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Hwait’ŭ 화이트: The many meanings of “white” in Korea

2017-01-18 saramcadory Body & Health, Clothing & Accessories, Dating, School Leave a comment

White in Korea, from makeup bag to pencil case

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shwinŭn sigan 쉬는 시간

2016-10-19 saramcadory School Leave a comment

Taking a break in Korean

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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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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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Stress 스트레스

2016-05-30 saramcadory School, Work One comment

How do you say “stress” in North Korea?

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Who was here first? Sŏnbae 선배

2016-04-30 saramcadory Army, School, Work 2 comments

What does sŏnbae mean? Or, if you’re using Revised Romanization, what does seonbae mean? Your sŏnbae is someone who entered an organization–a university,

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