Life and Seoul

Sunday, June 25, 2006





We spent Saturday in Incheon which is home to something no other place in Korea has: a Chinatown.

Apparently, the Koreans are about as friendly to Chinese immigrants .... as, well, Japan is to Korean outsiders. In other words, not very. So, there aren't a lot of Chinese in the country, except for this little spot.

One restaurant had a little doggie in the window. Hmmm ... wonder what they sell there?
Patty also tried out something new (to us), an umbrella on a sunny day. The Koreans, as well as most of Asia, hate to get tan -- mostly for vanity reasons. So the women actually carry around umbrellas. It's very cute.
Also pictured is the gate to Chinatown in Incheon and the courtyard of a Buddhist temple. Very peaceful. Very serene. Unfortunately, we were kicked out and told NOT to shoot photos, you &*(&*(@#$@#. Well, he didn't use that word, but I don't speak Korean so I don't know what he said.

1 Comments:

At 3:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"the Koreans are about as friendly to Chinese immigrants .... as, well, Japan is to Korean outsiders. In other words, not very"

What does this mean. Japanese are very friendly. Perhaps you have hung out with too many koreans telling you how japanese think. Perhaps its time for you to do your own thinking and find out on your own how japanese act.

 

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