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March 8, 2010

Funny Sign: How not to use the Bathroom: Rated R

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Oh, Korea. It’s stuff like this that endears me to you. I found this sign on in the bathroom of H: Makgeolli in Haebangchon. It instructs you on proper bathroom etiquette.



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Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 

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4 Comments


  1. Jen

    yes, no fishing in the toilet. also, no blow jobs.

    awesome.


  2. LMac

    did you know it's a free liter of makgeolli everytime it rains!? could this place get any better?


  3. ShinMiRyeo

    thanks for the laughs, Dan! that goes in my Korean Stall Scenes photo album, with due credit.

    Thanks, H: Makgeolli for suggesting so many other things to do in hwajangsil! Jen, uh, pointed out two. plus…
    top row, right: no birthing?
    top row, middle: no practicing the chair position?


  4. dhop

    I really don't see why the last one is looked down upon. Seems to work just fine for me. :P

    http://dhop545.wordpress.com



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