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Rain In Korea
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Some foreigners living here have found that the water in the taps or the rain to be very harsh on their hair, not to mention the effects of the either very dry or very humid climate. Seoul is a very big (the 3rd or 4th largest) city and is incredibly heavily populated, which is even more pronounced for New Zealanders coming here as most will be used to small country towns or cities that aren't even comparable. It is, noticeably, polluted and as you would expect, the rain is not quite the clean pure rain of home. No Koreans would ever be caught in the rain without an umbrella, and its not because they don't like getting their hair wet. The rain IS sometimes that infamous Acid rain, and either way, it is best to prevent it falling on you. There won't be any hissing or burning if it does land on you, which may disappoint some, it's just not that healthy for you or your hair in the long run. (on the note of rain, umbrellas are apparently available at all subway stations for you to borrow, we have not however tried this but apparently it can be done).
You may feel like a narcissistic movie star, but if you want to keep your hair looking good, this is the best way, and you won't be the first here to do so. It is not expensive to do this considering the income you will now be on. Getting your hair cut can be an experience! Having run out of a hairdressers with a Korean chasing me yelling 'Chicken Hair, Chicken Hair!' (My blonde hair was apparently going to end up like 'Chicken Hair' by the time they had finished!), we can only recommend in taking caution when it comes to getting the big 'chop'. Having said this however we have now managed to find a good hairdresser (taking in a photo of the style you would like helps), haircuts are cheap and a relatively pain free experience, as opposed to the 'bikini waxes' that are another story entirely!
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