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Author: saramcadory

tonggul t’amhŏm 동굴 탐험

2016-10-12 saramcadory Body & Health, Kids Leave a comment

Little kids have the same interests in any language.

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CC: College sweethearts in South Korea

2016-10-05 saramcadory Dating, School Leave a comment

From two English words to alphabetic Korean slang.

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Sanae yŏnae 사내 연애: Workplace romance in South Korea

2016-09-29 saramcadory Dating, Work One comment

Secret? Yes. Illegal? Not exactly.

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mil-tang 밀당

2016-09-22 saramcadory Dating One comment

How to play it cool in Korean (+ a little on Korean slang structure)

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Shower 샤워

2016-09-14 saramcadory Body & Health 3 comments

Bathing in Korea can hold some surprises…

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k’k’ ㅋㅋ and Korean chatspeak

2016-09-07 saramcadory Communication, Technology Leave a comment

A Brief Guide to Korean Chatspeak

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Burberry-man 바바리맨

2016-08-31 saramcadory Clothing & Accessories, School One comment

There’s even an arcade game where you throw things at the flasher.

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Sŏlsa 설사

2016-08-24 saramcadory Body & Health Leave a comment

Poo and the perils of cross-cultural communication

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Onepiece 원피스

2016-08-17 saramcadory Clothing & Accessories Leave a comment

In South Korea, where femininity is often played up, the onepiece is extremely popular.

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Skinship 스킨십

2016-08-10 saramcadory Dating Leave a comment

The Korean server, looking nervous, addressed me: “Please, no more skinship.”

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