not elevator conversation
March 12, 2008
Something has been bothering me…
Well…starting off…there is an appropriate time for something…and inappropriate times for the same things.
Well………”ahem…ahem”
Yesterday was my first time taking a public shower. And I mean public. PUBLIC… P U B L I C . . . no curtains. no “barriers” only you water soap and what nature/God has given you.
After boxing practice, I noticed my friends going to take showers, and since I have never taken a PUBLIC….shower before, I was somewhat reluctant to do so. Nevertheless, I decided yesterday to do so, and entering the bathroom, i began to undress. Well……………….
It just so happens there was a gentleman already in the shower..doing his business… which is totally 100% fine…AOK..
However…………..
this guy starts to strike up a random conversation with me…which is also AOK fine…etc..
However………………….
he just so happens to be butt ball naked in front of me, asking me questions about my livelihood in broken English. That scene in itself is disturbing, but all I can still imagine is his middle aged balding head and naked body in front of me jiggling rythmically to every swipe of his washcloth, discussing world affairs as if walking through the park munching on a hotdog. I can also imagine a few other little details..pun intended, yet I would not like to do so. The whole time..I was trying to remember the homosexuality demographics and rate in Korea..and I was greatly disturbed that I could not recall any statistics.
He soon realized that I was not in the talking mood, and changed his position again into the shower head. To my great relief.
Taking a public shower was a bit weird, but after I indeed got in there, I began to feel right at home strangely. My friends started coming in and sooner than you know it we were discussing life in general..no problem.
These days, I have conquered my…”apprehension” about public showers, however, my first very weird experience is something I will never forget.
”ahem..ahem”
Hi Kenny!
Ok, obviously you have not yet visited the public bath houses of Korea…it’s quite an “experience” when it’s your first time. Try not to be scarred for life~
Hope you’re having a blast in the motherland!!!
Hahaha, my Papa used to take me to those bath-houses when Mama wasn’t around (this was when I was 3 or 4 and could not enter the women’s bath-house by myself) and oh, I remember…
It’s very common in Korea. No biggie with nudity over there. I never understood when I came to America why people were so secretive about their body… which is pretty weird, because America shows more skin whereas Korea is more conservative.
But can’t you tell if the man is homosexual if he has a stiffy? Otherwise if it’s just hangin’ and chillin’ I don’t think you should have much to worry about.
It’s cool that you did not freak out completely though for your first public shower scene. But definitely get scrubbed… it’s great to get scrubbed by a plump old Korean Ah-Joom-Ma with some wiggles here and there, scrubbin’ the skin off of you. Though your experience may be different.. I don’t know if they tend to use skinny guys or Herculean guys or male Korean jigglypuffs.