Selasa, 31 Juli 2007

Glow-in-the-Dark Koreans

Dear Korean,My boyfriend is half Korean and we’ve visited some of his relatives. On one occasion, there was a great deal of soju drinking and one of his cousins (who is 100% Korean) turned purple. As I was about to administer CPR, my boyfriend stopped me and told me that it was just Asian glow and that it happens to some Asians...

Now THAT's a stupid question

Dear Korean, I find it strange that you use the star with the circle around it, which is the symbology on North Korea's flag. Isn't your heritage from South Korea? Chaz Dear Korean,What does the orange star represent?SaeDear Chaz and Sae,The Korean must praise your astute observations. Yes, the Korean is indeed from South Korea. Yet he always had a yearning for a system of government that causes...

Jumat, 27 Juli 2007

Kamis, 12 Juli 2007

Ask A Korean! News: America, Make It Yours.

(Screw it, here is the post. No one cares about old news anyway.)-EDIT- Check out this week's Mexcian. There are some real doozies.This is a bit old, but the demise of the immigration bill was disappointing to the Korean, so we will talk about it a little here. If you have no idea what this is about, here is an LA Times article.In order to get a typical attitude of a person who opposed the bill, let...

Senin, 09 Juli 2007

A Quickie Post

Okay fine, the Korean doesn't really want to study right now. Here's a short one.Dear Korean, My mom was telling me about the way that Koreans describe an ugly woman as a "호박꽃," but she didn't know where it originated from. Could you possibly find out how it came about? She hates the metaphor because she thinks it's contradictory...

Minggu, 08 Juli 2007

The Korean is on a break

The Korean needs to take a very important exam in the coming weeks, and his attentions are necessarily diverted to that direction. The Korean did work out a draft in the meantime, but this one will definitely piss off a lot of people. Publishing the draft is not a problem, but the Korean does not have enough time to address the shitstorm that will surely follow the post.If you are new to the blog,...