Ok...I said I was lukewarm about blogging...
...but I thought I would write something small before I leave Korea and go on vacation to somewhere (slightly) warmer this week...
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...so I went through a Spring lookbook that my legs and feet featured in for a Korean company this week...
...and I was reminded of how confused I am about presentation standards in Seoul...
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...I've been cast for all kinds of hand and foot modelling jobs this year in South Korea...
...and while only parts of my body are required for the shoot...
...I get a lot of feedback from most of my jobs about my personal presentation...
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...things like... ;
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"...could you look a bit more Asian?"
"...could you look a bit whiter?"
"...could you lose some more weight?"
"...could you put on some more weight?"
"...could you get a boob job?"
"...could you cover your chest more?"
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...my usual response is...
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...the trend in Korea right now is for a rather generous bustline...
...but who knows...
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...maybe next month the trend will be a pointy bustline...
...or a flat chest...
...or a moderate chest...
...I don't know...
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...in Korea we must attach our photo to our resumes...
...so even my translation jobs are graded on my weight, height, eye color, and even chest size (to a degree...) ...
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...I think I could follow the rules if they were more standardized...
...however...
...I cannot keep up with what is going on in Korea...
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...and my friends adjust their noses to keep up with the plastic surgery trends...
...the turned-up nose surgery that was popular last year in Seoul, is now out...
...in favor of the straighter rhinoplasty trend this season...
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...the fact that I am even discussing chest surgery with my boss is a little awkward, but not so strange for South Korea...
(...but I'm not even considering it...because **ouch ouch ouch**...)
...I know my big-breasted Korean colleagues will likely have to change their implants next year or the year after that... and I don't envy that so much...
