Do I Smell?

Back in January, there was a huge holiday in Korea. It was the Lunar New Year. It is the second biggest holiday in Korea. I don't really know why it is so celebrated, because everyone I asked told me a different answer. All I know is that people like to give gifts on this holiday, and I was the recipient of a few.

I witnessed many gifts being opened during the holiday season and most were gifts of alcohol or little cakes. I was given two gifts of little cakes. One from my boss and one from My ex-girlfriend. All of my other gifts were soap and other bathing products. In total, I was given 13 bars of soap, two tubes of toothpast, bathing gel, shampoo, and conditioner. The other teachers at school didn't get soap. I came to the conclusion that I smell.

I have heard that Koreans can smell foreigners. The smell is usually described as a cheese and meat smell. I believe that some foreigners do have a cheese and meat smell, because some Koreans have the smell of kimchi. Since I don't eat much cheese or meat, I think I have a different smell that disturbs the Koreans. The smell is funk. My funk is a combination of sweat and unwashed clothing.

What made me think of this was I saw my ex-girlfriend yesterday. We met as friends and it was very fun to see her again. She told me that she was given a gift of soap last week for a holiday called White Day. I think she had spent so much time with me that some of my funk attached itself onto her.

Here is a picture of the cakes my boss bought for me. They went bad before I could eat all of them.