Koreans are very communal eaters. When eating traditional Korean cuisine, large portions of food are set in the middle of the table and everyone grabs a pair of chopsticks and picks away at it. This is why we had hepatitis shots before we left to come here.
Koreans put these practices to use even when food comes in individual servings, such as at McDonald's. French fries come in single serving cardboard holders, just like anywhere else, but the Koreans still like to make it a group thing. Look around the restaurant and you'll see everyone has dumped all of their fries in a big pile on the tray and are sharing them.
On the tray in the background of this picture you can see how it's done. It's interesting to see their collectivist mentality apparent even in the way they eat McDonald's.
***Bob & Lindsey***
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