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THE ART OF BOWING IN KOREA (Original Post) YoshidaYui Sep 2025 OP
Lovely, thanks for sharing vapor2 Sep 2025 #1
I became quite accustomed to bowing during the 2 years... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #2
Thanks again. 3Hotdogs Sep 2025 #3

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2. I became quite accustomed to bowing during the 2 years...
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 07:44 PM
Sep 2025

Last edited Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:25 PM - Edit history (1)

…I was stationed in Japan while in the Air a force nurse corps.

When my tour of duty was over and I was back in the States, it took me several weeks to lose the habit. I got many strange looks in grocery stores and department stores when I would bow at the conclusion of a transaction.

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