A screenshot of a Taiwanese YouTuber describing being attacked in Hongdae by a group of men she said fit the ‘Hongdae guy’ stereotype. — YouTube/The Korea Herald/ANN
A SOUTH KOREAN guy in a black leather jacket walks up to a foreign woman in Hongdae. In a thick accent, he asks, “Are you open-minded?” The meme version renders it as “Are you open mindeu?” to match his pronunciation.
Sometimes he follows up with an equally blunt question: “Do you libe alone?” his version of “Do you live alone?” with a Korean accent.
