CHRISTOPHER

I have a friend visiting from America and Korean men love him. I've had enough experience to know that the male bond is Korea is important. Korean men are affectionate toward one another and well, they think Chris is a golden penny.

They caress his tattoos on the bus. They buy him traditional Korean drinks at the mart. They cook him Korean beef at one in the morning. They gift him history books. They insist he take off his shirt on top of mountains.

Even the lady who works at my corner mart, who I swear thinks I am the devil, perks up like a child on Christmas when he walks through the door.

It's going to be rough returning to a country where you're not treated like a celebrity everywhere you go.