Friday, October 2, 2009

Seoul

I have moved to Seoul. Much more to come on this blog........

Seoul is actually quite warm still and as I exhibit signs of this (sweating profusely) most Korean people I see are not sharing my discomfort.

Fact: Korean people have 75% less sweat glands than Americans.

Fact: 50% of Korean people don't even have the gland (apocrine glands) that causes body odor. They are among the least odor-producing people on Earth.

What seems to be fact: Kimchi (pickled cabbage), a common side dish in Korea, is the strongest smelling food in the entire world.

5 comments:

Rebekah said...

i hope you blog all the time now that you're over there. i want to hear all the stories - i wish i was there with you!

Rachel Phelan said...

Hey, I'm so glad you made it there safely. I hope you have time to blog a lot too. I'm excited to hear about your adventures there. Stammi bene bella. Ci sentiamo!

Berry Family said...

What a fun adventure! Kimchi is not a favorite of mine, but all the other food it super good! Enjoy it! I think the reason why Koreans dont have body order like Americans, is beacuse they are healthier & their food isn't as greasey & everything. Such great people!

Stephanie and Grant McKinley said...

Steph!!! We want to know everything going on. Lots of pictures too! We love you

Autumn said...

I'm excited to hear more!! Eck--I DEFINITELY have the sweat gland!! Too funny that they don't sweat as much?!