You seem to be very proud of your wife as well. h h h...
Thank you very much for your compliments.
I think generally woman has a tendency, which desires to save more money for a shopping than man, besides guys doesen't much concern about spending a few more or less money.
This seems to be the one of the different attributes between man and woman.
The other different attributes, I feel, is man likes more machines, for example like a car, audio, video, computer etc.., whereas woman prefer a jewelry, flower, and clothes...
This indicates me that man is more hard and rational than woman, who is usually very emotional and can be easily touched by a small impressive words or behavior.
At any rate, I am really flattered by the way you thought today.
We all know that korean power comes from economical "Ajuma' power...
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When I was going to buy a jacket at POLO shop of a department store in California, I wondered whether the item would be on sale or not in the very near future. As I was not familiar with American system such as refund or exchange, I asked to the cashier when a bargain sale start. He said, “No, sir. This item won’t be on sale. However, it is our policy that we will refund the difference in case of “on sale” in 30 days after your purchase as far as you bring the receipt, a proof of purchase.”
Never imagined in Korea. Believe it or not, my wife commuted between home and the shop everyday with a receipt in the bag. (As a matter of fact, she has nothing special except learning English for a couple of hours during daytime.)
Maybe, God blessed her with LUCKY…. Just a few days prior to expiration of a grace period - 30 days, she called me up and said, “ I got it… U$ 50.00. It’s on sale from today. Wow…”( I remember it was 27th day.)
Although 10 years have passed since we enjoyed such a consumer’s privileges, I am teasing her about her great job.
We see many smart housewives’ activities at many places. Whenever I mention what I see or what I hear such things, my wife always say “ Hey man, you know, the real power of Korea comes from Azumma like me.”
SUNG7799’s writing reminds me of this.
“SUNG7799, congratulation on your achievement the other days.”
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