Busy busy busy

The Korean is having a very busy time right now. He just graduated, and now he has to move in two days. It doesn't help that his apartment is not packed up at all.Looks like the new post will be another week. But the Korean promises to make it a good o...

Stephen Colbert vs. The Korean

Good news everyone, the Korean is back with a spiffy new computer. And here is something that the Korean desperately wanted to cover, and here it is now-- at least a week late.Dear Korean,Did you see the Stephen Colbert show last night? He did his own Korean music video. I thought it was very funny, but it seemed to spoof budget music videos more than specific Korean-ness--the joke seemed to be...

Ask A Korean! News: Prince Fielder's hereto unknown Korean connection

Dear readers, the Korean is currently borrowing the Korean Girlfriend's laptop in order to report this amazing news of significant consequence.On Friday, the Korean was watching the New York Mets versus Milwaukee Brewers baseball on his newly acquired HD TV, and the current major league home run leader Prince Fielder stepped...

DisasterDisasterDisaster

Bad news everyone. The Korean's laptop is dead - cause of death: drowning. (The Korean spilled water on it.)Fortunately, the Korean Brother will bring the Korean a new computer, but that won't be until next week. So no post until then. Thank you all for readi...

So this guy went into a Korean bathroom, and there was no toilet paper...

Dear Korean,Why do some bathrooms in Korea (western-style ones) say that you should put used toilet paper in a trash can next to the toilet instead of the toilet itself? I would think that a trash can just sitting around full of fecal used toilet paper would be a big health hazard. The flush on the toilets seem to be perfectly strong and don't jam up, yet many bathrooms still have big notices telling...

Swing a dead cat to hit a Kim

Dear Korean,Why do so many Koreans have the last name of Kim? What's a "high" Kim and what's a "low" Kim?Walter H. SakaiProfessor of Biology, Santa Monica CollegeDear Professor Sakai,There really are a lot of Korean Kims. Kim is the most common last name in Korea, making up roughly 20 percent of the population -- which makes it about 10 million Kims. According to Los Angeles Times article that spoke...

Some meta-questions

Dear Korean,Why do you refer to yourself in the third person? GretchenDear Gretchen,Because the Korean thinks it's cool.Dear Korean,Why do you refer to your answer seekers as cowards?Linus CheeseaterDear Linus,Only the ones who don't sign their names are cowards. At least give a first name, or give a funny pen name for the entertainment of all. You are on a good start.Got a question or comment for...

My Sassy Girl?

Dear Korean,How do Korean guys reconcile the wife-beater rep with images like that of the guy in "My Sassy Girl"? My cousin loves the movie and runs around saying "wanna die?" in Korean. Baffled ChineseDear Baffled Chinese,Easy. My Sassy Girl is a comedy. It's funny because it's so obviously untrue.As an aside, the Korean never understood the appeal of My Sassy Girl. Someone please explain why that...

Korean movies ... are really just okay.

Dear Korean,I am a pretty dedicated movie buff. Recently, I've been seeing a few Korean movies. My question is this: why do these movies rock so hard? What is it about Korean filmmakers that has them putting out such awesome fare? I realize that anything that actually makes it to the U.S. from Korea has to be pretty decent...