Korean dept stores
As mentioned in an earlier blog entry (too lazy to look it up to link to it; although by the time I write that, it would've been faster just to do so!), we flew to Seattle for Christmas, and had a one-day layover in Korea.During our one-day layover, we took a look at the (small-ish) department store a few blocks away.
What I found culturally interesting was that, in the sporting goods/exercise section -- in among the jump-ropes, boxing gear, and medicine balls -- were nunchucks! Real ones, plus soft ones for beginners. Also, a fighting baton.
(Click to enlarge photo, if you wish.)
Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido are pretty big things in Korea, I understand, and have more legitimacy than martial arts in the U.S. or Australia. Still, struck me as "different".
--GG
posted by Gye Greene @ 10:58 PM
2 Comments:
Interesting. I wonder if they think it's weird that many of our exercise/sporting goods stores sell guns? Best Products (where I used to work), sold jewelry, glass figurines, some furniture, luggage, toasters and other appliances, cameras, baby hardware, and guns.
Love your juxtopositioning of "baby hardware" and "guns."
Guns in sporting goods stores: Heh! Hadn't thought of that one. Too Americanized, I guess.
--GG
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