What are common rules in South Korean public schools?
All of these apply to middle and high schools. Elementary schools tend to be a lot easygoing.Hair Restrictions (두발 규제)Boys’ hair should not cover their ear(s), eyebrow(s) or collar of your school uniform. Dying or curling your hair is not permitted. What’s even more absurd is shaving your hair is not allowed, too. Such act is seen as disrespecting your school and your teachers. I don’t really know about restrictions on girls, but as I remember they should have a short hair or tie up their hair so that it does not reach down further than your shoulder.Uniform Restrictions (복장 단속)Same set of clothes-one for summer, and one for winter-for each school you attend to. Price of the uniforms? As I recall, it was about $150 for summer uniforms and $250-$300 for winter uniforms. No, the school won’t buy it for you, you gotta buy them. Moved to an another school? Too bad, you have no choice but to buy ’em again. The quality of the clothes? Really poor for its price. The design? Revolting.This, ladies and gentlemen, was the piece of crap I wore for 3 damn years during my high school days. I always made jokes about our uniforms and that we can play chess on our pants. As you can see, it sucks. A lot.No Dating with Your Schoolmate (이성교제 금지)The vast majority of middle and high schools in South Korea are either boys only or girls only, or has separate classes. Even then you shouldn’t be caught dating.No Entering Other Classes (타 학급 출입 금지)There are some schools and individual classes which prohibit other class member from merely entering their classroom.No electronics (전자기기 휴대 금지)Most schools make students hand over any electronics they have first thing in the morning, and return them after school.After-school Autonomic Studying (야간자율학습) (Only in High Schools)The school makes you stay at school after class.- But you said it is autonomic!No, it is forced among the majority of high schools. When I was attending high school, only 2~3 schools(including my own) from a couple of dozens didn’t force their students to stay after school. A typical high school ends at 4:00 to 4:30 P.M. and starts 야간자율학습 from 5 to 8 or even 10, for 3~5 times a week. If you go to private institutes(hagwons), your parents should notify your teacher directly and your teacher will let you go.- So why is it called autonomic then?Because you get to choose which subjects you want to study on. Yay.I’m sure there are some more to add to this list, but I cannot recall.
Where to get ear pierced - South Korea?
I'm pretty sure most 'hair' saloon shops do ear piercing. And seeing as you are male, probably http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7932/... OR http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/images18/... I sometimes wear a bit of similar style to that in one ear (since I only got one ear pierced lol) except its 18k gold. I recommend you wear either gold or silver earing because metal ones rust after about a month or two while for gold or silver, you can just leave it as long as you want. If that's bit too girlish, this one? http://www.dukejewelry.com/bbshop/img/it... It is basically a Chinese character . Finally choose from these ones: http://pds6.egloos.com/pds/200712/14/44/e0080644_4761976e187c4.jpg I'm current wearing the simple black circle one that's in the bottom of left side.
When did circumcision become common in the U.S?
In America, the practice became popular in the late 1800s due to the influence of the Catholic Church. They, along with some doctors at the time, believed that circumcision would stop masturbation. Since at that time masturbation was considered to cause mental illness, they felt this was a sound decision. Circumcision, despite the perception of its massive commonality in America, is not actually routine. Parents must request and sign off on circumcision, and current rates hover around 55-60% of american infant boys being circumcised each year. The medical "benefits" are rather bunk. STD rates are improved only marginally, and the studies confirming this were performed mostly in countries of Africa were condom use is extremely rare. In a country with high contraceptive use like America, STD reduction is a ridiculous reason to circumcise, since using a condom is 100 times more effective and isn't an irreversible surgery performed on an infant who cannot consent. UTI's are indeed more of a female than a male problem. Only about 0.3% of circumcised infant boys will get a UTI in their first year of life. While it is true that this number goes up for uncircumcised infant boys, it only goes up to 0.7-0.9%. Since the rate of complications from the circumcision ITSELF is just over 1%, the reduction in UTIs is far less than the chance of having a complication from the actual circumcision. Other conditions that a circumcision might help are so rare as to be discountable medically and can be taken on a case to case basis. Some people like to cite penile cancer- despite the fact that ALL cases of penile cancer (in circumcised and uncircumcised men combined) only amounts to 1500 in the US. In other words, more men will get BREAST cancer in a year than penile cancer. My son is due any day now, and we will not be circumcising. There is simply no reason to perform an elective amputation when all supposed medical "benefits" can be negated by washing your penis and using condoms, and we have no religious impetus.
In which ear should guys get a piercing done?
Back in the day it was the left ear but in this day and age you can do both, actually I'd recommend it, single left ear only just doesn't look right now. The “stigma” used to be, and don't anyone take offense to this please, that any guy with a ear piercing other than the left only was “gay.” I personally had my left done over 20 years ago but no longer wear lobe piercings. I do have a 12 guage cartilage piercing on the left and industrial on the right. If it were to do my lobes again, it be both, with ear plugs between a 2 to 00 guage, any bigger requires them to be sewn back together. But to each his own.
If you wear earrings on both sides of your ears, does that mean you’re bi?
Um…no. Having earrings on both ears means you have earrings on both ears. And if you’re attracted to men and women then you’re bisexual. Totally separate.If we’re going to talk about the social silliness that was popularised in the 70’s and perpetuated to the late 90s (the form of thinking thankfully much rarer now) even then, no, there was never a social stereotype of ‘both ears’. It started with popular gay icons and men in general seeming to prefer the left ear for getting pierced, and jewellery seen as a more feminine practice was teased and popularised as ‘gay’. When in truth the ‘left’ side is just the side you're less likely to hold a phone to and so people get that pierced more, and is irrelevant to the toxic masculinity practice thats popularised this silly fake-fact.
Could you please answer questions on these uncommon names?
These names are not my favorites, nor or they ones I would ever consider using, they're entirely random. boys name: Ellis is pronounced ELL-iss and its the English form of Elias meaning my God is Lord. It's currently ranked at #721 in the top 1000 boys names and its most popular year was 1899 at #155. girls name: Olesia is pronounced oh-LEH-see-uh and it means defender of mankind in Russian and has never been ranked in the top 1000 girls names. Here are the questions: 1. What is your opinion on these names? 2. What would nicknames and/or middle names would you use for these names? 3. Which would you use to describe: i. dislike it, ii. not bad, iii. ok iv. like it, v. love it 4. What kind of person do these names put to mind? 5. Do you know anyone with these names? (description if yes) 6. Any stories/history you have on these names. By the way, since many seem to want to know, this is for a potential baby name book or blog. Thanks!! (Please answer all questions!! Best answer will go to whoever gives most detail!!)
How does a girl's nose ring affect your impression of her?
Piercings and tats are way old hat.....they're boring, and I don't even look at them anymore. They use to be interesting until the entire planet decided it was some chic gig and got one. I've never minded people that had either, but I've never thought nose rings were very kewl at all. A nose ring thru someone's nose.....no thanks. Most people don't even bother to wash their hands when they take a dump, so why would I expect someone to keep a nose ring clean. I'm not saying you would or wouldn't, but people in general are pigs, and don't have much sense...so a nose ring is a turn off man. I don't mind challenging my immune system, but hey....gotta draw the line somewhere. Seeing people with piercings in the workplace makes me want to do business elsewhere. Based on MY experiences, most people with piercings are people that think they have some license to have an attitude. You can see it in their demeanor, their body language, and the way they carry themselves. They must feel empowered or something, but they don't come off that way, and they don't come off as being confident either, they come off as cocky and snotty.....screw that. It happens enough for me to make a sweeping decision to not do business with some place where I have to communicate or interact with Mr/Ms. Personality. It's not worth it to even take the chance.....and it's not about them as a person per se, it's about the interaction as a whole not being worth taking the chance. And, to be honest it's not the piercings, or tats, it's the attitude I hate.....just happens that the folks that gravitate like a lemming to these things are the ones that also want to walk around with a 'tude. I don't need it is all I'm saying.
What type of girls do Korean boys like?
The answer will be different depending on who you’re talking about - Koreans who live in Korea or Koreans who have lived outside of Korea. Let’s take a look at the differences.For Koreans who live in Korea, the majority of men will look at one thing first. Want to take a guess as to what that is? Simple! It’s looks! Just like most other guys. But Korea in general is a society that focuses very heavily on one’s appearance. I think girls are judged unfairly and too harshly on their appearance. For example, let’s take a look at 화사 (Hwasa), a K-Pop girl below:Did you know she was criticized by Korean netizens for being “fat?” In what world is this considered fat?! This a small example of some of the ridiculous beauty standards Korea has.Here’s a street interview asking the everyday guy what his ideal girl is like:Notice how a lot of them focus on appearance. Some of them even say that the girl’s personality doesn’t matter as long as he finds her pretty. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion I suppose.Of course looks aren’t everything. And most Korean guys are not this extreme. At the end of the day, a guy is still a guy. After the first impression of appearance is over, a Korean guy will look for the other positive traits that most guys look for - compassionate, trustworthy, financially responsible, communicative, etc.However, I have noticed that some Korean guys do look for different things appearance wise compared to American guys. One thing is that they like the cute, “feminine” look a lot! Something like thisOr thisYou see what I mean? There’s something known as the 베이글녀 (Bae-ee-geul girl), which stands for 베이비 페이스 (baby face) and 글래머 몸매 (glamour body) - a girl who looks “youthful” but with the body of a “woman.”
What make Asians (especially Koreans and Chinese) between the ages of 35 - 60 look young and petite, compare to other whites and blacks of similar age bracket?
I will discuss three things:Body fatSkin colorGray HairYes that is true, Asian skin has more fat under it, fat in East Asians bodies (on average) is more spread out equally than whites. Asians are more likely to be "skinny fat", basically look thin but have lower muscle tone, more fat per % of body weight, and that fat also makes the skin look more full..."natural botox"...Liang-Hai Sie's answer to Is it true that Asians tend to get visceral fat while non-Asians get subcutaneous fat?Asians also are not as pale generally as white people. SLC24A5 gene is responsible for over 25% of the light skin in Europeans and it is basically fixed in all Europeans, but present in most Western Eurasians. This is represented by the dark blue.East Asians have different genes that lead to light skin, basically a defect of the non-working version of kitlg/OCA2 but these are not fixed in East Asians.These different mechanism to light skin may explain why the skin coloring is slightly different. Also Asians tend to have more fat under their skin than Europeans, because they have more subcutaneous fat under their skin.So a very pale European has a reddish tone.Very pale East Asians usually have a different tone.The OP is wrong about black people. As long as black people are in shape, like @Andy Lee Chaisiri said, compared to whites on average, blacks have darker skin (more melanin), a natural sun protectant, but tend to actually have less fat (at least black women compared to white women), which has been shown in Liang-Hai Sie's link.So it seems that black and Asians have natural features that make them appear younger compared to whites the same age.That being said.Also there is hair color. Whites tend to gray first, then Asians, then blacks. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology reported in 2005. Whites tend to gray first, often as early as their mid-30s, followed by Asians and then Africans.This came from a respect scientific jounral, and I have not read it, but in my experience I have seen far more young Asian people graying at a young age than white or black people and resorting to dying their hair, and having lived in 3 nations in Asia, I have seen a lot of Asians.Unlocking the Secrets of Gray Hair