South Korea. Travel. Culture.
South Korea — Don’t They Eat Dog There?
A simple question with a complex answer
So you’re a dog in Korea, life could go one of two ways. Either you’re all dressed up for dinner, or well, you are dinner.
If you are a handbag-sized dog, fluffy and white, congratulations, you have won the coin toss of life. Heads, you are a pet.
One of my favourite past times in Korea is laughing at funny little dogs in silly little outfits. It’s more strange to see a dog WITHOUT a jacket than with one. Someone call the police for indecent exposure; that dog is NAKED!
I’ve seen it all. T-shirts, shoes, denim shorts, jumpers, dungarees, backpacks, dresses, jaunty hats. The list goes on. And it doesn’t stop with clothing; I’ve often seen a dog with a fluffy purple dip-dyed tail — even makeup and jewelery. I’ve seen dogs with little circles of pink blusher dyed onto their cheeks and a bead necklace. But my personal favorite was a white dog with thick black eyebrows drawn on it, and it looked so surprised! Two hours later, I was still giggling to myself whenever I thought about it.
