This amusing post is an excerpt from a series of musings from Hannah’s longer post here. We will continue to highlight some of Hannah’s entertaining insights.
In Korea, cleanliness is HUGE. I brush my teeth when I wake up, after lunch, and before bed. Every time I come home I have to wash my feet, face and hands. We even had hand-washing lessons in school. Did you know there are seven steps? They also hand out bags of cotton balls with rubbing alcohol (to clean your hands) to each student. Today on the way into school, the nurse was picking kids at random to test their temperatures. You can’t wear outdoor shoes inside, not even in schools or church. For school, you must have your own pair of indoor shoes, but other institutions supply them. H1N1 is taken much more seriously here then I feel it was back home. Everyday, I see many people wearing flu masks. Its kind of disconcerting, especially at night! Who are they? Which way are they looking? Do they have H1N1?!?
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