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I honestly don't know how this happened, but I'm really not that surprised. My theory is the first car was stopped, and the second car slowly continued to push forward? Look at that angle! I would not want to get out of that car. AWKWARD. More pics after the jump!

I take so much issue with this. Having had the swine flu virus the year previous, I FAIL to see what's so happy about viruses. Also, why does the picture look like a dog? Apparently these are all the rage among the teens here. Yet another thing on my to-destroy list. - Posted using BlogPress via HEDWIG Location: Caffe Bene of course

Joosuc (주석) ft. Fatman Scoop: Pop N Drop This is an actual song that's being performed and promoted as quality.  The song itself is so ridiculous, but the music video just takes this to a whole new "Are you shitting me" level. Enjoy!

Actually, couple's tees have been in vogue here since before I arrived, but this is the first picture I was able to capture. My favorite is the couple OUTFIT (yet to be captured, but still on the look-out).  Because people can't infer your relationship from the hand-holding, couples rings, and matching t-shirt.  No no, you need those coordinating Nikes so I can fully understand this unnatural occurrence.

No? No one has feet fetishes here? Meh, too bad.  Here's the latest in excellent Korean advertising.  I'm not sure what the ad is actually selling, but the feet are really creeping me out... so naturally I had to share it.  Enjoy!

Well, it WAS weird, as it happened about a month ago.  In the States candidates have young interns passing out flyers, making house calls, and basically bugging the crap out of you.  In Korea, they use old ahjummas dancing on the side of the streets. Candidates themselves are in those make-shift stages at the corners of major intersections.  Anything to grab your attention, trust me, they do it. Check out more funny pics after the jump!

Well, they may not have won the World Cup, but South Korea's still going to party, dammit! And continue to make every English teacher here cringe in the process.  This is definitely not the worst I've seen though. I mean, at least it has a theme?? On a side note, has anyone else noticed that no one is playing soccer here anymore? Two weeks ago, I couldn't run outside for fear of seeing a flash of white/black graze my head. Now, crickets. I guess everyone's gone back to the ice rink...

I can't believe I was able to spot this as I was trying to finish a pizza alone and slipping in and out of consciousness , but here it is.  Like many of the pictures I post here, it speaks for itself.  I kind of want to steal it and put it on my horribly barren white walls.  I'm sick of looking at Rain's chiseled physic and feeling bad about myself.

I think I can get behind dressing your dog (maybe, MAYBE), but pearls? Seriously, people? Why are pearls necessary for a dog? Perhaps she was going to a garden party or a U.Va football game (love you, Virginia, but I still don't get it), but walking around the underground shopping center is just not OK. I did appreciate the fact that she was carrying her owner's basket in her mouth.  That was kind of cute.  Too bad I couldn't get a better picture of the dog in all her pearliness, but they were walking kind of quickly and my camera skills aren't that fast.  And I didn't want to stop them so I could take a picture (I don't want to be THAT foreigner). UPDATE : I just took a closer look at the pictures and the dog is wearing sunglasses.  I'm officially done with you, Korea.

The Korean t-shirt strikes again! The grammar is killing me and I'm finding myself scratching my head to make sense of it all.  I just don't understand 1) who's making these t-shirts and 2) who's buying them?? That having been said, it did make me laugh for a solid two minutes, so of course, I had t share it with you all. Anyway, I like the usage of "sneakes."  I'm thinking about bringing that one back.  Doesn't come up in conversation NEARLY enough.

Oh, come on. Do NOT tell me if this thing walked up to you and deposited a flyer in your hand you would not go buy a car immediately! No? What, are the devil horns and shiny suit not doing it for you? Yeah, apparently it's not doing it for this girl either though she does seem quite desensitized by the whole thing.  Only a lame foreigner with a blog to maintain would take pictures of this... I'm going to stop typing now...

As usual, one of my kids came into class wearing a hilarious shirt that frankly didn't make much sense.  Most t-shirts over here that have English writing don't make sense.  Even so, you still should not go around reading people's shirts and pointing and laughing! I made that mistake several times when I first got here (and again last weekend when I was drunk).  APPARENTLY people think it's rude or something. I don't get it. Anyway, back to the kid's shirt.  Yes, that is a Simpsons' Duff beer can you are seeing which, after listening to the children talk about how much soju and maek ju their parent's drink, isn't too suprising to see on a children's shirt. What do you think about it? Should I look for one in my size?

My boss tried to hang this up in the hallways... of our KINDERGARTEN! Now, I realize that cultural differences do exist, but I'm thinking that doesn't come to play here.  This seems inappropriate in Korean culture as well. At any rate, my Canadian co-worker informed him about what the plaque is actually inferring to... so he hung it up in his office instead. SMH.

My friend showed me this little nugget on his phone last night. His students drew this for him in class and he's now made it his phone's background image. The picture truly speaks for itself. Anyway, I just had to share this, even though my kids didn't create it. Needless to say, it is now my phone's background image. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

This is the second person to come up to our table.  The first one was super drunk and kept asking me to dance (he was escorted away from our table).  This chick had just requested the most depressing song of the evening, and had to tell SOMEone.... she was also drunk and dancing manically.

He looked normal, but actually he was screaming profanities at random citizens... including children.  Too bad he got off before I could get video

This was inside Garten Bier.  It would look like your normal act of inappropriate PDA, but then... Yeah, I feel super awkward for the friend too... it's a good thing he passed out a couple of minutes later.

At least his super old records do.  This was in a random men's clothing store at the underground shopping area.  I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure this came out before I was born, which means that it's just about to blow up here!! Am I right? Someone back me up on this.

This is inside a Paris Baguette on the dreaded day.  The explosion of pink is and eyesore if I've ever had one.  Does this remind anyone else of that scene in Sex and the City: The Movie with Miranda and Carrie?

  A sign guarding the underground shopping area's fountain from moronic adults and even stupider children.