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friends don’t let friends shop at Hollister
I hate Hollister for soooooOOOOOoooo many reasons, and some little evil part of me is excited to see that they keep living up to the epic-level doucheyness that I’ve come to expect from them. The latest is that Hollister just opened … Continue reading
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Tagged Abercrombie & Fitch, boycott, clothes, culture, douchebags, douchey, dumb models, Fashion, Hollister, Korea, korean, let's boycott, models, shopping, Twitter, Who A.U., wtf
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Ace Power from Korea
Ohmygod, Korea is killing me with these weird weight loss/fitness contraptions. This one is called Ace Power, and it’s supposed to give you the workout benefits of horseback riding. Which sounds fine, except… it looks like this. And you thought … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, something awesome, something new i noticed, WTF
Tagged Ace Power, advertising, awesome, exercise, exercise machines, H-Mart, horseback riding, infomercial, Korea, korean, marketing, obesity, S-line, sexual innuendos, shopping, wtf
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Buttocks Bras in Korea
When we were in Seoul last month, we came across a shop selling this amazing product — Buttocks Bra! It’s so weird and awesome that I wish I’d tried it (for, you know, research), but I didn’t think that was … Continue reading
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Tagged alignment, awesome, awesomeness, B-Man, bow-leggedness, bra, buttocks bra, clothes, confused, family, Fashion, Korea, korean, marketing, miracle, obesity, pelvis, Seoul, shopping, Spanx, underwear
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not cool, MBSKY, not cool!
We were walking through a tiny department store in Pingshan Village the other day when the husband noticed this rather disturbing poster for MBSKY, a Chinese fashion brand. In case it isn’t obvious, let me spell it out for you: … Continue reading
hard beds in China
Our school recently had to buy new Ikea mattresses for several visiting American faculty members, because they were too uncomfortable sleeping on the hard Chinese beds. It’s true: the beds in China are quite hard. The husband also complained a … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, lesson of the day, Life in China
Tagged beds, china, consumer behavior, culture, hard beds, ikea, Kang beds, Korea, korean, mattress, northern China, ondol, ondolbang, sleep, soft beds, southern China, traditional
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V-lines in asia
Every few years, there seems to be some new ridiculous trend in Korea that dictates what random, inorganic shape your body is supposed to resemble. For example: they say an ideal female body supposedly has an S-line profile, with large breasts … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, pet peeves, WTF
Tagged advertising, Beauty, beauty ideals, beauty products, china, culture, groupon, hong kong, Hong Kong groupon, influence, Korea, korean, korean dramas, korean wave, marketing, Missha, plastic surgery, S-line, stereotypes, V-line, wtf
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bakery war in korea
When we used to live in Korea, we were regulars at a mom & pop bakery called Ewhadang (이화당). It was located near my brother’s primary school, and my bro, being the manipulative little imp that he was, would stop … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, pet peeves, WTF, YOU SUCK!
Tagged bakeries, bakery, bakery war, branches, chaebol, chaebol daughters, chaebol granddaughters, channels, conglomerate, culture, custom-made, customer service, dead rat, evil, Ewha Woman's University, Ewhadang, franchise, ice cream, innovative services, Korea, korean, Lotte, mom and pop, Paris Baguette, rich keep getting richer, Samsung, Seoul, Shinsegae, Tous Les Jours, unfair advantage, wtf, 이화당
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doing laundry in China
I’ve never seen anyone use a clothes dryer in China. While most of us have washing machines in our apartment units (which is a pretty big luxury, actually), no one has a dryer. As far as I’m concerned, they do not exist … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged air-dry, apartment, clothes, clothes dryer, consumer behavior, cultural differences, culture, dryer, hanging, Korea, korean, laundry, light, playground, sun, sunlight, washing machine
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“ondolbang” in korea
one of my favorite childhood memories is of our family sitting together on the toasty floor, talking, laughing, and watching TV during cold winter nights. we would crawl around feeling for warm spots and beckon others to come sit: wave, tap … Continue reading
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Tagged awesome, awesomeness, bed, Changdeok Palace, Changdeok-goong, consumer behavior, culture, eat, electric blanket, electric rugs, floor, heating, homes, indoors, Korea, korean, lifestyle, ondol, ondolbang, paralysis by awesomeness, restaurants, Secret Garden, selling, Seoul, shoes, sleep, subway, take off shoes, underfloor, 온돌방, 전기장판
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