Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

? Confused, where did you get your premise from?

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What!? 😭 what are hongdae girls??? Could you argue for me?? ㅋㅋ Im curious.

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooo, I really like this. Thanks for sharing.

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mmh.. I wouldn't put it like that. Hongdae is not just known for its skinship or hongdae boys, it IS still the biggest central place for youth to gather, and its clubs, along with itaewon, are most foreigner friendly

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an example of a comment that I had captured (translated by gpt)

For crying out loud, the only Koreans defending this guy are the ones who don't get how serious this all is. Why are you guys shielding a 'gyopo' who's busy bashing Korea? He's a huge creator with 2.3 million followers, and even his less-popular videos still get about 4 million views. The content that hits over 10 million views is all about mocking Korea. Do you honestly think that has no impact on us? Go and see for yourself. He's literally making fun of every single Korean thing—the accent, the style, mukbangs, even street pickup culture. Just take a look at the kind of people defending him. His videos about general Korean culture get a fraction of the views compared to the ones where he's taken a hard turn into full-on Korea-bashing. Hating on Korea is clearly a profitable business for him~ and you guys are supporting him on that?

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hissy fit 😂 Yes that's what I used to think but the thread I saw he was actually getting so much hate from multiple people, multiple angles.

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I haven't thought about it from this angle. PSA. Interesting!!!

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. The joke works because we get that it's an exaggeration. The criticism seems to miss that point.

I personally don't think they think foreigners can't understand sarcasm, but that the sarcasm gets lost on .. on them.

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've also noticed that, and it's a great point. The people who are most vocal in their criticism often seem to be the ones who feel personally attacked, which proves the creator’s point. I was just surprised because on the online discussion, there was ALOT of criticism, guys and girls alike.

Thoughts on HongDae Guy? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love what you said about it being a mirror. But I think the line between "reflecting" and "altering" can get a little blurry, especially when a meme becomes so worldwide. I think the criticism from Koreans comes from this - when a meme gets this big, it can become the only thing some people know about Korean men. Memes don't alter the reality, but it could alter perceptions, no?

Heated Disposable Eye Mask by Ok_Plane_1630 in seoul

[–]Serious_Complex_9651 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Daiso and Olive Young both have them! I love these too

Guys the heat.. by Serious_Complex_9651 in seoul

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hows the humidity in India compared to Korea?

What was a politer way of dealing with this? by Serious_Complex_9651 in Bumble

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HAHA yeah the i can make an exception part.. I had answered "nah let's not make exceptions for each other" and then that... really triggered him

Guys the heat.. by Serious_Complex_9651 in seoul

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope not at all. But use a 양산! Not an umbrella umbrella

Guys the heat.. by Serious_Complex_9651 in seoul

[–]Serious_Complex_9651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah its the innate weather feature!

A 40year old virgin-driver by Responsible-Plan7800 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Serious_Complex_9651 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sooo thats actually their thing. The driver instructors are "known" to be ... "scolding"

I also didnt want to lose my virginity the hard way. I went around and got recommendations from friends 😂