The Korean is in the news. (The article is in Korean.)-EDIT 5/2/2008- FINE, the Korean will give an English translation.The article was on Korea Daily, a Korean-language newspaper in New York. The interview was done in Korean, so the translation (especially the Korean's quotes) is kind of awkward.Ask A Korean!"Ask A Korean" Answers Korean Cultural Questions Posed by Second-Generation Koreans, non-Koreans/...

The Korean's alma mater (that he dropped out after a year,) described with horror in New York Times. Make no mistake, the Korean educational system is deeply flawed. But once Koreans figure out the right way to invest all those hours from their students, they will leave Americans in the du...

Super Special Korean Emotions?

Dear Korean, I used to live in Korea and was recently reading something about a description for Korean emotion called ‘Chung’. I am not sure of the spelling of this, so am hopefully not confusing you. I skimmed through the article and saved it for later, only to discover I saved the wrong thing. Do you know anything about...

The Korean is being crushed at work, so this comes a bit late... but check it out below, fellow soju drinkers:Dear Korean: We are a NYC marketing consultancy seeking soju drinkers of legal age for a research project. If you know of anyone who may be interested (yourself included) please refer them to Craigslist--marketing/pr/advertising-section--listed on 4/11/08 and featuring the above headline....

Good article on NY Times today about how ridiculous our immigration system ...

Interesting article about former president Roh Moo-Hyun in today's New York Tim...

Korean Women are Special Creatures (Not)

Dear Korean,My wife is Korean. I am Texan. She claims that there are many physiological differences between Asian and Caucasian women, and that is why they have to take care of their bodies in different ways when preparing for pregnancy, during pregnancy, and just after giving birth. How is it that information from mom and...

Korean Drama Queen

Thanks to reader Shirley, here is a smattering of questions about what goes on in Korean dramas. Lest there should be any misunderstanding, the Korean FUCKING DETESTS KOREAN DRAMAS. The Korean hates the inanely twisted plot lines; identical faces enabled by plastic surgery; sub-par acting; and so many other reasons. The...

April Fools!

Boy, did the Korean have fun writing that post.David Bryant is NOT the Korean; as a Lakers fan, the Korean imagined what he would be like if he were a step-brother of Kobe Bryant. In fact, the picture is a result of a Google image search under "David Bryant". The Korean is definitely an ethnic Korean, born and raised by ethnic Korean parents who can trace their ancestry to the beginning of Korean...

The Korean Revealed

Dear Readers,Today marks a momentous day -- the Korean will step out of his anonymity, in anticipation of his upcoming book deal with Random House.My name is David Bryant. As you might have guessed from my name, I am actually not an ethnic Korean. From the looks, I look about as white as any corn-fed Midwestern boy. However,...