Answers Part Yeo-sot

Question One: Is it hard to shop over there? I hear that sizes run very small.
Small sizes would be an improvement. The only Americans that could shop at your typical Korean store are the ones that work on runways. One of my co teachers is taller than me and about the same size, so she buys most of her clothes online. But, the website is all in Korean.

However, there is a Forever 21 and an H&M in Seoul. So all is not lost! And they have American sizes...I bought clothes from both stores last month, and can't wait to go back.

Shoes though? If you are bigger than a size 8, forget it. Luckily, my parents are great with the care packages, so I'm not walking to school barefoot in the cold.

Question Two: Do they like having American stores?
It seems so. On every corner you can find either a 7/11, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, Burger King, or Starbucks. There's also a lot of Pizza Huts and Papa John's. The odd thing is, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts don't open until around 7 or 8. And NOBODY goes to Dunkin Donuts in the morning. But when I walk by one at night, its a mad house.

The only American store I go to here is Starbucks. The music is the same, the atmosphere is the same, and its just as fabulous!

As far as the American/European clothing stores go (Forever 21 and H&M), its mainly foreigners shopping there. Which makes sense, since most of the clothes would probably swallow these beautiful petite Korean girls that command the streets.

Why is there a Costco? Do they have American things or Korean things?
If you read my Thanksgiving post, we had a pumpkin pie from Costco hence the question. While I've never actually been to one here, I've heard its amazing. There's one in Seoul and one in Daegu. A lot of foreigners go to get the things they miss from back home, and apparently they have an awesome food court. I'm sure they have Korean things as well.

You still have to get a membership though, so I probably won't be going anytime soon. Plus, it would not be fun lugging all the stuff back home on a crowded subway or bus.