I had to tell you about my strange experience earlier today.
I've finally joined a gym and am aiming to lose ALOT of weight - my plan is to go 5 times a week (2 down, 3 to go) and really stick to a routine of running, cycling and cross training - we'll see (im crap at exercise!!).
My gym is great, row upon row of treadmills and tons of brand new equipment that looks the part but I havent got a clue how to use it as its all in Korean! (give me time and i'll attempt it all)
So this afternoon after work I did my usual on the treadmill (whilst listening to The Prodigy full blast!) ^^ and when it was finally over I headed to the shower room.
Now, Koreans are very open when it comes to nakedness. I should be absolutely used to this as ive been here a while now (and have been to naked spa's) and ive experienced many a naked-time in Europe (particularly in France). The women in France seem to just let it all hang out in the changing rooms (bushes and all! haha). Anyways, my point is, although im absolutely okay with being naked in a public spa now I REALLY dont like showering naked with just a few Korean women around me.
* Safety in numbers applies to me here - im more nervous when there's just a few of us as they can concentrate in on me and all my flaws, rather than being able to hide in a big crowd of nakedness at the spa!
It's not for vain reasons. Well, only a little bit...you see...there's a few things that make me feel awkward - mainly the fact that I have boobs and they could be described as quite big. This means I get stared at ALOT. Also, I find lots of women (im talking mainly older Korean women) seem to be very intrigued about what's going on down below in my lady garden. I spend my time trying to avoid these parts on the women around me and just concentrate on the showering but I cant help feel im being stared at from all (unflattering) angles.
Today, whilst showering, a middle aged woman (an ajumma as we'd say in Korea) decided to befriend me. I was happy to smile and say hello whilst washing my hair. But she wanted more. You see, as I have the fear of going naked in the shower room, I had on black knickers. Yes, I probably looked strange showering in my knickers but I just needed the security of them. Anyways, she tried to make conversation about my knickers and basically was saying to me "Oh dear, you're a silly one. Take your panties off!". My reply to this was all smiles and "It's okay, don't worry, im fine". BUT, she wouldnt take this for an answer.
The very random and over-friendly lady decided to tug-tug-tug on my knickers from the side as I was showering and signalled for me to take them off right there and then. She was determined to make me lose the pants and pulled quite hard at them! What the hell was I supposed to do?!?! I considered making a run for it (she was old - I could totally out run her), I thought about actually just taking them off but then I felt like i'd be performing some sort of strip tease for her (err!!) so I casually and politely removed her hand from my knickers, smiled and said in my best Korean "No, thank you. Im finished". (I then grabbed my towel, ran to the locker room and left the building as fast as I could).
Lesson of the day - Do not bring unwanted attention to yourself (even when you are trying to hide parts that you thought would bring attention to you - does that make sense?!) ^^
I re-told my little adventure to Tae-Sun over dinner tonight (I cooked chicken fajitas for him - his first time eating them) and Tae's reply was "HAHA - You are so silly. You looked like a crazy girl in the shower. She was just trying to help you". That's me told!!
I'll be back at the gym tomorrow night but im going an hour later due to work hours - fingers crossed my new friend is taking a rest!! ^^
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