Am I the oldest fan girl?

Just turned 81. K-drama has changed my life. I'm slowly working on a research project to see how these dramas impact widows in the 8th stage of life. Just had major surgery. I can continue to make tapestries and include Hangul letters. They are beautiful. If you look at my watch list you'll see that I don't normally look at thrillers or total science fiction. I've learnt a bit about the history of South Korea so I was able to really laugh at Parasite and Squid Game. That said one of my all-time favourites is LOST.

Welcome! My grandmother is about your age and we watch dramas together! :)

How many Babymetal CDs and DVDs do you own?

Hey, I just turned 50 this year and really dived headlong into Asian Tv. Started with Chinese and am now making my way through South Korean…lolol loving It.

Hi, I am not a widow, but a 65-year-old divorcee. I dove into dramas in 2018, and it became an all-consuming passion. I started with K dramas (a lot) but now, I mostly watch Chinese dramas, a few Thai too. On the side, I take care of my garden, my cats and I do creative hobbies (DIY). I learned a little Korean and went on vacation to Korea in February 2024. I have been learning Mandarin for 1 year and I love C caligraphy.

 Breizh_o_veva:

Hi, I am not a widow, but a 65-year-old divorcee. I dove into dramas in 2018, and it became an all-consuming passion. I started with K dramas (a lot) but now, I mostly watch Chinese dramas, a few Thai too. On the side, I take care of my garden, my cats and I do creative hobbies (DIY). I learned a little Korean and went on vacation to Korea in February 2024. I have been learning Mandarin for 1 year and I love C caligraphy.

Wow! How was your vacation in Korea? Are the people friendly? I have creative hobbies too, I knit and crochet. I have two dogs and two kids, the elder one in college and the younger one with me at home. What kind of genres do you watch? 

 Breizh_o_veva:

It was the first time I went to Asia and the culture shock was quite strong: Seoul is huge, always on the move, with lots of things to do and visit. But I find Busan more authentic, on a more human scale.

The Koreans we met are very courteous, kind, but also very formal and reserved. Not the kind of "open-hearted" exchanges with strangers as we practice in Europe.

? ? ? Asian beds are far from having American or European comfort :(

I would like to return to Korea, but I first want to go to Japan and China (because I am fascinated by Chinese aesthetics)

I want to visit China someday too. I am an Indian so the culture is familiar, and the beds would be okay too! Asians tend to sleep better on harder and less cushy beds I guess.  What creative crafts do you do? I hope you don’t find my inquisitiveness annoying.  Did you like Korean food? Or was it too spicy for you? My spice tolerance is okay, but I find Korean cuisine a little on the spicier side, for myself too.

 Breizh_o_veva:

I do knitting, sewing, macramé, painting, weaving, etc. according to my creations :)

I was already used to Korean food before this trip, but we really enjoyed it. I never found Korean cuisine too spicy, but one day in Busan, we were served with a garlic soup (the Koreans use a lot of garlic) that was terrifying because it was so concentrated! Since this trip, my daughter has been putting kimchi everywhere :)

Wow! I make cucumber kimchi and that is always in our refrigerator. Getting Nappa cabbages is hard where I live, so I have not tried the traditional kimchi. We love Korean Ramyun! It’s amazing how watching TV dramas from a country can reveal so much about the culture, food and values of the people there. You are multitalented, seeing how many hobbies you have. I’ve been knitting and crocheting for 30+ years now, and I have sewn bags, dresses for my daughter when she was little, and lots of masks during Covid :)