252: Blake was arrested for pot cookies

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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There’s a funny thing about being an American. I’ve seen this with some people I know, as well as some of the guests here on the podcast. Living in the United States, it’s easy to have the mindset that the way we do things is the way the rest of the world does things. Unless you travel to other countries regularly, and get exposed to other cultures, that’s kind of the default thought for a lot of people. An example of this is tipping. Here in the US, we tip service workers. In fact, I think the tipping culture has gotten way out of hand, but that’s a different story. But in other places around the world, they don’t expect a tip for good service. In fact, offering extra money for a job well done can be considered kind of an insult or even condescending. My conversation today is with Blake. He’s a US citizen, so he was accustomed to the American way of thinking about a lot of things. Like, the concept that marijuana is not serious drug. And the idea of being innocent until proven guilty. But while he was in South Korea, he discovered that they think very differently about these things. Blake on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allamericanruins/ abandoned: The All-American Ruins podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast/id1618595497 Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/252 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Visit www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Visit AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off. If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode comes with a content warning for discussion of suicide.
0:07.0	There's a funny thing about being an American.
0:14.0	I've seen this with some people I know, as well as some of the guests here on the podcast.
0:19.0	Living in the United States,
0:21.4	it's easy to have the mindset
0:22.9	that the way we do things
0:25.2	is the way the rest of the world does things.
0:28.8	Unless you travel to other countries regularly
0:31.1	and get exposed to other cultures,
0:34.0	that's kind of the default thought for a lot of people.
0:41.3	An example of this is tipping. Here in the U.S. we tip service workers.
0:44.3	In fact, I think the tipping culture has gotten way out of hand, but that's a different story.
0:49.3	But in other places around the world, they don't expect a tip for good service. In fact, offering extra
0:56.4	money for a job well done can be considered kind of an insult or even condescending.
1:03.8	My conversation today is with Blake. He's a U.S. citizen, so he was accustomed to the American
1:10.5	way of thinking about a lot of things,
1:13.1	like the concept that marijuana is not a serious drug,
1:17.4	and the idea of being innocent until proven guilty.
1:22.9	But while he was in South Korea, he discovered that they think very differently about these things.
1:35.8	Real people in unreal situations.
1:40.9	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:46.0	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
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