So yesterday's acupuncture appointment was a lot of fun. Haha. I know that sounds weird, but I was laughing so hard during most of it that it was the perfect relaxation.
So when I went there I noticed the only pairs of shoes in the sandal rack was employee shoes. I've never been there before when I was the only patient. It was quiet and evidentally too quiet for the employees because most of the tjme they were just sitting talking with me. Luckily I brought my tablet so that made conversing easier.
At one point we all started laughing hard because one of the older assistants was talking and talking really fast and then pitched it higher at the end like you do with a question and she even did the facial movement that indicatdd she expected some sort of confirming response. I was like "sure" and just laughter erupted.
We used common terms to talk about the absence of patients and talked about tsunamis of customers on some days. They also don't have appointments or reservations as they're known at most Korean offices.
One of the other funnier points was when they were putting the muscle rub on my knees they were asking about the orange marker on my legs. They were like students?" with a drawing motion. I said no, and pointed to myself. They looked confused so I explained and pointed to the spots and said pain or hurts in Korean. They were like "sign pen?" Which is what Koreans call markers and we all started laughing so hard. It made me think of mom marking which one of dad's hips to get done during surgery.
Then I had a couple brief sentences typed and translated ahead of time on my tablet. One of the ones that the doctor needed clarification on one where I talked about having tenderness during runs. Evidentally it was translated as a lovjng tenderness instead of like a muscle tenderness. Once again laughter erupted. All in all it was a good day and the relaxation that it brought was definitely needed and much appreciated.
