We were 5 at the table.вЂќ I immediately thought about mutation. Fish donвЂ™t have that much fat.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s when my boss looked at me and said вЂњfish eye! You must eat, it is very healthy.вЂќ What could I do? The idea of eating a boiled eyeball totally disgusted me and, for a minute, I thought IвЂ™d throw up.Д®veryone at the table smiled, and my boss said that as a kid, she would fight over the fish eyes with her family. Until I found a piece of fish that looked like fat. Sockeye Salmon Fish Glass Eyes Natural Animal Pair for Realistic Art Doll Parts, Sculpture, Prop, Mask, Fursuit Supplies, Jewelry Making Cabochons, Taxidermy, Fishing Lures, and More (16mm) 3.9 out of 5 stars. We ate kimchi, marinated pumpkin, and squid in a hot sauce, and our main course was fish soup and rice. Indeed, at some point we realized that everyone was staring at us while we kept eating. Last time she invited me, she complained that Lucie and I were talking while eating (itвЂ™s true: most Koreans eat silently) and that, mainly because of this, all the other people had to wait for us. So today when our big boss took us out for lunch, I knew IвЂ™d have to watch myself. Nonetheless, I always try to follow the rules вЂ“ for instance, holding my right wrist with my left hand when pouring a drink to someone older than me. My clumsiness is often qualified as вЂњcuteвЂќ and вЂњlovelyвЂќ.

Students in my classroom have actually fought because a boy would call an older one by his first name instead of saying вЂњoppaвЂќ (older brother).ДЄs a foreigner, I am often excused from social conventions that do not really offend Koreans. Only people who are the same age can be вЂњfriendsвЂќ and call each other by their first name. YвЂ™all probably aware that Korea is still strongly under the influence of Confucianism вЂ“ that is, social hierarchy and blind respect for the elderly.

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