I have no idea what he is looking for. His NZ fishing items do not translate in Korean fishing life. The woman in a long dark green old dress with red lipstick smeared all over her teeth is explaining how advanced Koreans in fishing are nowadays, therefore they do not carry the little outdated fish tool we need. Lina is looking so sad and has a look of a terribly hurt little bird because she is made to translate and help us talk to the woman with the red teeth. I want to leave; the teeth disturb me, judging by the way she is dressed and how she does her hair, it feels that the time stopped in this shop a couple if decades ago. I want to get my camera and take a quick shot of those teeth, but think it is not appropriate.
As we are thinking it is the only fishing shop in the area, we try to get all we need from this lady, so it is taking time. See the contrast between Lina and Nathaniel. She is on the verge of tears because she is being dragged along and made to help us; she is staying in the smelly shop with a ghost like old lady and her son; she feels uneasy. Nathaniel gets a kick out of looking for solutions, as he loves mental puzzles; the more the better. He is excited running around the store, miming, and making the lady read his lips, hands and body. He wants his fish tools of which I know nothing. After a lot of body use, we are told that what we are looking for is a plastic can of coca cola to which we have to attach a string and hook from the lady's store. Apparently Koreans are so advanced with their fishing recreation that they only use brand fishing gear and tool which should cost OVER 100,000 won!
Lina feels better after we leave. As we walk, we find a whole bunch of small fishing shops. In one of the shops we find our outdated tool which costs us 3,000 won for three. The old ghost lady is proved to be full of crap, which we already know. Lina finds a box full of dirt and worms and pokes them with a stick. Nathaniel tells her to leave the animals alone and stop being so cruel.
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