So much to say

Korea: I was actually a little disappointed with the activities we did: shopping, shopping, shopping, 1 temple, eat, eat, eat. That was all. But, Korea was very different from Japan. Here`s some stuff that surprised me:

1. You can`t flush toliet paper down most toliets, including our hotel room. You have to throw it away in the wastebasket, even when you`ve, you know, or when you`re having your period.
2. Grown men hold hands with other grown men, even when they`re not drunk. Women hold hands with women constantly. Both are out of friendship.
3. The border of North Korea and South Korea is the place where many Japan tourists were abducted to train North Korean spies, currently an issue when the 6 nations, including the US and Japan, will try to talk to N.Korea about their nuclear weapons.
4. They cut off the burnt pieces of grilled meat with scissors because it is believed that they cause cancer.
5. You get courtesy candy and gum when you order food (because gum is 30 cents).
6. When you order food, like a meal, all the Korean appetizers are free, and you can order as much as you want. So our kimchi (spelling?) and wasabi cabbage salad and pickles and peppers and lettece were all free. Nice!
7. Japanese is useful in South Korea.
8. Koreans start to learn English in the 3 or 5 grade.
9. Our Korean friend, Joohee, speaks English, Japanese, and Korean.
10. The Koreans are way more open about sex and the concept of sexy than the Japanese. Just watching tv made me remember me realize how conservative this country is.
11. Korean hip hop is really, really good.
12. The subway system is phenomenonally extensive, because it can also function as a bomb shelter, say in case N. Korea gets all crazy.