[TL;DR theme plays]
Martina: We're back in Korea! Simon: Whoa!
Martina: Oh, your reaction, Simon. We're back in Korea! Simon: Oh yeah!
So, for those of you that don't know that Simon is the Cool-Aid man.
[car horn toots] Oh! Open your window ready for some Cool-Aid!
We, apparently, have forgotten how to be on camera since going to California.
That's where we were, guys. We were in California in USA.
And today's TL;DR question comes from Simon and Martina, who ask:
'What's the difference between California and Korea? I know that they're a whole bunch of small differences.
Let us know some of the observations that you observed.'
Whoa, Simon and Martina, that was a long-winded question.
Well, Simon and Martina are good at writng questions or good at making videos,
but clearly, not today. Martina: Today is not that day.
Simon: Today is not that day. Hey guys, stay with us, OK?
Martina: Stay with us today. We are still jet-lagged. Simon: We are working through this.
We did notice a bunch of really interesting, small differences that stood out for us,
And we wanna talk about those in this video. Martina: For example, small talk.
Holy smokes! We've been in Korea now for six years.
Our small talk mechanisms have shut off
[distorted]...in our brains. Martina: There's no small talk in Korea.
So, let's explain a couple of things. We used to have Christmas parties every year,
and we would invite our Korean friends. They didn't know what to do at a party.
There's no such thing as mingling. They didn't know what to do.
We are now those Korean friends that don't know what to do.
So, when we were in Calabasas, we were both wearing couple shirts, because we're a couple,
and we like wearing couple clothing. Deal with it. The whole point is that there was a guy
we don't know, who was just like: 'I take it, it was a two for one sale.'
The two of us were like: 'What? It's talking to me!'
Both: 'OH, YEAH!' Martina: 'It was a sale.'
Simon: 'Two for one sale, there was!' Martina: And then, we just shut down.
And then, he's like: 'I take it next you're going to be dyeing your hair the same colour.'
And then, we're like: 'He's still talking to us!'
[they laugh nervously] 'Now we can't lose each other in a crowd.
'Light turned green, let's go!' And we shuffled across the street
And they're like: 'Have a good...' And we just ran for it!
It's the same thing when we went to Pepperdine University for the Liberty in North Korea conference,
when we drove up to the security guard, he had his gate down, and he's like: 'So, what are you here for?'
Martina: We showed him the badge. Simon: See here: 'Liberty in North Korea' conference.
This is our badge. Instead of him just saying 'OK.' and opening the gate, he started asking us
about 'Oh! So, what are you doing at the conference?' and I'm thinking to myself:
'Our transaction is over! I have given you the documentation to prove that I am in here!
[distorted]: 'Release your hold on me! Let me carry on with my life!'
But I listened, he was being friendly, he wasn't being rude.
It's just like I'm not used to doing those kind of talking things
So many people commented on my hair, and I was like: 'ARGH!' I didn't know what to do.
People are like: 'Oh, I like your hair! Where did you get the dye from?'
And I'd be like: 'AAAARGH!'
So Korea has broken us. Our ability to small talk, it is over.
Another thing that we noticed in California, and we've asked a lot of our Californian friends about this,
and maybe we just had a weird experience. Martina: We're the anomaly
We're an anomoly, but holy smokes, you are some of the most ultra-polite people
we have met in our entire lives. Martina: And I know that a lot of our LA friends
are like: 'What are you even talking about? People are so rude!' Nobody was rude to us.
I felt like royalty! We went to the Fro-Yo, and it was our first time going to a Fro-Yo,
And we asked the guy: 'How do I Fro-Yo in here?'
So he showed us what to do. Afterwards, when we were done, he came over and he shook our hands
and he said 'Have a nice day.' I'm like: this is a level of customer service
that I did not expect at the Fro-Yo. So if you are the manager of the Fro-Yo in Pasadena,
the dude with the moustache, give him a promotion, because he's awesome!
He gave us all these little samples, and he was curious about why we didn't know.
And we were just like: 'We're visiting from out of town.' He was even cleaning the bar
and fixing the strawberries saying 'I'm so sorry, these are all out of place! Let me just fix this for you.'
The Starbucks' were nice to us, the local coffee shops were nice to us,
the security guards... I remember being a little bit paranoid
about the TSA (Transportation Security Administration). Everybody was so nice, talking about your hair,
and your style and everything. It's like everybody is so nice!
The parking people were really nice. The valet people. Yeah!
The cops that we chatted with at the barbecue shop!
I was expecting to get a TAZER up the butt hole, but nobody TAZER'd me. Everybody was so friendly!
So, we've an upcoming video where you guys are going to see American cops on camera
chatting to us about their favorite food truck. I was under the impression
that I couldn't videotape them so we were like 'I'm sorry!'
TAZER-ing you. Simon: 'Stop it! Oh God!'
I have something interesting that I wanted to talk about that Martina isn't interested in.
When we came to California we only had beachwear like tank tops and shorts because I thought: California.
I was expecting shaking boobies everywhere and bikinis, Martina: Short shorts
people on surfboards. I would like to blame media for that, by the way
You gave me the impression that girls were in bikinis. All the hip-hop songs are talking about California
like everyone's topless in the sun and all this nonsense.
That's what people go to California for. The weather in California is cold! We were really cold there.
I didn't pack a single pair of jeans, or a sweater, a hoodie, nothing.
We arrived in California, and the two of us were like- My nipples, instantly.
[twanging sound] Out there. Freezing cold.
It was freezing on the beach. We couldn't go swimming because the water was icy cold.
And night-time, we'd have our windows open, and you'd be freezing cold.
You don't need air conditioning at night time. Simon: We were told this
because California has 'desert weather', so there's no humidity. I have no idea what that means,
because I've never lived by a desert! Martina: So, is Las Vegas the same then? Let us know
is Las Vegas the same? Does it mean that it's really hot in the day, and really freezing cold at night?
Korea's humid as hell, we've got monsoon season happening. I've got every part of my body sweating
right now in the studio, with air conditioning on. Martina: It's just hot, you guys.
It is gross hot here. California, really nice weather.
Remember when we walked around on the beach and then our feet were covered in tar?
Simon: Yeah, what's with all the tar on your beaches? Martina: We thought that maybe we had trampled through
a whole bunch of dog poop or something. And then we asked somebody, and it was actually tar.
And, you can't wash it off your feet, you have to lube your feet with olive oil.
To try to get the- Martina: What are you doing?
That's what we had to do to our feet to get the tar off our feet.
[squeaking sound] I did like...
[squelching sounds]
When we go to Haeundae Beach in Busan, I don't notice any tar there.
Is this a naturally occuring thing? It didn't smell bad or anything.
It's just afterwards, your feet are nasty.
So, speaking of going to California and coming back super fat.
Whoa, I gained 10 pounds in California. Thank you! Martina: Nice!
So the portion size is insane! Holy Smokes!
So I went to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffle. Is that what it's callled?
It's chicken and waffles, guys. It's supposed to be for breakfast.
I'm like 'You eat chicken and waffles for breakfast?! Another thing that's interesting!'
Yes. It was my first time there, and so I wanted to make sure we had a little bit of everything.
So, for Simon I ordered a combo that had chicken and waffles.
And then I ordered for myself something with grits and chicker liver.
Which was deep-fried and then I said 'Well, I don't have any waffles on the side,
and Simon's going to eat his waffles, which I thought would be this big, so I ordered a extra waffles.
And then they said they had really good mac'n'cheese... I agree. It was the best macaroni cheese we've had.
So I ordered the mac'n'cheese. And then... The amount of food that we ate
could feed us for a month. Yes. The waffles were this big.
How does anyone eat a waffle that big!?! I mean, that's my entire meal.
YES! There were two of them though. And then
there was chicken. The chicken breast was like my butt cheek! It was huge!
So if you noticed that we look a little bit softer than usual, we're trying to undo the weight
that we've gained in California. So we're going to talk about some more differences that we noticed
in our blog post, so make sure that you click on the link if you want to hear us
talk more about our experience between California and Korea.
So for those of you that live in LA, my question is:
Are you surprised by some of the stuff we've mentioned, like do you take small talk for granted,
is that normal? Are people really friendly? Or was that just us?
Are you the nicest people in the planet? Because my guess is yes.
And for those of you that have visited LA, did you have the same experience as us?
Like the shock of the portion sizes. Let us know in the comments section below or on our website.
Last week's TL;DR, we compared our experiences of Bejing to Korea,
and you guys left some very interesting comments. The first one comes from CRYSTAL_CROWN,
saying that in Hong Kong, supposedly there's an issue with people from mainland China
being allowed to drive in Hong Kong, because driving skills in China are very different
than the rules that they have in Hong Kong. So, supposedly there are issues there now
that I don't know about. I'm not necessarily sure if I'm allowed to say 'mainland'.
I thought that was used in an insulting way sometimes. I remember there was a discussion about it online
somewhere. So, sorry if I offended anyone, I'm just saying what the comment said.
Tokekiex left a comment saying 'I'm not sure about the rest of you guys in the USA,
but I'm from Florida, and it's quite common to see guys walking around shirtless, showing off
their muscular bodies, such as himself. Yeah, I remember a lot of comments
from people from the US and there's a lot of shirtlessness. Even in Utah,
there's a lot of shirtless joggers. In Vegas, there's a lot of shirtlessness happening.
In California, there's a lot of shirtlessness, we saw some shirtless people in California as well.
Speaking of shirtlessness, SEPIALEPUS tells us the story about how when she was in Korea
a little while ago, she was at this pottery festival and a Japanese guy wound up taking off his shirt
because it was really hot, and he wound up getting scolded for taking off his shirt.
And people in Korea told him it's a big no-no, and he was very embarrased.
Which leads to the next question: Tae-yun, how do you survive in this country?
Maybe he's wearing a t-shirt of abs! The whole time! He's wearing Spanx!
He's just wearing a full-body Spanx! Acting like a really overweight dude, and he puts on
his Spanx. Mission accomplished, we solved it. Mission accomplished!
Crime solved? [Cockney accent]: Job well done! Yeah-yeah!