This made us laugh because she called it out so cheerfully. Mr Gwon’s parents were with us and his father took the opportunity to say, “She is my daughter-in-law!” and then pulled wedding photos from his wallet. The staff oohed and ahhed over them.

As it’s the third time I’ve been to this area of South Korea, I’m quite used to the attention and stares. Most people are just curious. We get asked if I’m American a lot so often we stop to chat and say that I’m from Hoju (Australia).