Interesting Fact about Korea #1

I feel like I am learning something new each day I am here about the culture, expectations or way of life, so if I come across the odd one from time to time I will post it here.

Fact: Store fronts with one barber shop pole means barber shop
Interesting Fact: Store fronts with two barber shop poles means whore house

There are at least three store fronts with two barber shop poles in my neighbourhood. Lorne says that is a low number for most neighbourhoods. Yesterday while out downtown I started counting them and have come to the conclusion that whore houses are the Tim Hortons of Korea...they are everywhere!