Something About Being Dirty

My "hairy" arm

Today it was 22 C so I decided it was time to wear a pair of shorts and short sleeve shirt. I had forgotten how much of a stir this causes with my students. I'm not ashamed to admit I don't have a lot of body hair. In Korea, however, my arms and legs are a forest. Korean men have little to no body hair at all which makes my small amount a sight to behold. The older students thought it was gross because people with a lot of body hair are "dirty." I challenged all of them to smell my arm but I had no takers. The younger students immediately started touching my legs and arms as soon as I walked into the classroom. Some days I truly feel like a zoo animal.