There was a tradition in Turkey which lasted for a long while – and probably is alive within some communities: Mothers, aunts, sisters, and everything including and encompassing these used to take the bride-to-be to a hammam, see her halfway naked and not wholly covered as women were supposed to be thanks to Islam, see how she fares, see if the husband-to-be would like her or not… A strange one, I must admit, yet is a part of history needless be denied. This, in a wholly different shape and aim, is born in Korea because of saddening circumstances.
Korea is among the countries in which male to female ratio is low. Really low. In June 2020, there were more than 130.000 more women than men in Korea’s entirety one report says. You know what this means, right? Ladies cannot find enough men to marry. Remember, there are wagons in Korean metros for men and women to meet each other and hopefully start a family. As you can see in the featured image of the post at the top, these wagons are mostly if not wholly filled with ladies. Now the photo might start making some sense, eh?
Humans are yet another animal species: Men are the “beautiful” ones while women are the choosing. In Korea, men are not only the beautiful but also the choosers – which might explain why most Korean ladies’ looks are more and way more than a mere average. Yes, Korean men, just like their women counterparts, take good care of themselves and even apply skincare, yet this doesn’t solve the problem and helps only men to find the best of the best. The solution is seen below:
Korean ladies, and rarely guys, of all ages, at times for themselves and at times for their beloved sisters or girl friends, come together, watch the guys, take notes about them, and in the evening compare their notes to decide who will try their luck with this guy or that. “How do they know if a man is married or not” you might ask, or “how will they ever find the guy again”. Remember, I told you: There’s constant surveillance in Korea and everyone, even behind a mask, can be recognized and found within minutes. The rest is down to the chemistry between the ladies and men. Thankfully no one is forced to marry and reproduce.
Yet.
