One of these things is not like the other.

Funny portion and line of questioning from an otherwise good read in today's KT:

Let me point out a few things that Koreans do very often, which seem strange to foreigners. First of all, staring at white and black people may not seem like a big issue, but it does make them feel uncomfortable.

Furthermore, asking all kinds of personal questions such as, ``Are you married?'' ``How old are you?'' and ``Have you ever done drugs?'' is even more annoying to people from other countries.

Koreans simply ask strangers these questions without any bad intentions. They don't mean anything by it and are just trying to be friendly and ``break the ice.''

Yes, "have you ever done drugs?" is a rather annoying question, to say the least. "Are you on a three-day weekend?" is less annoying to me, mostly because the answer is frequently "yes." Hopefully my dumb ass won't ruin this one by bombing the beginner level of the Test of Proficiency in Korean on Sunday.