A few weeks ago, during one of my regular visits back to Seoul, I stopped by a local mogyoktang for my routine deep-body scrub. As I entered the bathhouse and followed the customary steps of disrobing, showering, and soaking, I couldn't help but notice the gaze of the ahjummas' and halmonis' fixed upon me. Determined to ignore their stares, I hastily washed in the center of the room, seeking solac...More