Obligation

So “off the hook” is an idiom he hadn’t heard before.

A cultural difference between Australia and Korea we notice a lot, is that there is more of a culture of ‘Do it yourself’ home improvement in Australia. It’s a normal thing for families to be gardening and doing house improvement stuff on weekends. That is more unusual in Korea. The Korean guys that stay in the house next door are always surprised to see how much my parents do and how many skills they have for home improvement. While professional Korean construction is some of the best in the world, the average Korean doesn’t do home improvement stuff like here. Australia has an industry catering to it (not to mention so many TV shows about it) and it’s not unusual to take a trip to huge D.I.Y stores like Bunnings on the weekend.

Since we are back home with my parents for a month it’s expected my husband helps my father with the new project (putting a granny flat in). My husband’s sister’s boyfriend who is staying here has been helping my dad a lot and is learning how to do things, but my husband is still pretty clueless. Those on Facecbook and Instagram would have seen a photo yesterday.