"Are you married?"

All of the English teachers in Seoul and surrounding towns were supposed to attend this big seminar on Saturday on how to teach English in Korea and learn about cultural differences and stuff. 360 showed up. The first half was entirely in Korean (followed by a translator, though they could've just cut it in half by having the translator make the presentations) and then some other people spoke on various things. One guy who spoke about culture brought up some the following most common questions foreigners are asked by Koreans:

1) Do you know you're fat? (As if we need to be told we're bigger than most Koreans)
2) How should Korea solve its economic problems? (Way more common than you think it might be)
3) How old are you?
4) What do you do and how much do you make?
5) Are you married? (The last guy who asked me this then told me I was too young for love, and then bought me and my friend dinner)

And this last one is the one that baffles me the most! EVERYONE who seems to talk to me is a) surprised I can speak Korean, or at least understand them well enough to spit something out that I hope we both understand b) totally intrigued by the fact that I'm half-American, half-Korean and in Korea because I want to be and c) cannot believe I'm unmarried! But answering the "are you married?" question with a "no" has so far resulted in a huge discount off some dishes, a couple of free postcards, a free dinner of street food, and a t-shirt. Score! If only it worked like that in the US - I could definitely use a free lunch or two here and there!