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By: Dubiaku

Dubiaku — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 03:10:00 +0000

In reply to Magdalena Kastelik. Maybe I overreacted, but I just don't want anyone to think that all ahjummas are alike any more than any other group. I'm sure there are ahjumma cops, skydivers, martial artists, hippies, and so on, too. ;-)

By: Magdalena Kastelik

Magdalena Kastelik — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:15:00 +0000

In reply to Dubiaku.

Yes, I do know what you mean 🙂 That’s true that there is a certain “ahjumma icon” and it’s highly probable that seeing Korean tourists I relate to them through that stereotype I have in mind… But as for “ahjumma’s style” I talked about (and saw in Poland), it might have been just a coincidence (with the hairstyle) and … the pants? Well… they are definately comfortable during trips ^^

By: Dubiaku

Dubiaku — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:36:00 +0000

In reply to Magdalena Kastelik.

Keep in mind that tourists may not represent the way people are at home. People often get together before trips to discuss appropriate clothing. They may even talk about what clothing and styles would be most accepted by the host country’s people. It is largely an artificial “sample space” (to use a statistical term) and it would be wise to avoid judgements that extend too far, if you know what I mean (and I’m sure you do – you don’t seem stupid to me 😉 .

Ahjummas exist, for sure, but media have made an icon of them much like the “town drunk” or the “southern sheriff” in American media. They are somewhat comical characters with immediate recognition due to their similarities to real and known people. Who doesn’t like someone who reminds us of our mothers (or at least nice mothers of someone we know, for those less fortunate)?

By: Dubiaku

Dubiaku — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:07:00 +0000

In reply to Gabby. "Who" is never "whom". Yes, many people look alike. But I can never recall any period in my life when I thought all of any particular group "all looked alike" (except, maybe, for the members of the Chinese army from a distance, LOL!). And once you observe someone talk, gesticulate, walk, and so on, their uniqueness is even more clear.

By: Dubiaku

Dubiaku — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:01:00 +0000

I just wanted to let people know that many people who might be considered “racist” are not and their primary malfunction seems to be a deep and abiding stupidity. I had a friend who asked me if we could drive to Hawaii (we are from Vermont). He also constantly referred to all Asians as “chinks”. When I would point out to him that a person was Korean, Japanese, Thai, or Korean, he would reply, “It’s all the same thing.” He no doubt “learned” all this from his idiot father, who was much the same. I told him that they could be considered the same so long as he did not mind being called “Mexican”, “Jamaican”, or “American Aborigine”. But with his complete lack of geographical knowledge, I’m sure he had no idea what I was saying. Nevertheless, he would never express prejudice to people when we were in public, so it was purely stupidity and not malice.

By: stacey Bruno

stacey Bruno — Fri, 02 May 2014 11:40:00 +0000

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By: Gabby

Gabby — Fri, 02 May 2014 02:28:00 +0000

When I first got into Kpop and Kdramas, I could hardly tell who was whom unless they had a specific feature that stood out. And don’t even get me started on names! But after being exposed to it so much, I can tell even tell the ahjummas apart now.

By: dewaanifordrama

dewaanifordrama — Thu, 01 May 2014 21:57:00 +0000

In reply to Sophie Song.

Haha…now there’s an idea. Last night I was thinking that I really wanted to be able to find a class that would teach about the history and influence of fashion…it’s something that has fascinated me for a long time. (Like how heels come from Turkish calvary riders originally so they could stand up in the stirrups and shoot their arrows with a stable shot). Some of what I wrote is already on a Wiki page about harem pants, so someone has beaten me to it 😉

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 01 May 2014 17:42:00 +0000

I think there’s a similar hairstyle in the US compared to the Ahjumma perm. It’s called the Mom Bob. A lot of married women with kids get these types of hairstyles because they are easy to maintain.

By: Sophie Song

Sophie Song — Thu, 01 May 2014 14:42:00 +0000

In reply to dewaanifordrama. Have you considered making a wikipedia page about ajumma culture?! You're knowledge of farmwife pants is impressive!