My Dad, me and men

I got an email from my secretary telling me my dad had called when I was 'busy' having lunch so I called him.

Me: "Hi dad, what's up?"
Dad: "You have a man answering your mobile phone."
Me: "Oh yes, that. I have a friend staying over and he needs to receive a call so he's using the phone. Is that why you called?"
Dad: "He's staying over? For how long?"
Me: "Oh, he's leaving tomorrow. Is that why you called?"
Dad: "Why is he staying over?"
Me: "Duh, he needed a place to stay."
Dad: "How do you know him?"
Me: "He's a friend of a friend. I've known him for a while."
Dad: "I don't understand. It's strange. I think I don't understand you. I can't explain this over the phone. I'll talk to you when you get back to Seoul. (Click)."

Needless to say, I am not looking forward to that 'talk'. What is it about Korean parents that make them go potty over things like this? Or is it just all parents who have daughters who overreact? I reprise a conversation with my dad which occurred when I was in London:

Me: "Hi dad, how are you?" (knowing full well Dad has been calling my sister every two seconds demanding to know where I was)
Dad: "You're staying at a man's house. Get out of there."
Me: "Er, no, I don't think so. Where would I go if I got out of here?"
Dad: "Check into a hotel or something. I don't want you staying at a man's house."
Me: "Why not? It's free. I'm not going to check into a hotel!"
Dad: "I'll pay for you. Get out of there and check into a hotel!"
Me: "Nah, I don't think so. Leave it Dad, I'm going to be staying here."
Dad: "No, there is no 'leave it'. You check into a hotel tomorrow. Understand? (Click)".

He didn't call back to find out whether I'd checked into a hotel or not. I guess he felt the principle of the protest was voiced therefore he didn't need to do any follow up?

The only time my dad has not gone nuclear in relation to any member of the opposite sex that I know/speak to/face is when they've dumped me, or when I've dumped them. If they dump me, he says things like "Oh good for you, now you can focus on your career instead of wasting your time on boys". When I've dumped someone, he says "I knew he was useless so now you can focus on your career instead of wasting your time on boys". This is coming from a man who shudders at the idea that his daughter might get married at an age over thirty.

Me: "I don't want to marry too early."
Dad: "Yes, I think that's a good idea."
Me: "I think I want to get married around 32 or something. Maybe 30."
Dad: (Shudders) "How about.... at 29?"

I mean, how am I going to accomplish this without associating myself with any men? Perhaps I have the capability to reproduce asexually, I just didn't realise.