Hardcore

Last night, while walking home at 11 pm in the -7 degree weather, I passed a 20-something guy sitting outside, in front of a convenience store, wearing an okay jacket, but no hat or gloves. He was eating instant ramyeon noodles, checking his cell phone and smoking, all at the same time — three activities, two hands. Freezing cold. It struck me as the most hardcore Korean thing I’ve seen in ages.

Sadly, I was too wimpy to take a photo. He deserved immortality.