Upon arrival there’s one subject about Korea that has most straight women and gay men (maybe straight men too but I have never discussed it with them) confused for a few weeks. It’s not the enormous silver penis, just outside Incheon Airport, welcoming us into the country. That baffles any seeing eye pervert. It’s young Korean men.
“They’re all gay,” said a recently arrived friend. “Have you seen their hair?” Yes, but that’s superficial. “No dude, my gaydar is spot on. Most of these guys are gay. It’s not just the hair, they just are. I can tell. They’re gay, gay gay… you’re so lucky.”
Not quite. Yes, when I first moved here, even now sometimes, I was convinced every man I met was hitting on me. The first time it happened was at work with a male teacher only a few years older than me. He touched me in a way that suggested I was owed dinner or at least a drink. He didn’t have a girlfriend and talked about the lack on a daily basis.
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