June 29, 2013

The Ajummas of Summer

(Ajumma (아줌마) is the Korean word for a married woman, especially middle-aged)

As I approached the bus stop,

A (fairly) young, Canadian man, dressed in conservative business clothes,

I realized I could not have been more out of place.

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9 responses to “The Ajummas of Summer”

Miles Rost
June 29th, 2013 at 9:44 am

Set to the song “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley…I think I may have just come up with a parody story for myself. XD

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- David Stewart
  June 29th, 2013 at 2:55 pm
  
  Do it. 🙂
  
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Steven Lindbergh
June 29th, 2013 at 10:09 am

Where’s the story? I see the title and first two lines, but nothing else.

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- David Stewart
  June 29th, 2013 at 2:55 pm
  
  There is no story with this one, Steve, or at least a very minimal one. I guess we could call it micro-fiction, although it’s a true story. 🙂
  
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Eric Alagan
June 29th, 2013 at 11:36 am

A thorn among roses 🙂

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sunnydelay
June 29th, 2013 at 12:14 pm

They really have an idiosyncratic sense of fashion don’t you think? I think when they hit fifty or so, they just don’t care what anyone thinks. Love the perms.

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- David Stewart
  June 29th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
  
  It’s kind of nice in a way to get to the point in life where you don’t worry as much about things. Of course, maybe that’s the strict ajumma fashion code.
  
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sharmishtha basu
June 29th, 2013 at 4:21 pm

oh boy! good that they were not a giggly group of teenagers 🙂

btw have you seen the video of the song “Don’t stand so close to me” by The Police?

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misskzebra
June 29th, 2013 at 8:00 pm

How I generally feel when I walk out of my room in a sleeveless top and shorts and my Mormon housemates have all their Mormon friends over.

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