Cliches: Koreans and Emotions

Like all good dramas, emotions run high at some point. These are the typical cliches that show up in a Korean drama:

1. The hero and heroine will end up crying, often about each other. Or because someone died. Or is in a coma. Or has amnesia.
2. Often the crying will be a tear running down the cheek but occasionally it is painful sobbing. And it can be done in a crowded place with lots of people around.
3. If you're a woman and you end up sobbing in the men’s room, great things will happen to you. Especially when the hero catches you in the men’s room.
4. When someone is sad, it will rain, even if it’s unexpected and the sky was completely clear a minute ago.
5. It is socially acceptable to whine while speaking when you are upset.
6. Repressed anger or distress will be expressed with a clenched fist. No one will ever notice when you do this.
7. Anger, irritation or stress about a situation will give you pain in the back of your neck.
8. If troubled, spending time by the Han River will help the situation.
9. Feeling love causes a pain in the chest that must be rubbed.