Friday, September 5, 2008

Let's Talk about E Mart

Take Walmart......squish it into the middle of a major metropolitain area, add about 5000 Koreans, a bunch of live crabs and about 300 one Emart workers ( all wearing different uniforms that were quite amusing) and you've got Emart. It's intense!!!! There are literally Emart workers every 10 feet. Which would be very helpful.....but they only speak Korean, which doesn't seem to stop them from following you around and attempting to help you. The Emart we went to was close to an hour away, but it had 4 floors of anything and everything you would want to buy. Any fish or produce you might want you could taste first....cooked or not cooked. There was a different worker to cut up every fish, squid or fruit you might want. Yummy!
We sat outside for a while waiting on another teacher who works with us to finish shopping. We literally felt like Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Little kids were running up to us and dragging their familes along....just to hear us say "hello." We are slowly getting used to being stared at all the time.

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