So this is pretty much the message I got from being here for the past 4 days. I’m probably wrong in thinking that but with SO many places to buy clothes, get face creams and makeup, and advertisements for plastic surgery, I really can’t help but feel like the culture puts a lot of pressure on its youth to look good.

My immediate reaction when I first got here was, wow EVERYONE looks good.
Just from walking up and down the streets in Meyongdong and Dongdemun I see all these gorgeous looking guys. How can I compete with this?

Ok the last one kind of looked like a girl but ads like this for guys are everywhere. Granted, that’s what marketing is supposed to do but I feel the look of the guy is much different from here and what I’m used to seeing even in China.

Also, there are ads for plastic surgery all over the subway station

Now I feel kind of bad because the people that do live here probably are constantly pressured to keep up appearances instead of just wearing a comfortable pair of old sweatpants and a t shirt.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the culture, it’s just the way it is and I just wanted to share my feelings with the people who haven’t been to Korea yet. /rant