Comments on: Korea: Eating Alone and Loneliness http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:17:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Readers Edition » Korea: Allein essen gehen und Einsamkeit http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/comment-page-1/#comment-1202310 Readers Edition » Korea: Allein essen gehen und Einsamkeit Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:41:49 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/#comment-1202310 [...] Beitrag erschien zuerst auf Global Voices. Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch Clemens Harten, Teil des “Project Lingua“. Die [...] [...] Beitrag erschien zuerst auf Global Voices. Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch Clemens Harten, Teil des “Project Lingua“. Die [...]

]]> By: scott http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/comment-page-1/#comment-1201304 scott Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:56:28 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/#comment-1201304 Eating in couples or groups at restaurants is one of the main customs of the culture. Many restaurants and beer hofs will not serve a solo person, Korean or foreigner. This presents a confusing problem for many foreigners who live in isolation or who only have chances to join others on rare occasions. It's common though that Korean co-workers go out to eat dinner most nights, but if you are male such as many English teachers who work in an all female workplace of Korean teachers, they won't go out for samgyeopsal, beer, and soju often since they have things to tend to at home. So this leaves most foreigners to eat alone after work. I do eat alone in a Homeplus cafe court since no one stops you, where you look at plastic meals in a glass case, give the order # to a cashier, get your food from one of the kitchens, and sit down. I do notice that several people will walk by and bump my chair, seemingly on purpose. Eating in couples or groups at restaurants is one of the main customs of the culture. Many restaurants and beer hofs will not serve a solo person, Korean or foreigner. This presents a confusing problem for many foreigners who live in isolation or who only have chances to join others on rare occasions. It’s common though that Korean co-workers go out to eat dinner most nights, but if you are male such as many English teachers who work in an all female workplace of Korean teachers, they won’t go out for samgyeopsal, beer, and soju often since they have things to tend to at home. So this leaves most foreigners to eat alone after work. I do eat alone in a Homeplus cafe court since no one stops you, where you look at plastic meals in a glass case, give the order # to a cashier, get your food from one of the kitchens, and sit down. I do notice that several people will walk by and bump my chair, seemingly on purpose.

]]> By: Eating alone « The Better Part of Valour http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/comment-page-1/#comment-1200245 Eating alone « The Better Part of Valour Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:16:07 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/#comment-1200245 [...] The Better Part of Valour Walking more or less upright in Warsaw. Not. « Good news from Afghanistan Eating alone October 22nd, 2007 I found this, from Global Voices, very touching. [...] [...] The Better Part of Valour Walking more or less upright in Warsaw. Not. « Good news from Afghanistan Eating alone October 22nd, 2007 I found this, from Global Voices, very touching. [...]

]]> By: Dbird http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/comment-page-1/#comment-1200030 Dbird Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:28:28 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/#comment-1200030 I have always been curious about why Koreans seem to eat in big groups--seldom even as couples. I usually eat alone and often I prefer it. If not alone, then I like to eat with one other person who shares something of my taste and approach to food, and with whom I can have a conversation. Group dining seems hardly dining at all to me. I have always been curious about why Koreans seem to eat in big groups–seldom even as couples. I usually eat alone and often I prefer it. If not alone, then I like to eat with one other person who shares something of my taste and approach to food, and with whom I can have a conversation. Group dining seems hardly dining at all to me.

]]> By: mahathir_fan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/comment-page-1/#comment-1199853 mahathir_fan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:04:21 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/20/korea-eating-alone-and-loneliness/#comment-1199853 Eating alone is like masturbation. But sometimes when you don't have a partner, its just something you got to do. Just enjoy it and don't think too much. It is healthy and relaxing. After you are married for a long time, you might actually rather like to do it alone. So don't worry too much for now. Enjoy doing it alone while you still can. You'll have plenty of opportunities to do it with your life partner in a few years time. Eating alone is like masturbation.

But sometimes when you don’t have a partner, its just something you got to do. Just enjoy it and don’t think too much. It is healthy and relaxing.

After you are married for a long time, you might actually rather like to do it alone.

So don’t worry too much for now. Enjoy doing it alone while you still can. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to do it with your life partner in a few years time.

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