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Would you marry someone who has never said "I love you", during your 4 year relationship? I was at Ras ‘ school and his class was discussing this. There was a woman in his class that has only said those three magic words to her boyfriend once. She only plans on saying it again on their wedding day. This has to be an extreme of Korean culture. I know they’re conservative, but how could you be with someone for so long and not verbalize how you feel?

While at his school, I also ended up watching the Super Bowl ads online. I havea warm spot in my heart for animals and old people, and found those commercials to be the most amusing. I find kids and old people funny (looking and acting), except for the cranky ones. I skipped the H&R block ad - come on… the name alone sounds boring. I particularly liked Budweiser’s "Clydesdale Donkey" & "Horny Talking Monkey", and Frito Lay’s "Fight to the Death".

Back home, you don’t download commercials, but I hardly ever watch English commercials here. One of the best things about being in Korea, is that I don’t watch much tv anymore. I’m not constantly bombarded by commercials for new "must see" shows, so I don’t know what I’m missing. Sure, I hear about the O.C., but is that show really good? It’s all for the better, because tv takes up so much of my time. I usually only turn on the tv at night to watch English music videos at 9:00 pm on MTV, and then just have it on as background noise as I surf the internet. I always watch Friends and Will and Grace from 11:00-midnight. Of course, I’ll read about shows online. If there are good things said about a particular show, I’ll download it to watch. Actually, Ras will download it for me to watch. That’s how I found out about "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". On the other hand, I don’t think I’m missing much by not watching Jessica Simpson and her reality tv show, The Newlyweds. How long is it before you’re not newlyweds anymore? Didn’t they marry lat year???

I saw Johnny Cash’s video "Hurt" online a couple months back. This time it was on tv, and it made me a little sad while watching it. In the video, you see Johnny Cash old and tired, but there are clips of him when he was young, smiling, and and just getting started in life. The lyrics were a little haunting…

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt