"Not all those who wander are lost.": More Couples Paraphernalia

Couples. . . where to even begin? It's well known now, how hilarious (and odd) I think the couple culture here in Korea is. In some earlier posts I was able to show you pictures I took of Korean couples walking down the street, and at Everland. Now I want to bring you, what I think takes the cake as the weirdest piece of a couple's outfit. . . couples underwear. That's right. At any store here that sells underwear, you can find a nice set for couples. In fact, almost every underwear window display shows couples underwear.

This is one riddle I just can't crack. I can't figure out if you call your boyfriend/girlfriend in the morning to make sure they wear theirs? Do couples get a kick from knowing that extra layer is matching and no one else can see? I thought the whole point was for people to see! Couples underwear has me completely baffled.

Korean dating has its own barriers too. Here most people live with their parents until they are married. It's too expensive to move out, and chances are you wouldn't move very far anyways. So when Korean couples are dating they both have parents to go home to at the end of the night. It's one of the reasons why "love motels" are so popular here. There are also places called DVD-bong (bong means: room) where they have a lot of movies and you can rent one and watch it in a room there with a large screen. All my Korean friends have told me those are big places for Korean couples to go. The rooms are VERY private.

I still can't figure out where the couples underwear comes in. I feel like there must be no spontaneity in many Korean relationships. If you're wearing your couples underwear, then you're hoping to see the matching pair, right? I just keep picturing a couple going to a love motel thinking "I can't wait until be both get down to our underwear and we match!" What is that?! I don't get it! I also can't imagine being 25, 28, over 30, going out for a date and knowing first you'll have dinner, then you'll get ice cream, then you'll go the love motel, but you can't be there too long because your parents are expecting you home. All eloquence gone: that would suck.

Anyways, I wont say anything more because I coule rant about couples for hours. You all are in luck thought, because I have pictures of couples underwear. I felt like the creepiest person taking these photos, but I think it was worth it. Enjoy: