It’s no secret that I’m afraid of other Westerners (i.e., white people) in Korea.  I don’t like being around them, and I try to avoid them most of the time.

I know I’m missing out on a lot of potentially great friendships, but I’ve had some bad experiences… The two hours before my Korean language class, I can feel my stress levels rise to points it never comes close to at work.

I just re-watched the brilliant Woody Allen movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona.  When I first saw this movie, I thought Woody Allen was doing his typical trashing of white protestants with some of the characters — particularly Doug.  But after living in Korea for quite some time, I feel like I know Doug… I feel like I meet him every time I’m with a big group of foreigners.

Doug is why I ignore white people… so, if I’m rude to you, I’m sorry… it’s nothing personal, it’s my fear of you being Doug.

Watch the video:

Please note that I have many great white friends and this is not meant in any way to describe them.  It’s just an underlying fear/distrust I have about most white people in Korea.

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Not to mention the caliber of Woody Allen’s writing (note that this movie was his 14th Academy Award nomination for writing).  His characters are so nuanced, it was really hard pulling out certain moments to fit a verse in a four minute song because each scene was packed with so many undercurrents.

So, much like the Far from Heaven — Believe video I did, it just ends up being weirdly sad with an awful pop backdrop…

But, at any rate, this one goes out to my sister who I’m always reminding to be responsible with the people that fall in love with her… plus, she helped pick the song… I can’t imagine why.

Movie: Match Point (2005)– Directed by Woody Allen; Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer

Music: Borderline (1983) — Madonna

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Movie: Bananas (1971) — Directed by Woody Allen; Staring Woody Allen, Louise Lasser

Music: Zombie (1995) — The Cranberries

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