humans-of-seoul:

“(Girl) Before I lost 20kg on my diet, if I asked kids at school to please move they would just swear at me and pass by. After I lost weight the kids I passed at school would kindly move out of the way.”
“What do you think was their reason for discriminating against you?”
“(Girl) I think they were just bad kids. No matter where you go there are kids like them. However after I lost 20kg and went back to school, the kids were nicer. In the past, if they would say something like, ‘you’re here?’ they’re now like, ‘you’re here?! Dayeong?? come here come here’.”
“(Boy) People who judge others based on looks are like those that think if a rice cake looks good it must also taste good. However, some people eat fermented stingray even though the smell is so strong because they know it tastes good. There are those that only pay attention to the surface, but others recognize what’s truly attractive. That’s the difference I think.”

“(여자) 제가 다이어트로 20kg을 빼기 전엔 애들이 길 좀 비켜달라고 해도 어떤 애들은 막 욕하면서 지나갔는데 살 빼고 나서는 애들이 잘 비켜주더라구요.” 
“차별하는 이유가 뭘 것 같아요?” 
“(여자) 그냥 나쁜 애들이 있는 것 같아요. 어디를 가도 그런 애들은 있더라구요. 근데 20kg를 빼고 다시 갔더니 애들이 다 상냥해졌더라구요. 예전엔 ‘왔어?’ 이랬다면 나중에는 ‘왔어?! 다영아?? 이리와 이리와’ 이렇게요.”
“(남자) 외모 지상주의는 마치 보기 좋은 떡이 맛도 좋다는 생각과 같은 건데, 어떤 사람들은 홍어가 냄새가 심하더라도 그 진짜 맛을 알고 먹잖아요. 누군가는 겉을 많이 보지만 어떤 사람들은 다른 진짜 매력을 알아봐요. 그 차이인 것 같아요.”