It's been pissing rain all day.
I'm impressed with my clothes. I've bought no new clothes (other than hiking gear and undergarments) in 10 months, and they've been good to me the whole way. My washing machine mangles and ties them up pretty well every time, and they've been soaked by the acidic rain accidentally while hanging out to dry a bunch of times, and they've even been frozen solid on a few occasions in the winter.
The truth is, my 215lb body and 36" pant size qualify me as morbidly, horrifyingly obese in South Korea, such that all major department stores (and smaller stores) don't carry any clothing that fits me. Let me repeat: a "34 pant waist is the largest size a human being can buy in SK without taking one of two other possible options. The first is the internet, and the second is going to Itaewon, the sleazy, hooker-laden westerner district full of loud-mouthed American soldiers and overpriced knockoff western pubs. There one can find clothing for fatties such as myself, as well as large shoes.
I'm taking the third option, which is to conform my body to the selection. With God as my witness, I'm not buying any pants or shirts until I can buy then from Lotte Mart down the street like everybody else around here does.
I'm impressed with my clothes. I've bought no new clothes (other than hiking gear and undergarments) in 10 months, and they've been good to me the whole way. My washing machine mangles and ties them up pretty well every time, and they've been soaked by the acidic rain accidentally while hanging out to dry a bunch of times, and they've even been frozen solid on a few occasions in the winter.
The truth is, my 215lb body and 36" pant size qualify me as morbidly, horrifyingly obese in South Korea, such that all major department stores (and smaller stores) don't carry any clothing that fits me. Let me repeat: a "34 pant waist is the largest size a human being can buy in SK without taking one of two other possible options. The first is the internet, and the second is going to Itaewon, the sleazy, hooker-laden westerner district full of loud-mouthed American soldiers and overpriced knockoff western pubs. There one can find clothing for fatties such as myself, as well as large shoes.
I'm taking the third option, which is to conform my body to the selection. With God as my witness, I'm not buying any pants or shirts until I can buy then from Lotte Mart down the street like everybody else around here does.
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Thoughts, Mr. Jared????
And the other thing.. the trip down to a 34 waist is not a long one, and it'll save me a load of money because the 'westerner' stores are a lot more expensive!
I will keep you advice in mind, though. Thanks.