Are You a Fat and Ugly Foreigner? TLDR

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Today we discuss perceptions of fatness in Korean culture. How is the concept of being fat or overweight different here in Korea than it is for us back in Canada.

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• Korea
• Korean
• Life in Korea
• Korean Culture
• Korean beauty
• Korean fatness
• s-line
• x-line
• Korean Beauty Standards
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[IcePrincess642]

I agree! Alot of people here think all asians look alike. I used to think the same way, until I got into kpop. Now, whenever someone says they look the same i'd be like "OMG, how can you not tell the difference?! T_T" Lol :)

[Psychooncrack8]

1. Be 5'6 and 190 lbs <--- Strike 1

2. From the US <--- Strike 2

3. Being a black girl too <--- Strike 3 And I'm out of the running ladies and gents!

Welp, If I ever go to Korea (which doesn't seem likely), then I'd probably be considered a walking, black land whale. lol

And thanks to my exposure to some K-Pop and J-Pop, I honestly know the feeling of when people say "All Asians look a like" when they really don't. They're really not that hard to tell apart if you actually take a look at them.

[nidjiunanatshi]

When I was a child, I was really, really thin (but heck, I was born like that) so they were all saying "OMG are you anorexic ?" to me. And when I gained some weight, they were like "OMG you've started to become fat, honey !"

Seriously, people, why so unsatisfied ? I like my body the way it is~

[gagigugego123]

i hate it when netizens says park bom gained some weight!

she looked gorgeous as hell in her duet with se7en, but i guess that's how koreans culture is

[WillRubert]

"You know moms can do that without getting a punch to the face" <3

[applebananastar]

is 165 cm tall (5'4) and 117pounds heavy in korea?

[SugarCelebi]

It's weird because when I was in Korea I was actually groped for having "sexy legs" and a shop lady tried to set me up with her son...haha. The weird thing is though, I'm not thin. Not fat, but I classify myself as "curvy". 5'9 and about 155-160lbs. I am half Korean though (other half European) so would that have something to do with it...?

[kitty0048]

they're shorter than martina? but martina doesn't look that tall either. i'm 5'8 and 140 i'd be considered a hippo there lol

[JENYOSJ]

*happy for being skinny*

[sunnyokinawa]

This is why there was soo much crap for Secret because the media says they are overweight, when they look REALLY healthy and amazing...

[aiiidn]

that guy's shirt is awesome

[MsSweetLady3671]

I totally agree with you about the "ideal s-line shape". I do not see it at all. Don't get me wrong the Korean women I see on various videos or in person, all I see are straight lines. They remind me of my 10 year old niece before she started puberty.