1, 2, 3, 4, your friend Abbie has learned some more!

I wanted to add a few more things I have learned while in Korea that are norms for them and obviously foreign to me!
1. Never write someones name in red. It means that they will die. Extreme? Maybe, but they are serious about this! I make sure to never write my students name with my red pen.

2. The number 4 is a bad number. I think it means something evil. So in elevators they do not have the number 4 when crossing that floor. Instead they simply have the letter f. One will see the elevator go up, 1,2,3,f,5,6 and so on. Pretty interesting!

3. Standing with your hands up above your head is a valid punishment here. I have seen multiple kids do this in the hallway and wonder whats going on. Apparently they were bad and instead of just a time out, they have to stand on their time out with their hands held above their head until its over. I might adopt this for my own kids someday! Haha!

4. They double park cars here and leave a note with their phone number on the windshield of their car so that when the person they blocked in needs to leave they can call their cell phone to come move it. 

Pretty interesting stuff! It is really cool learning about all the traditions and beliefs that are in Korea!

Ab