We enjoyed some ice cream cones today in celebration of National #ChocolateIceCreamDay. It reminded me how much simple fun it was as a kid, just to be able to eat the cone and all! Chocolate is the second most popular flavor of ice cream; more American's actually prefer vanilla over chocolate when asked, according to some sources. Otis, who is endearingly excited over the most mundane of acts, says it was the BEST ice cream he's ever had. I can't see anyone ardently thrusting an ice cream cone into the air and not be reminded of our trip to South Korea. Lemme s'plain. The feel of most of Seoul was very pleasant and unthreatening, very good vibe. For some reason, even though it's bigger than NYC, it felt much safer to walk around in. Anyway, my sister takes us one evening to what is described as a somewhat "seedier" area of the city. So, we're walking along this street, and I'm a little more guarded and watching out for people because of how she described it, even though it still felt relatively safe where we were, and then we come upon a group of young men, standing around in a circle, speaking in Korean. So, I'm thinking, ooh, here surely must be a group of young troublemakers to watch out for. Well, they all at one point shout out, almost like a toast, in unison, and into the center of their circle, they thrust their hands up and we see that they are each holding a vanilla ice cream cone. "The hooligans are loose; the hooligans are loose!" I'm thinking. It was hilarious; not a single chocolate cone among them. So vanilla. I may have digressed a bit, but it's related to chocolate by contrast, and was some seriously memorable imagery to behold. I'm not sure what those guys were celebrating, but it must have been something worthy of cheers. Vanilla ice cream day, perhaps? #CelebrateEveryDay
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