LogFAQs > #955620794

I mean I lived there during the period, and it mostly came down to "don't leave the fan on when you go to sleep." This gives credence to the theory of a govt effort to curb energy usage (since Korea was still relatively poor at the time). It wasn't like a big thing, even though I feel a lot of people in the US for whatever reason loves talking about this more than... well honestly Koreans lol. There was a person who died, and a fan was involved, but even then people understood it wasn't the direct cause, just that there was a danger of leaving a fan on long enough if they had some condition. You couldn't do much about the conditions directly, so being careful with a fan was the next best thing.

The wiki article even talks about how the rumor might've spread. But superstition is common in every single country. The US often believes in worse shit, and they also kept tips for whatever reason lol. Even after the pandemic where the idiocy of there being a lack of tips for takeouts vs serving, which frankly is less costly and less of an effort than a well packed entire meal, only stays over reasonable wages because of some unexplained tradition. It's just a random ass thing, except Koreans weaned off the fan death shit in a few years and we've had tips forever.

Just using tips as an example of the randomly stupidity. It doesn't say anything about the culture or whatever, but I have heard some people use it as a justification that Korea's some backwards country, and I find that a pretty disturbing thought. Says more about that person tbh

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