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Sul-ddong 술똥

2016-08-04 saramcadory Food & Drink, nightlife One comment

Poo occupies a somewhat different cultural space in Korea than in the West.

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You’re hired! Ch’wijik (취직) and the Korean workplace

2016-07-24 saramcadory Work 2 comments

6 ways Korean and US workplaces are different~

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Pride Month post: Tongsŏngae 동성애

2016-06-13 saramcadory Dating, Family, nightlife Leave a comment

June is LGBT Pride Month, and tongsŏngae 동성애 is Korean for homosexual.

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Ppang 빵

2016-06-07 saramcadory Food & Drink Leave a comment

Seoul is full of bakeries with loaves you could find anywhere and treats you definitely wouldn’t.

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Kundae 군대

2016-06-02 saramcadory Army 3 comments

Soldiers’ hardships are so well known, the Korean Air Force made a musical parody of Les Mis about them.

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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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Yŏhaeng 여행

2016-05-20 saramcadory Dating, Travel, Work Leave a comment

Yŏhaeng means travel. Read and watch more about its place in Korean culture.

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All about anju 안주

2016-05-10 saramcadory Food & Drink, nightlife 7 comments

Delicious Korean snacks for drinking (or just cause)~

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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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Not quite dating? You’re in “ssŏm 썸”

2016-04-09 saramcadory Dating 2 comments

You know when you like someone, and they like you, and maybe you both know that you both know it, but you haven’t actually gotten to the point of talking about dating yet? That’s ssŏm (sseom, 썸).

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