I have always been a bit envious that most everything in Asian culture seems so much more... artistic and beautiful, in a way. Don't get me wrong, EVERY culture has its merit (both pros and cons), but take Asian writing, for instance.
You could write the word "DIRT" in Japanese and it would look like a framed piece of artwork!! (I saw a joke once that NO ONE gets "water", "air", or "fire" tattooed on their body in English!
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Sometimes I do feel bad for being out of the loop though. I was in chat a while back (Bible Study Room) and an older man kept asking me questions about Korean food and culture. I kept trying to explain to him that I'm adopted and was not raised in that culture at all, but for some reason, he acted as if my words had no meaning and kept asking things such as, "What do you think of (this and that Korean food, etc.)"
I was thinking to myself, "Oh boy. I wish Shouryu was here to explain it to him..." (That's a bit of a running joke, seeing as there have been other times in chat when people have started asking me about "Koreanism" and I could just sit back and relax because Shour would start explaining my story to them... and in a way that is apparently clearer than what I can communicate for myself!
I've pretty much deemed Shour as my official Asian Spokesperson.
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