the korean way of recycling and trash organization is puzzling to me. we've asked multiple times but i'm still not sure, confident actually, that we're doing it incorrectly. there are 3 different cans outside the apartment, all of which have food waste in them. beside the cans are the government mandated green plastic bags for other waste. however, there is always food in the bags. i just don't understand what goes where. therefore, we have resorted to taking our trash out under the cover of darkness. lastnight i went out after midnight with our full trash bags so as to avoid any glares or people explaining to me (in korean) that my empty box of moon pies does not go in the same bag as uneaten Kimchi cassarole, and at the same time the apple cores and the mountain dew bottle should be bagged together.
at school, everyone removes their shoes in the front lobby and slips into sandals provided in little cubby holes. all of the teachers have their own sandals except for me. i just wear the ones provided for guests. i've managed to find one pair that is big enough for my feet. all of the other pairs that i sometimes get stuck with are too small...for little asian feet. i started wondering today, when i had to select the smaller shoe option, who keeps taking the big set. apparently there are asian people with inordinately large feet. you know what they say about big feet....well....i'm in asia....nevermind.
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