The United States does autumn well. In Korea we have beautiful ginkgo and Japanese maple trees that turn vibrant colors, and I can still wear the same cozy clothes because the weather is the same, but gee whiz!
I haven't had a pumpkin spice latte since 2010!
In Korea, we have kokuma (고구마), which is just like a potato only a little softer and sweet (but not a yam). We get kokuma lattes in the fall. We also get the hagwons (학원) trying to be all Western with the Halloween activities, but everyone knows Halloween isn't a Korean thing. Persimmons are in season, and my Korean co-teachers are starting to look at winter coats (like this and this! (Korea, don't do it!)), but other than that, there aren't any special fall things for the expat living in Korea.
So those of you in that faraway country, enjoy your pumpkin patches. Treasure your Fall Festivals. Guzzle that hot apple cider. Look forward to Thanksgiving's delicious spread. For goodness sake, don't even think of wasting a good camp fire night!
...and please save a slice of pumpkin pie for me.
Oh, the audacity of fate! What do I happen to see next on the blogroll but Kristin's hot cider bar post. The irony is cutting.
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Breathe in, breathe out, and remember, Lindsay, you'll be back in time for Chi-fil-A's peppermint milkshakes.
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What are your favorite things about fall? Any things that, if absent, would scratch up the whole season?
Those jackets...The fabric looks like the fabric on a really old stuffed animal - like one that was left out in the rain :/
ReplyDeleteI walked into class one day and saw that my co-teacher had left that shopping site open on the computer. Class was postponed a few minutes as I wandered through the pictures in awe.
ReplyDeleteWe don't do the 'pumpkin' thing down here in Australia. EVen the mere suggestion of a pie with pumpkin in it weirds me out ... and don't even get me started on a drink with pumpkin in it! Pumpkin is for soup and roasting only down here! All of my American friends go nuts whenever pumpkin stuff makes it way into stores though!
ReplyDeleteI'm allergic to pumpkin though, so I can't even try a pumpkin spice latte to convince me of its deliciousness! :(
x Jasmine
Ah, Jasmine, that is unfortunate. I'm sorry for your allergy. I do know of a small group of Americans who don't care much for pumpkin pie. My boyfriend is one of them, and I think he's a lunatic because he's never even Tried it. He does not have an allergy as an excuse, either. :P
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