Hyung
I haven't been at work for a week and now that I am back, I feel like I was just here the other day. It was a pretty nice weekend. I came home and immediately went out to Bluenote for Sharon's birthday. I was tired the whole time. I remember Bluenote was a place that I went to almost everyday when I was in college. Yeah the place was alot different back than. All the hyungs that would buy us drinks and now it seems people that are my age have become hyungs. I go to Bluenote once in a while and it is something that I can say that never really changes. Only people. My buddy Paul can be seen there almost everytime you go there. But going back to being a hyung..... I really don't feel like one. Yeah hyungs were great back in the day. They would buy us drinks and take care of us and what not. But it seems the Hyunghood or Hyungness is dying these days. All the punk ass kids that I know would never call me hyung. They would say things like, "you have to earn my respect in order for me to to call some one a hyung." Does this mean that they don't respect me? hahahaha. I was just talking about this to some girls at church. One said "Calling some one Unni is so fobbish." Personally I don't really care if some one calls me hyung or oppa. It seems like it a dying art among Korean Americans. I remember back in the day even Korean Americans did the old hyung and noona thing. But it died one day. Back when I was in college I was all about the sun-bae, Hoo-bae thing. I was always(?) good to my hyungs and dong sengs. But one day all of that ended. I wonder what would happen if I started forcing people to call me these things now. hahahaha. I guess it wouldn't work out to well. Dat Nigga Sam already said he would never do that. hahahaha. I guess I can say that it is something many Korean Americans are missing out on. Because it is some thing that is pretty unique among the Korean peeps. I agree that respect is something that one must earn. But it is pretty awkward subject among the Korean American kids. I am part fob, part not, so it does not matter so much with me. If you are not Korean, sorry. But you can ask me to explain this to you later.
