> Every fan in South Korea has an automatic shut-off feature - you can’t even buy a fan that will run all night. Impossible to purchase.
This statement is simply not true. I live in South Korea and I always run it all night in summer.
This statement is simply not true. I live in South Korea and I always run it all night in summer.
On Fan Death, the media bought it all up and publicized it on TV, naturally most South Koreans believe it. They are super conscious about anything related to health (even though smoking and binge drinking is quite common here).
If I have a cold, my wife (Korean) will tell me to go to the hospital. I grew up with not taking medicine unless it's absolutely necessary.
Back on topic, It's more of a culturally thing. I wouldn't bother trying to explain to people that it's not real, focus on feeling amused about the cultural difference.
Likwise, I'm from Australia, in my hometown (small beach town), I could walk to the local convenience store wearing no footware, no tshirt - just boxer shorts. To Korean people, they'd think I'm insane..... Just trying to highlight the differences in culture; seeing the humorous side of things is often better than trying to persuade someone they're wrong.
Walking in to a supermarket with boardies is fine in my hometown (Port Macquarie).
You should know though, my town is warm all year round. I used to surf in winter without a wetsuit.
But yeah, I like to eat horse (and rabbit) meat while I would be looked upon with disgust in most parts of the world :)
I used to see "No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service" on American stores. But as far as I know, few Americans walk around the streets in what is actually underwear.
This is unfortunately a very common way of thinking in the US, and completely backwards.
In this case, all you would have to do is speak with someone from South Korea to find out about this, and it turns out, some do believe it - I found out about this phenomena from a friend from Korea, and she believed it to be true even though she knew the science behind it was bunk.
That's what what he said. What he said was that because the author made a claim that is empirically, provably false, it shows the author didn't reach a level of research that would show them that the claim was false. It brings into question other claims the author has made.