1. Lego hair: Koreans love immaculate, well-quaffed hair and will spend copious amounts of mula on maintaining their luscious tresses. Worryingly, we foreigners could be forgiven for mistaking their lacquered hair for a wig. Indeed, ‘clip-on’ Lego hair has never been a cool look.
2. 80s fashion: Being a child of the 80s, I have paid homage to 80s revival over the years, and my friends and I often dreamt of a 80s comeback. Dream no more. The comeback has arrived – in Korea, at least. Only this is not what I dreamt! Naff Converse boots, tacky mini-skirts, and that bleached denim. Yes, Korean chicas do love fantastic leg-warmers and stilettos, but come on guys…you’re forgetting the best asset of the 80s wardrobe. The shell suit. Oh shell suits, how I miss you…
3. Man bags: Fellas, there is NOTHING metrosexual about looking camp. FULL STOP.
4. Silkworm pupae: A popular snack? I think not.
5. Flemming on the ground: Not only is it vile. It is also a serious health and safety hazard. Use a tissue or simply, swallow it.
6. Konglish: Comedy value aside. I wouldn’t be seen dead having a hot choc in ‘Starbutts’.
7. Korean covers of Western Pop songs: The songs were rubbish the first time around. Enough said.
8. Gingko fruit: One word – VOMIT.
9. High-maintenance fashion: Going to the supermarket dressed in your Sunday-best? Korean casual wear gives a whole new meaning to the phrase: ‘all dressed up and no place to go.'
10. The lack of rubbish bins: I honestly don't know how Seoul manages to keep so clean with so few bins around the city. Quite remarkable really.
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