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Ask a Korean! News: Not All Jeff Meyers Hate Koreans

Perhaps the readers may remember Mr. Jeff Meyers from Australia, who won the "Hate the Korean" contest back in October. Well, Mr. Jeff Meyers from Los Angeles, California would not let the Jeff Meyers name slandered this way.------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: My name is Jeff Meyers...‏ From: ...

Merry Christmas everyone! For everyone in America, the Korean wishes a happy time with your family. For everyone in Korea, enjoy the second Valentine's Day. (If you are single, do yourself a favor and just stay hom...

Being Black in the Kimchiland

Dear Korean,I want to teach English in Korea in February. How badly am I seriously going to be treated, assuming I get a position? It's not like America is fat friendly, or Black friendly for that matter, but I hear Korea is 100 times worse. I'm a great person, kind, intelligent, and genuinely interested in learning about Korea and it people and culture. Will that be enough in the long run, or should...

Ask a Korean! News: Yearly Tradition Happens Again in National Assembly

New York Times reports the yearly tradition of Korea's National Assembly, getting into fights. Right around this time last year AAK! reported a spectacular battle in the National Assembly involving, among other things, a cane and a phone. As 2008 is drawing to close, the Korean was actually wondering why a fight has not broken...

Ask a Korean! Wiki: Korean Lessons in Alabama

Dear Korean,I am a 35 year old English-speaking American living in Birmingham, Alabama. Is there anywhere local for me to take Korean language classes? I have tried local Korean Catholic churches but they tell me they are all for kids. I would like to learn in order to visit the country one day as a Tang Soo Do student.Anonymous CowardBirmingham, Alabama!! The Korean's first college roommate was from...

Lesson in Cultural Gap through an Exercise of Translation

We all have our own way of passing time when we are stuck in a boring situation. We look around, shift weight on our legs, and daydream. One of the things that the Korean does is to translate everything he sees and hears into different languages that the Korean knows. Most of the time it is English to Korean or Korean to English,...

Ask a Korean! Wiki: Theatre Programs in Korea?

Another chance to help a fellow reader, folks.Dear Korean, My girlfriend and I are both adopted Koreans living in Minnesota. We're both actors in our late 20's, and are exploring possibilities regarding teaching theatre in Korea for a period of 6 months or more next year. While it's pretty easy to find opportunities to teach English at schools, privately, or in hagwons, I'm curious if you would...

Iodine makes you smarter. Remember what has a ton of iodine? Seaweeds! Remember Korean women only eat seaweed soup for three straight weeks after giving birth? When Korean women breastfeed, they are essentially feeding "get smart" juice to their babi...

The Matters of Ornithoids and Apis Mellifera

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Now, a moment with the latest creation of Korea's greatest musician ever.Taiji is g...

A bit old, but a nice article on the New York Times about immigration and returning to the mother sh...

As the Year-End Gift Giving Period (YEGGP) approaches, the Korean will recycle last year's post on gift-giving for Koreans. Please refer all gift-giving questions and suggestions here.For those who are too lazy to click, here is a quick summary: there is no ultra-special, super-secret, culturally-relevant "Korean gift", except for a select few occasions. Stop being so scared about appearing to be...