korean experience

i came to korea on a cold november day of 1993 . i remembered that day clearly as i came out of the terminal door wearing a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt( back then it was the warmest clothes i own),i was shocked by the sudden wave of cold air penetrating to my bones that i almost ran back inside the warm airport lobby. I did a quick mental accounting of my belongings. damn, i thought, all the clothes i own would'nt keep me warm , and its not even the coldest month as i was later told. but then, the warm gestures of our korean hosts compensated for the coldness of the weather. they offered us hot coffee and jackets. they were very accomodating even if i didnt understand what they were saying back then.