So many of you have heard/seen the show Cheaters, which films and documents the philandering ways of certain Dallas guys and their female companions. So I'm in a bar in Gangnam, after a unmercifully long journey from Nagasaki, which included a train from Nagasaki to Hakata, ferry to Pusan (after a 3 hour layover), another train to Seoul, then subway to my hotel. I order a beer and start watching the TV, which shows a fuzzy picture in a •REC box, and a young gentleman getting cozy with young lady at a local Seoul resaturant. Then the picture wipes to two hosts, a distraught looking female, and her mother, both obviously upset. Words are flying quickly, as the subtitles have train of thought descriptions (no doubt something to the effect of "Suspect seen leaving restaurant with unidentified female..."). The plot advances to "The Confrontation" The hosts, distraught girlfriend and irate mother drive up in a semi-trailer, which has the side fold down (like Knight Rider) and everyone piles out to the surprise of the boyfriend and his new ladyfriend. Crazy!
So the next 10 minutes is spent trying to explain to the barwoman that (1) We have a show like this in America (2) I love it and (3) What is it called? The woman finds the host and she tells me that it translates to "An immutable law of love". "The Conclusion" Though we don't speak the same language, the barwoman, host and I are all aghast that the gf takes the bf back in the end. Joey Greco can rest easy tonight - his franchise clearly cuts across cultural divides.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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