Short Thought on Today's Obamacare Ruling

Today was a fun day to be a law nerd.The Korean has said this from Day 1 of this dreadful litigation:  if Obamacare was structured as a single-payer public insurance program, complemented by private insurance companies like the majority of advanced nations, ALL this could have been avoided. There would have been no individual mandate, and no constitutionality issue since it would have been exactly...

Business Lunch for Koreans?

Dear Korean,I work at a company that will be hosting quite a few business meetings in Houston, TX. Our guests are from Korea and we will be serving lunch for them. I plan on not serving them Korean food as I know it would not be to their standard, as well as when I travel I want to experience new things. Are there foods that I should avoid, like items that would be considered an insult to serve? Are...

Ask a Korean! News: Pew Center Study on Asian Americans

Is here. A helpful summary of findings in graphics is here. Graphics focused on Korean Americans are here.One tidbit that caught the Korean's eyes:  82% of Asian Americans report that they are satisfied with life, higher than the national average (which was 75%.) But Tiger Parents totally raise unhappy children who commit suicide, right?Got a question or a comment for the Korean? Email away at...

How to, Like, Totally Win K-Pop Star

Dear Korean,I'm going to be auditioning for SM, and JYP what are some things that will get them to respect and take me seriously?Lizzy L.This is another breed of stupid questions that the Korean has been receiving a lot lately. Here is the Korean's answer:  sing really, really well, then cross your fingers and hope for...

Media Strike in Korea

Dear Korean,Could you expound a bit on the background of the labour strikes at KBS and, particularly, MBC? I'm given to understand that there's been some kind of political meddling, but as you've intimated before, English-language Korean news sources seem to be lacking in a number of ways. CharlieThis question is long overdue, as the strike has been going on since January. In fact, KBS union ended...

Ask a Korean! Wiki: Natural Style Deodorants

What do you do when you don't have time to answer questions? Have other people answer them! Cue the question:Dear Korean, I was wondering if you knew much about "natural" style deodorants' availability in Korea (i.e Tom's of Maine and JASON brands, or comparable brands). I unwisely didn't pack a long-term supply of deodorant when I came here, and now I'm running out. I don't want to use antiperspirant...

After a long period of relatively low tide at the Korean's day job, the tide has turned completely and is swallowing him up. The Korean knows you guys want to talk about a lot of things, like that racist MBC segment, attack of the creationists, etc., but the Korean simply needs to keep his day job, sorry. The Korean hopes to resume updates next we...

Military Draft Quandary

Dear Korean,I'm the 23 year old son of two Korean parents who were both and raised in South Korea and just recently denounced their Korean citizenship (about 5 years ago). They immigrated to the US before I was born and gave birth to me while they were still Korean citizens in the process of becoming U.S. citizens. They forgot...