While I would never hope to be a fruit cart owner when I'm his age, I do hope I can push something that heavy! Better keep doing my nightly push-ups!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Fruit Store
I purchase at least 95% of my fruit and vegetables from carts like this! Old Korean men wheel these around the busy markets, repeating the prices over and over again,"Sam chunun... Sam chunun" like a broken tape recorder. Can you imagine being in your 70's and pushing around a heavy cart of fruit all day? Korean's level of physical and mental strength is second to none!
While I would never hope to be a fruit cart owner when I'm his age, I do hope I can push something that heavy! Better keep doing my nightly push-ups!
While I would never hope to be a fruit cart owner when I'm his age, I do hope I can push something that heavy! Better keep doing my nightly push-ups!
A Nazi in Korea?!
At first glance, this man's ring looks like the Nazi symbol... but here's a piece of history for ya:
The Swastica symbol dates back to the 5th Millennium BC. To Buddhists in Korea, the symbol represents dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites.
Did you know the swastika symbol was popular as a good luck or religious/spiritual symbol in the United States before its association with Nazi Germany? The symbol is actually still on a bunch of historic buildings, including sites that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
So, long story short, Hitler adopted this symbol from the Buddhist, who have used it for years and flipped the symbol in the opposite direction and called it his own! So, this man, who I spotted on the bus this afternoon, is not a Nazi at all, but rather a Buddhist... one who likes GIANT GOLD RINGS!