There's a thin line...

I've heard the phrase Love/Hate relationship... I guess I know what it means...

It's like when you like some things about something but hate other things about that same thing, or something?

Well I've compiled a list of things that I love and things that I hate about Korea... I'm going to do this in a style called a Complement Sandwich... I'm going to say something I like about it, then something I hate, then, sure enough, something I like...




You know what I like?

Korean Pop songs sung by hottie Korean chicks.

You know what I hate?

Korean pop songs sung by Korean dudes.

But, You know what I like?

Korean pop songs that have a good beat and make me think about hot Korean babes.



You know what I like?

The fact that Korean beer is super cheap.

You know what I hate?

The taste of Korean beer.

But, You know what I like?

The fact that Korean beer has alcohol.



You know what I like?

Korean Food.

You know what I hate?

Korean Food that has random animal parts in it.

But, You know what I like?

That hot peppers and good sauces drown out the taste of random animal parts.



You know what I like?

Working at my school.

You know what I hate?

That there's kids at my school.

But, You know what I like?

That most of the kids are super nice and chill.



You know what I like?

Having my own apartment.

You know what I hate?

That my apartment is super small.

But, You know what I like?

Having my own apartment.



You know what I like?

Only having to work 22 hours a week.

You know what I hate?

Having to work 22 hours a week.

But, You know what I like?

Having an easy job with cool people and getting paid more than I think I should.



You know what I like?

Meeting cool people from all over the world.

You know what I hate?

Meeting psychos from all over the world.

But, You know what I like?

That I'm not Canadian.



You know what I like?

Korean Reggae

You know what I hate?

Korean Country

But, You know what I like?

Korean Techno



You know what I like?

Paying $7 a month for my cellphone.

You know what I hate?

Random wrong number calls from Korean people.

But, You know what I like?

Watching TV on my cell phone.



You know what I like?

That giving lectures is super easy.

You know what I hate?

Giving the same lecture 16 times.

But, You know what I like?

That I can use the same jokes 16 times and they kill every time.




You know what I like?

That download speeds here in Korea and fucking hella fast.

You know what I hate?

That Youtube is throttled by the Korean government.

But, You know what I like?

That I don't really care about youtube.



You know what I like?

That facebook now has a pirate language setting.

You know what I hate?

People on facebook that put like 15 status updates a day that I don't care about.

But, You know what I like?

No, I pretty much hate facebook...



You know what I like?

Working at a school where 95% of the people don't speak my language.

You know what I hate?

That the principal of my school always drops in to watch my class.

But, You know what I like?

That the principal doesn't speak English, so I can say "Horse Cocks" or "Monkey Balls" any time I want.



You know what I like?

That Skype calls are free.

You know what I hate?

That I have to wear clothes to video chat.

But, You know what I like?

Video Chatting with no pants...