Monday, February 26, 2007

It's the little things...

I missed Korea for two of the most random reasons today.

The first thing was that I got a new mobile phone today, and it's just not as cool as my old phone in Korea. That phone was actually quite basic by Asian standards, but I really liked it, and it had "Avatars" (little animated characters) that I could design when I was bored. That feature had no purpose other than entertainment and "cuteness," but it was the little touches like that which made Korean stuff so much more fun.

The second thing is even more random. It's raining, so I carried an umbrella. But when I went into the each store, I remembered why I usually opt for a raincoat in the US -- no plastic umbrella bags!!! In Korea, most stores will have a plastic umbrella bag dispenser set out on rainy days. You just plunk your umbrella right into the waiting bag and pull it out. Wah-la, a dry cover for you umbrella that you can reuse all day. And you never even have to get your hands wet. Some places will even have "umbrella parking," which are little slots that you can leave your umbrella in with a small key and lock. In a really busy museum, I once even saw an "umbrella valet" -- an employee who took your umbrella and laid it on the ground to dry until you came back. How neat is that?

3 Comments:

Blogger Danielle said...

We have plastic umbrella bags in the lobby of our building and I've always thought that was really weird.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

 
Blogger SpacemanMike said...

A few weeks ago, I took a class in the City at 333 Bush. They had umbrella bags in the lobby. Go and stock up for the whole season!

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't you miss your old rainbow umbrella :)

Monday, March 05, 2007

 

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