@Lorell. I take it that you are a white westerner as well then? Honestly, I had loads of people staring all the time. Maybe it's just me then, maybe I look odd. One of my Korean friends said that I was imagining things, until we were out walking one day, and she admitted to me that yes lots of people were staring at me. It was especially noticeable on the subway, but even walking round the shops many people would stare. It's even worse when you go out of Seoul. I tend to go to places that don't see many western tourists, and in those places you really get stared at. I have to say, though, that after a few days you get used to it, and it doesn't bother you any longer.