Women Judges and Prosecutors?

Dear Korean,How many women judges are there in Korea? And how many female prosecutors are there? Have there been more females since the new president?Cindy H.According to Korea Women's Development Institute, 24.4% of the judges and 20.5% of the prosecutors are women as of 2010. There has been a constant increase of women judges and prosecutors in Korea that long pre-dates the new (woman) president....

Do North Koreans Look Different from South Koreans?

Dear Korean,Do North Koreans look different from South Koreans?Ms. Trophy WifeShort answer: not really.One thing to remember about North and South Koreas is that they were the same country for a couple of millennia before having split into two countries for the last 60-odd years. So whatever differences that North and South Korea have in terms of language, customs, etc., tend to be minor. For example,...

Here are Some Korean Slang Terms

Dear Korean,Does the Korean have a list of colorful Korean language slang?Cactus McHarrisThis is actually a pretty tough task, because the number of slang terms is huge and the types of slang are ever-changing. For a comprehensive overview, the Korean would recommend As Much As a Rat's Tail: Korean Slang, a solid look of old and new slang expressions in Korean. In addition, KoreaBANG's glossary is...

The Good History Deniers

Dear Korean,A question on Quora reads: How do the Japanese think about World War II? I was wondering if this answer to the question is something that you would agree with. How would you respond?Joel B.Before reading this post, the Korean will highly recommending reading the answer provided by Ms. Makiko Itoh, which is linked...

"Good Writer, Bad Writer" on AAK!

The Korean frequently receives questions along the lines of: "I think your writing is great? How do I become a good writer?" For a few times, he has tried writing a post in response to such questions, and felt too embarrassed to continue. To be sure, the Korean does have a number of principles and guideposts in his mind when he writes. He does strive to be a better writer each time. But the truth...

The Weather Channel Explains Fan Death

So there is this:Hot room + fan directly on the body = heat exhaustion and/or heat stroke. Gee, that sounds awfully like how Fan Death works.Got a question or a comment for the Korean? Email away at askakorean@gmail.c...

Your Culture is Bigger than You

Dear Korean,I was hoping that you might respond to this review I did of Gish Jen's book on Asian and Western subjectivity. The review is 90 percent summary and expresses a few reservations about the cross-cultural psychologists that Jen relies on to make her generalizations about culture.I'd be curious to see whether you find this research to be credible. There's no questions that it conforms almost...