VIDEO – Do they overdo the packaging in Korea a little?
Have you ever purchased a product in Korea and then torn into the package and wondered, “Is that it?” Sometimes the packaging here can get downright rediculous. Here’s a terrific example supplied by Roboseyo (http://roboseyo.blogspot.com/). Anyone know the people at some of the bigger cookie and confectionery companies? Let them know they could cut back a bit.
Sold Out Hangover Soup
Okay. I’m just sayin’… Koreans relationship with alcohol is a funny thing. I’m not saying that they drink any more than the rest of the world. I’m not necessarily saying that the land of the morning calm caters to the morning after. I’m just making an observation. Korea is… let’s say… very “open” about their drinking.
High Heel Trash Service
If you’ve been in Korea long enough to notice peoples shoes, you’re sure to have observed the overwhelming population of high heels. Not only are there more pumps than a girl would know what to do with, but if you stop and listen… you can hear the pitter-patter of ladies walking, jogging, running, dancing, jumping, leaping, spinning, sliding, galloping, marching and probably moonwalking in high heels. They wear them everywhere! Seriously.
Blog of the Month: The Grand Narrative
When you get to a new country and start noticing the subtle (or not-so-subtle) cultural differences, it’s easy to become an armchair philosopher and make half-baked social critiques. What’s less easy is to pose critiques and questions online complete with facts, statistics, images and videos that make the argument come alive. That, in a nutshell, [...]
Translation of YTN Video on Kim Yu-Na
An upcoming documentary on Kim Yu-Na will also feature the sights of Seoul as a background.
Silence on the Subway
There are a couple of things I always carry around in my wallet. There’s my alien registration card for one, and of course cash. But the third thing, absolutely essential and indispensable, is my subway map.
Building Community in Seoul
Saturday was the first 2S2 (Second Saturday, 2:00PM) meetup near Anguk Station. For those who don’t know, this is an attempt to build to build community and camaraderie between expats.
The Seol (설) ; Skies of Choseon
2009 January Words by Robert Neff Artwork by Hyeon-seong Ryu To this day the first day of the Lunar New Year (Seol, 설) has always been Korea’s most important holiday, but at the end of the Choseon period (the late 1800s) it was largely spent not eating and cooking with family, but in ’battle’ and [...]
Showing That Christmas Spirit
Becoming a bit more altruistic in our lives is central to the spirit of the holiday season. Gift giving benefits the givers and receivers at one level or another, but nowadays it’s much easier succumbing to the pitfalls of materialism.
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