Grunts Are In
August 23, 2005
Now this is single-handely the funniest thing I have witnessed... Not just in Seoul, but possibly ever!
Allow me to set the scene. We were on the train last night coming home. It was fairly quiet, and we were sitting for a change. Next to me was some random Korean guy in his early 30's just coming home from work by the looks of it. After a station, some people obviously got on the train.
One of these people was a fairly attractive woman, and after getting on the carriage, proceeded to walk down the carriage to get a seat. Incidentally, she had to walk past the 30-something guy, and he obviously liked what he saw.
He seemed stunned. He grunted in approval - *owoowwww* - and his head followed her dramatically as she paraded past. Unfortunately, the written word can't express this too well, but believe me, it was simply amazing.
I don't know whether he was just excited, or whether this is a typical Korean thing to do when you like what you see. Who knows.
Maybe it's just some primitive mating call, and if the woman grunts back... well, I guess you're set.
Allow me to set the scene. We were on the train last night coming home. It was fairly quiet, and we were sitting for a change. Next to me was some random Korean guy in his early 30's just coming home from work by the looks of it. After a station, some people obviously got on the train.
One of these people was a fairly attractive woman, and after getting on the carriage, proceeded to walk down the carriage to get a seat. Incidentally, she had to walk past the 30-something guy, and he obviously liked what he saw.
He seemed stunned. He grunted in approval - *owoowwww* - and his head followed her dramatically as she paraded past. Unfortunately, the written word can't express this too well, but believe me, it was simply amazing.
I don't know whether he was just excited, or whether this is a typical Korean thing to do when you like what you see. Who knows.
Maybe it's just some primitive mating call, and if the woman grunts back... well, I guess you're set.
Seoul Sidewalks 2 - 0 Unbalanced Seoulites
August 23, 2005
I thought that the people of Seoul were full of grace. Afterall they seem to all have the ability to triple somersault with ease when practising Taekwondo. Walking however, seems to be a totally different kettle of baby octopus.
We witnessed to falls from grace on ordinary streets.. the second not so bad, just a genuine slip. Some poor guy slipped on the zebra crossing of all places. Tickled the pavement with his backside and returned to his aggressive walk.
The first fall we saw however was by far more interesting. A woman in her fifties attacked the pavement with sheer power. She somehow got her shoe stuck in the pavement, tumbled forward in slow-motion, didn't attempt to break her fall... and just face-planted the bricks. She returned to her knees on the defensive, ready to assualt someone. But when she realised that the aggressor was the pavement, she went back on her merry way... not saying a word.
Oh boy, this was one of the funniest things I have seen since I arrived.
We witnessed to falls from grace on ordinary streets.. the second not so bad, just a genuine slip. Some poor guy slipped on the zebra crossing of all places. Tickled the pavement with his backside and returned to his aggressive walk.
The first fall we saw however was by far more interesting. A woman in her fifties attacked the pavement with sheer power. She somehow got her shoe stuck in the pavement, tumbled forward in slow-motion, didn't attempt to break her fall... and just face-planted the bricks. She returned to her knees on the defensive, ready to assualt someone. But when she realised that the aggressor was the pavement, she went back on her merry way... not saying a word.
Oh boy, this was one of the funniest things I have seen since I arrived.
