Wear the shortest skirt/long shirt possible, but don't ever show your shoulders.
I basically fail at this one. I don't actually own a pair of shorts at the moment and the only time I wear short short skirts is over jeans (although in Korea its typical to wear them over leggings). I own two sundresses that possess spaghetti straps and a third that is strapless. I am currently wearing jeans, a belt with a really cool interweaving tarnished silver (not real of course) buckle, and a gray spaghetti strap tank top. Very American.
Always keep an umbrella on you, or a parasol to keep the sun off your face.
God forbid any sun should touch your face and ruin your delicate complexion. It's odd to Americans, but paleness is encouraged here. Back home, one is made fun of for being "blindingly white." Here its a bit of a social stigma. It's not good to be too dark. Also, Koreans have a crazy ability to pull out umbrellas from seemingly nowhere, so instead of mass hysteria running around with newspapers over one's head, they actually have full-sized umbrellas. I have yet to master this.
Drink very weak coffee, but strong, frequent alcohol.
I am sure the Long Island Ice teas are stronger here than at home. Perhaps not the other drinks, but Koreans drink in quantity to make up for any lower alcohol content. The coffee however, is mostly instant, served in small paper cups. You press a button on a machine and the cup pops down and the coffee and hot water streams down into it. I've gotten pretty addicted. I'm not sure if the addiction is to the coffee or the machine, though.
To be continued.
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