I think stereotypes are becoming a thing of the past very fast these days.
Yes, I am not only 6'7" but also almost albino blond and people in Asia do ask me if they can take pictures with me (I am always happy to). Not so much in Singapore or Korea but very often in Japan, China and India.
Yes, I realised this week that many users here assume that if you are on LJ you are a woman, which was a surprise for me. It came as a shock a couple of days ago to one of my long-term friends that I was a man. Which is rather strange, given my entries about coming to rural Moldova to drive a tractor, drinking bear from a bathtub with 37 local guy while watching soccer, skinny dipping with the local boys, jumping in the middle of fights and pushing people to the ground and especially this one (sorry!): http://topum.livejournal.com/52018.html. )
Back when I first took husband to Korea, he was one of the tallest people there at 6'2. He got lots of photo requests. That was many, many years ago. Nowadays Koreans are much more used to tall foreign people.
One thing they like about me in Korea is that I can drink a lot without getting drunk. Boy, friday nights can get very alcohol-fuelled in Seoul, ha ha but I think we would still beat Koreans on that front ).
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Yes, I am not only 6'7" but also almost albino blond and people in Asia do ask me if they can take pictures with me (I am always happy to). Not so much in Singapore or Korea but very often in Japan, China and India.
Yes, I realised this week that many users here assume that if you are on LJ you are a woman, which was a surprise for me. It came as a shock a couple of days ago to one of my long-term friends that I was a man. Which is rather strange, given my entries about coming to rural Moldova to drive a tractor, drinking bear from a bathtub with 37 local guy while watching soccer, skinny dipping with the local boys, jumping in the middle of fights and pushing people to the ground and especially this one (sorry!): http://topum.livejournal.com/52018.html. )
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Back when I first took husband to Korea, he was one of the tallest people there at 6'2. He got lots of photo requests. That was many, many years ago. Nowadays Koreans are much more used to tall foreign people.
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