Thursday, November 14, 2013

Directorometer

Director Lee rates everything by how expensive or cheap it is. If he describes something as good, the next sentence he'll try to get out will be about how it was under 10,000 Won. If something is so-so, it's because it's fun but expensive, which of course is relative and any meal over 10,000 Won, no matter how nice the restaurant is, can only be so-so or bad. Anything that isn't fun and is expensive is bad. I'd agree with him on that.

But everything is also qualified with a little.

"Are you feeling better?"

"A little bit."

"Was the meal good?"

"A little."

And he must understand what it means because he does the motion with his finger and thumb closing their gap. I wouldn't mind his quirk, except it makes him hard to talk to. I don't know his opinion on most things other than based on their price. Like once he was talking to me about these King Crabs they have in Korea during spring. They sell for as much as 250,000 Won. He bought one once and all he could talk about was the price so I couldn't even get out of him if it tasted better than a cheaper crab, like the snow crab.

He did talk about sea fishing today. He said it's about 80,000 won each if we can get 10 people together. I don't know who would fill out our party, but I'd go. He said you each catch about 50 fish and get to take them home and eat them.  Ultimately that comes to $1.6 a fish, which is surely an expensive fish but it's also about the experience and fun that goes with catching it. Though I'm not sure I could prepare the fish myself... And there's no way I could eat it with its eyes still on, just staring at me...

Anyway, I love you and your skin is radiant today! 

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