(c: Today I taught three classes in a row which all had the theme of discussing a woman's weight. I attempted, and I believe I was successful, in convincing my students that while we might discuss it in class, they should under no circumstances attempt a practical application.

It was SO funny. One of the books actually had a guy go up to a woman and invite her to join a health club because he didn't think she'd live very long if she didn't lose some weight. I told the students that I was amazed the guy had lived as long as he had. And I made sure to mention that age is another subject which should NEVER be discussed with women, but if pressed, they should always aim low. There were some other more risqué offenses in the dialogues, but some of the students weren't old enough for some of them, and others didn't have a sufficient vocabulary. What is really ironic is that the students said it wasn't appropriate to discuss someone being overweight in Korea either. (???) Oh well.