"so cold!"
Do you know what is the meaning of cold in Korea? we have 3 different defenition of cold.
The first meaning is Having a less than usual tamperature. Second, the relieved feeling e.g. after exam. In addition, refreshed feeling e.g. I felt refreshed by having soup which is very hot or spicy.And today, i want to say about the 3rd of meaning.
Before i start to write, I'd like to ask that When you go into spa? how do you feel?
Hot? or Cold? Strangely, most of korean people say, it's so cold!
If you want to know the reason, you can read more my words.
Relatively cold midnight, the workers who are working in Seo Seok-ku's kiln saunas, South korea's largest kinl in hongseong, Korea, drag out the coal powder which was inserted a week before, then shove new coal into kiln. The tempetature reach up to 1,400 degree then, the kiln are cool down dawn. The owner Mr. seo said that customers come from all round the contry to crawl into his kiln. And one of his customer, Ja said that she comes here whenever she got a cold or feel tird. She also said, villegers came with sick parents for healing and Buddhist monk come to read their scriptures or for meditation. But thesedays the kiln heat bath changed as a jjimjilbang in urban area which is heated by clay in common room. But this is quiet different with the kiln sauna as the heat is by electriccity. People could take a rest with their family, friend or alone. But real difference is they could not have meditation in jjimjilbang. Kiln sauna could give a good profit for charcoal's seller and could maintain korean tradition.
Many korean people believe that kiln sauna could give good effect for health. As usual, the heat could give feel so cold to korean people. Thesedays convenient way of life changes tradition. But as the owner Mr. Seo said I hope we don't remember who we are, who usually say "it's so cold."
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ReferencesKiln saunas make a comeback in South korea (2010, August 26), The New York Times
Retrieved August 28, 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/world/asia/27iht-kiln.html
So it same as souna or not
ReplyDeleteIt's good for keep the traditional things. This sound like sauna is from Korean tradition, and I saw from Korean movies that Korean have used it since they were very young, is it? and did they put any herb in side kiln?
ReplyDeleteSpa in Thailand so cold too Yu nil, because of air-condition!!
hahaha yes, it's too hot for sauna in thailand. Even though there are few saunas in sukhumvit area.
ReplyDeletegolf. it's defferent. because it's not heat by electricity. it's kiln