I’m just sunburned. I got a little too much sun in Guam.
When Asians drink alcohol they get a flush or reddening of their skin in their faces, necks and shoulders. It is a result of being unable to metabolize alcohol.
We had a staff dinner with a bunch of other schools. My sunburn was quite the conversation starter. After one Korean had a little beer he started to get the Asian Flush. When someone pointed it out he said smiling, “Oh, I went to Guam.”
The children at school went hysterical when they saw “Mr. Redman”. They grabbed their handphones to take pictures of my ruby face. They were curious about my sudden change of color.
“Teacher, did you eat the maekju?” Maekju (맥주) is beer.
