Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is here and in Korea it’s a time for copious candy eating and giving. However, my students pressed it upon me that on Valentine’s Day only girls are supposed to give candy. So bascially the boys in class sit back and wait for the chocolate to come rolling in. I tried to explain that back home it’s all about equal opportunity chocolate giving, but they refused to believe that.

I broke tradition and gave out candy to everyone and to their credit they did manage to protest weakly in between handfuls of candy eating. So, Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Written by Brian Dye

I’m a blogger, writer, and teacher. I’ve been working in South Korea’s ESL field for the last three years. My one year contract has unexpectedly turned into a journey that I’m still on and loving.

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  1. Phoenixstorm
    February 16, 2008 | 6:59 am

    Yup the korean sweet tooth is in full effect.

  2. Orchid
    February 16, 2008 | 6:58 am

    Happy Valentine’s day…Do Koreans love sweet stuff?

  3. Amanda
    February 15, 2008 | 3:21 pm

    The girls will get it back on White Day.Having classes of Korean children beats having a significant other. I am swimming in chocolate.

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