Why Korea is Messed Up.

Korea is becoming more obviously a very screwed up place... Everyday I see something or experience something that makes it more apparent that Korea has everything backwards.

I may just keep this post alive and periodically update it...

FIRST
I had to get a bank account here for my paychecks to go into. I made it very clear that I wanted to get online banking. So they set it up. They failed to mention that in order to access online banking, I have to have a specific security clearance. And this security clearance has to be set up on my HOME COMPUTER and then the file is to be saved onto a disk or a flash drive. I have to bring this disk or flash drive with me if I want to access my online banking at another location.... ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME??? ISN'T THE POINT OF ONLINE BANKING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER?? AND WHY DO I NEED A USERNAME AND PASSWORD AT ALL IF THIS SECURITY CLEARANCE IS GOING TO BE MY PASSCODE INTO MY ACCOUNT??? God Korea... you really don't know how to do things the right way. Everything has to be overly complicated.

SECOND:
Today, Michelle and I went to E-Mart which is kinda like a super walmart (grocery store and clothes, shoes, appliances, etc) to get food. Michelle only wanted 2 potatoes. She didn't want a whole bag because DUH... we both live on our own... we don't have people to cook for. They had the potatoes laying out in a pile like they do at home, which would make you assume that you can pick however many you want. Not the case. We got to the register and the woman started yelling at her in Korean. Something about how you can't buy just two potatoes. Then the woman throws the potatoes behind the register. Michelle and I were standing there staring at the woman like "what in the world did you just do???"

In what world do they not allow you to buy 2 potatoes. Despite what the sign says, some people don't want 8-10. They want 2. In the U.S. you can buy however many of anything that you want. You have that choice. In Korea it is either the number they say... or NOT AT ALL. I wanted to start yelling at her in mixed English and Korean. Use all the swear words that Mike taught me as well as a lot of english she wouldn't understand. See how she feels having someone shout at you in a language you don't know. Not necessary!! Michelle wasn't stealing! She was just trying to buy 2 potatoes.

Screw you Korea. You have it all wrong.

THIRD
Cab drivers.
The rumor is that in NYC and other places where cabs are prevalent, that the drivers can be rude. They can try to take you on a ride (if they think you're from out of town).
In Korea, not only do they try to take you on a ride if you manage to flag them down... but most of the time they just won't stop for you. I've had a couple opportunities where cabs slow down and as soon as they see that it is a foreigner, they speed up and drive away.
Apparently my Korean WON isn't as good as a Korean's.
Whatever.

FOURTH:
North Korea apparently wants to turn South Korea into rubble..... Go ahead North Korea. Just warn the foreigners first and we can head out to Incheon airport and go home.
I don't need to be involved in a war.
Oh. and I live right next to the Korean army base. haha. I don't know if that's good or bad.
Probably bad.