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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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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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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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Nunch’i 눈치

2016-03-31 saramcadory Dating, Work 2 comments

Meaning Nunch’i is such an essential element of Korean culture that I hesitate to tackle it–and have no choice but to

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3DO Multiplayer Console

Multiplayer 멀티플레이어

2016-03-20 saramcadory Uncategorized, Work Leave a comment

Meaning You might think you know what multiplayer means in Korean because it looks like an English word. Don’t be fooled,

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