[영원한 사랑]

I am korean (except I am not fob) and I've noticed that many of the korean fob kids that I know in my area are SO high maintenance and mature. They dress so richly and act like 2X their age. The korean americans i know aren't like that, they dress more casually and are more carefree and immature.


Hav you guys noticed this?
Like all the korean fob kids I know dress in the high name brands and carry louis vuitton bags. haha
Sometimes I feel a bit left out cuz I'm not like that. (I'm more casual)

Iono I just noticed that they are much more mature than korean americans?
Like when I talk to them sometimes I feel left out?
maybe its just me but yeah

[XlYesterdaYlX]

dont worry. it's just you, generalize much?

[BakaPrincess]

LOLS.
I don't think all are (I'm not Korean). My international friend from Korea -- she's cool, laidback, and dresses casual. She's no different than me and my friends. But she does ask all the time why my guy friends are so immature. Haha. My dorky guy friends are just like that because they've never seen a Korean girl before -- so they try to act "cool" around her. ROFL. She have always mentioned that she likes mature guys though. I don't know if she's considered a "Fob Korean" since I'm not one to be able to define that and whatnot.

[sagejin.]

Haa

You think they're mature?!
Well yeah I guess they are..
Depends on the person.
And mainly the style.
------
What I heard from my friend is that they hate the word SEX!
They think it's vulgar to talk about it.
My friend say that they learn a small amount of sex in school.
Then they just stop teaching it.
So whenever they hear the word sex or something sexual.
They make a face or turn around to see who's talking about it.

I was like..

[kimseo]

^ not really o.o where did you hear that >_> lol
you have no idea how many students are corruped in korea lol not to be offensive, but yeah, a handful of my friends..-__-..yeah..

anyways,
it really depends on the person. i have friend who're born in 1991~1992 and they do NOT look like high schoolers >_> more like college..
but then i have some high school friends who look just right for their age...
it just depends on their friends and who they hung out with in korea..

[shoptoday]

I think you're generalizing a little too much. o: You probably have a unique case or something. It's definitely not always like that.

For me it's the other way around. XDD

Most of my non-fob Korean friends are more aware in general of the world/tend to dress more maturely. And act pretty mature too.

HAHA. My fob friends are a more carefree and uninhibited though. And also adorable. AHAHAHAHA.

And please. So many Koreans have a fixation on name brands regardless of where they are. XDD

Especially ajummas and young women. HAHA.

Korean-Americans have that too.

I'm almost positive that at least at one point in their life EVERY Korean-American has gone through an "Abercrombie and Fitch/Hollister/AE" phase where practically everything they bought was plastered with an obvious logo.

But yeah. It just depends on the individuals. Maybe you just have a really stylish and mature group of fob friends? LOL.

Besides, it's not exactly mature to make others feel left out. o:

[vStyLe]

if i had money, i wouldnt dress casual and style it up more.. haha trust me. mayb its the money doing the work >.> u never kno..

[understanding_fiction]

lol they're not "mature"
sure they dress and look that way, but most of them don't really live for the future
and yes ;X I know this is generalizing
but you rarely find A+ fobs
being a "fob" takes up a lot of time

Haa
What I heard from my friend is that they hate the word SEX!
They think it's vulgar to talk about it.
My friend say that they learn a small amount of sex in school.
Then they just stop teaching it.
So whenever they hear the word sex or something sexual.
They make a face or turn around to see who's talking about it.
I was like..

OMG xDDDD lol no xDDD
a lot of them are really dirty xDDDDD

[F2TSwithSHINHWA]

Maybe it's where you live? My Fob Koreans friends aren't high maintenance and I don't think they're that mature. They're not that different from the Koreans who were born in the US or any other friends of mines who are different ethnicities.

[blueokami]

lol I knew a korean guy at school, I've got to admit, he's quite high maintainance but he acts like we all do anyway, if not more immature, I'd ust say he'd 'high maintainance' cause he was pretty loaded ^^;

[mangolover]

first) fobs usually dont get A+ since their still learning english.. i mean.. most of us cant
even get A+ and we've lived in america.. and gone to their school for a LONG time..
second) yes you are generalizing... cause i know many fobs that are not
high maintenance .. yea.. its just you
third) its like you're insulting korean fobs.. wtheck??

[Classic Example]

The fobs I know aren't mature at all. If anything, they're the opposite.

[understanding_fiction]

first) fobs usually dont get A+ since their still learning english.. i mean.. most of us cant
even get A+ and we've lived in america.. and gone to their school for a LONG time..
second) yes you are generalizing... cause i know many fobs that are not
high maintenance .. yea.. its just you
third) its like you're insulting korean fobs.. wtheck??

*shrugs* I used to be one myself, before I got more "whitewashed"

A+ was a hyperbole =_=; what I meant was getting decent grades
and it's not as if that's impossible - many koreans new to a country get pretty decent grades

the problem is that "fobs" is pretty hard to describe
i'm talking about the fobs that people are usually talking about on this forum - the typical uljjangs, etc.
there are no REAL fobs on this forum, because (the korean ones at least) stick to cyworld, naver, and daum

the stereotypical fob lifestyle isn't that easy, and it IS high maintenance

and oh, next time, quoting might make it easier to understand what you're talkig about

[cjgohan2003]

Really? I always thought some of them look like beggars with how they dress.

I'm reffering to the style. Not that it's actually how they are.

[WENJJANG]

Haa

You think they're mature?!
Well yeah I guess they are..
Depends on the person.
And mainly the style.
------
What I heard from my friend is that they hate the word SEX!
They think it's vulgar to talk about it.
My friend say that they learn a small amount of sex in school.
Then they just stop teaching it.
So whenever they hear the word sex or something sexual.
They make a face or turn around to see who's talking about it.

I was like..

Hahah they don't hate that word -o-.
My boyfriend's friends...-o- thats all they talk about rofl.
Yes they are korean fobs. And they love girls -o-
"Hot Yujahs?" ROFL

anyhoo i think you are just generalizing, theres a bunch of people that
are laid back, i have plenty of friends that are.

[clairdeluned]

I do know some "fobs" like that actually (I semi-dated one last year, and man was it stressful trying to dress as well as he did ), but I know some pretty laidback ones as well haha I don't know so much about the not wanting to talk about sex thing... maybe it's just a guy vs. girl thing? I think most of the fobby guys I know are fine talking about it but the girls aren't quite as comfortable with it. I know some guys who are uncomfortable with it though, and some girls who are comfortable.... so yeah haha It depends on the person I guess.

[Bk.]

lol..

i dont think its a maturity thing..i mean they dress like that, so what? its just their style..
its just how they dress...theyre fun to hang with once you get to know them..

[EinTrigger24]

well... in my opinion- they're stars of their own little korean drama... the only difference between real dramas and the one they think they're playing in their heads is that in the real ones- the actors get PAID to act like that. in their dramas, they PAY to act like that.

that was a joke but anyways- i don't quite qualify of being a fob but the majority of people i hang out with are fobs. i speak fluent korean and it kinda is true that fobs are somewhat exclusive when it comes to the people they hang out with. but other than that, i dont really see any problems with them... but then again, the fobs i know are only a very eeny weeny percent of the fobs in america so... yeah.

[angels.disguise]

at my school most of the korean fobs are a bit...snobbish. they stay in their little groupie and stare at you weirdly if you go up to them.

[koneee]

most of what you said is true except for the maturity part.
I know a lot of Korean fobs that cause a lot of unnecessary drama in their life =x
they are into name brands and etc though...... lots of money :[