r/Invincible • u/ManyMention6930 Battle Beast • Apr 02 '24

Is Mark Korean-American in the comics as well? DISCUSSION

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I thought his race/ethnicity was something present in the comics but I’ve been reading through them and have found no mention of it so far

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u/PeterGriffin0920 Brit Apr 02 '24

Best examples of diversity in media is when its unintentional or doesnt matter, and Kirkman nails it for the most part

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u/Daztur Apr 03 '24

Well having a thingie on the wall saying "hi" in Korean in S1 was lazy as fuck. The Korean wedding ducks in S2 were chef's kiss

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u/Maedeuggi Apr 03 '24

The Korean decor was a nice detail to the feeling of the scenes.  What really stood out was when she took her shoes off in the house.

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u/Snoozless Apr 03 '24

Do

Do most people not take their shoes off in the house?

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u/AnonScarySnake Apr 03 '24

Parts of Europe and south, central Americas don’t take ‘em off. USA seems a bit split, but most seem to leave ‘em on. East Asia takes em off, dunno about the rest of the world

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u/OneGoodRib Apr 03 '24

I'm American and I don't know know anyone who keeps their shoes on inside the house unless they're only going to be staying for like a minute.

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u/Sapphire_Leviathan Apr 04 '24

Asian here, married into a Mexican household and I had to get used to wearing shoes inside. Very uh, culture shocking.

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u/alamobaysixteoteo Apr 05 '24

meanwhile I have never met an american who takes their shoes off at the door who isn’t of asian descent, so results may vary

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u/AnonScarySnake Apr 03 '24

It seems to be a regional thing. I’m really not certain what regions do what as I’m not American, but I don’t discount your experience! It just depends on where you live what the norms are.

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u/WhatAWonderfulWhirl Apr 03 '24

In America anyway, there's a general kind of unspoken rule for the most part that people will wear shoes on the ground floor of the home, or wherever they recieve guests, because their guests are most likely going to wear shoes into the house anyways. Upstairs, or wherever bedrooms are, tends to be more of a home-by-home decision.

Asking a guest to take off their shoes, or taking your shoes off as a guest, is kinda frowned upon in the states, unless there's some kind of other arrangement in place already.

I also feel like Americans have smellier feet than most of the world. Long commutes, long hours, and seeing a foot doctor is something most people here go their entire life without. Keeping your shoes on is a lot more courteous than taking them off for your average working man, provided he doesn't wanna clear the room. Keeping your shoes on begets keeping your shoes on, the longer they're on the worse the smell gets if that's a problem. Considering the amount of foot fungus treatments we have TV ads for, I'm guessing there's a very large market for them.

TLDR Americans got stanky ass feet and try to be courteous about it, and in doing so only further the stank problem.

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u/nomadic_weeb Burger Mart Trash Bag Apr 03 '24

Apparently it isn't common in the US to take shoes off in the house. Unusual considering how many countries that's standard practice in, but each to their own ig

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u/BiggestChad Apr 03 '24

In the UK it’s pretty common to do so

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u/SomAlucard Apr 03 '24

I'd guess well over 90% of households I've ever been in, in the eastern US, have been no shoes homes. The exceptions are almost always homes with no carpeting. If I see carpet or shoes by the door, I'm taking mine off without asking.

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u/Maedeuggi Apr 06 '24

It is highly dependent on their ethnic background.  For instance those with European backgrounds mostly don't, and that's how its represented in polular culture. However East and South Asian do (I don't know aboutthe others). Plus its regional-- I've heard that it's the norm for people living in Hawai'i.