I’ve done a lot of comics about my husband being stubborn or annoying lately, so I thought I’d do one where he is very sweet.
Category: Relationships (Page 10 of 22)
Relationships with Koreans- friendships and romance
This video is now private because of how much it has been taken out of context by people who only read the title. The title was an exact copy of another very popular video online that was really telling people how to “get” a Korean boyfriend. Unfortunately that video was teaching phrases like “Will you sleep with me?” Part of the reason for making this video was to counteract that so people would find our video, a subtle way of making people question why they wanted a Korean boyfriend. We wanted to do it in a sympathetic way and not just lecturing. A lot of women who are searching this online are from developing countries and are dazzled by the Kpop and Korean dramas and see a Korean boyfriend/husband as a way out of their own poverty and into a different lifestyle. The reality is that many go through marriage agencies and end up married to poor, often abusive, older Korean men in rural areas in Korea. Our other target audience was teenage girls in western countries who get caught up in Kpop and Kdramas and buy into that fantasy. They are not malicious, only misguided and we don’t feel it’s right to attack them when all they need is a bit of time and education. Unfortunately our video was too subtle for some (or they didn’t actually watch it). Because it’s something people love to bring up, even though it was years ago, as a way of accusing me of fetishizing and being racist. Context is everything.
http://youtu.be/iWzLfQ2ur0w
So we want people to look at the reasons why they want a Korean boyfriend and what their expectations are. It’s fine to be attracted to Korean guys and be interested in them, but when it comes to a relationship, make sure you really like them and aren’t just dating them because they are Korean.
Our advice relates to meeting guys in similar situations to how we met our husbands. We can’t give advice on dating other types of Korean guys, such as Korean American guys, simply because we don’t have that experience. Our husbands grew up in Korea and came to Australia as adults on temporary visas with no intention of settling down in Australia. There are many other things to talk about in regards to this which is why we will talk more about it in other videos.
Things kids say… haha. Not sure what other reasons they thought I might have had for marrying him.
He says he said that because kit kats are sweet and nice but I can’t help thinking that he was just thinking about chocolate instead of thinking about how to describe his wife!
Oh big difference! We also call each other “babo” a lot too. Korean for stupid. It’s pretty much just like pet names for each other. Sometimes when I’ve mentioned our name calling there has been a few people who respond with “But that’s mean!” or “But that’s rude!” If it was really meant in that way it’s mean, but we do it with affection. And we don’t call each other names in anger. That’s my advice: call each other silly things with love, but don’t ever say them in anger.
Also he was pretending to climb over a railing about 5 storeys up to get a reaction from me!
Koreans say “Zombie” as “Jombie”.
Make sure you marry someone who still loves you on your worst days! Though I am possibly this sick because he opened lots of umbrellas inside! (Joking).
Spring colds are the worst! You know when you can’t speak because your throat is so sore? Or your nose is so runny all the can do is jam tissues up there to try and stop it? Ughhhhhh
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