. I do make sure to check with someone, first, if they are comfortable with this.
- I hesitate before calling someone older or more senior than me by first name. I feel like I need to add a 님 whenever I do this.
- I bow when I meet someone for the first time.
- I think American food can be too sweet, too greasy, or too salty.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Mannerisms
Being married to a Korean and around so many Korean friends, I have found myself absorbing and integrating many little cultural elements into my everyday life, so much that I find myself behaving in certain ways around Westerners that is completely Korean! Most of the time, I don't even notice it, except for when somebody points it out to me. Let me elaborate a little bit on this:
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