Sebastian - CP2 - Week 3

Yesterday I went to Starbucks with Sungsub and we had a very interesting chat while we had lunch. We spoke about a lot of things, but one of the most memorable was talking about work. I asked him how it was like working in Korea. He said most jobs in Korea are usually from morning to night. Very exhausting. I told him that I did not think that was good for families in general. He said that he agreed with me, and opened up about his feelings on the matter. He told me that he was envious of the Americans in that aspect. Most people in the US have 8 to 5 jobs, from Monday to Friday. He wishes that it was like that in Korea, because unfortunately, fathers do not spend enough time with their kids and wives.

We also spoke about the abuse that happens in many work places regarding illegal immigrants. I expressed my feelings on that matter, and he had similar views on it. He even told me that in Korea people from Thailand and other poor countries suffer discrimination in many places and are ill treated. We chatted a little more about a few other good subjects (like police in both Korea and the US) , and then had to cut the conversation short because our lunch time had ended. I hope to continue our conversation next week.

Sebastian - CP2 - Week 2

Last week I picked up Sungsub near his home, and we headed for Starbucks. My wife came along with us as well. After looking for Starbucks for a good while, we could not find it and decided to go to Chick-Fil-A. As we were eating our meal, we talked about a few things. Since Sungsub had traveled to Japan, we asked how he liked it, and apparently he enjoyed it. He also talked about his country, and how they calculate their age. In his country, he is 28, but here he is 26. I did not fully understand this when Juseob explained it to me. I did not fully understand it this time either. In any case, they say that they add a year because of the time spent in the womb, and the other reason I still did not catch.

After our meal, we drove back to his apartment to drop him off, and we started talking of what kind of movies we liked. He said he likes horror movies. Especially Japanese horror movies, which have the reputation of being the scariest ones. I said that my issue with that genre is that most of them have something to do with the supernatural, and I really do not mess with that. But it is interesting how big an audience that genre has in the world.

While we arrived at the apartment complex, I told him that next time we would go to Starbucks to have some coffee. He happily agreed. There must be some connection between Koreans and their love of Starbucks... (Do they get a discount?)