Senin, 30 Juni 2014

Sweet, Delicious Eff You

Dear Korean,Reading this article, I was wondering whether the statement "The popular pumpkin toffees have become a shorthand for an insult in South Korea, where 'Go eat toffee' means a ruder version of 'get lost'" is true. Is there even a "tradition" to throw toffee? In my culture we throw sweets and candies as a sign...

Minggu, 22 Juni 2014

Korea was never a Part of China

Dear Korean,I’m from Singapore and visited Korea for the first time last week. I went to the National and National Folk Museums in Seoul, and noticed that the Koreans talked mostly of their early relations with China as one of “international exchange” or “cultural exchange”, seemingly having forgotten that Korea was a vassal...

Senin, 16 Juni 2014

World Cup Thoughts

Yes, the Korean realizes that he is far overdue for a post. In his defense, how can one write a lengthy post when there are so many excellent games to watch?!I mean, just look at this amazing Van Persie goal. I could watch this all day.Actually, forget that. I could watch THIS all day.Every flying man deserves a cape.Which brings us to Team Korea, which takes the pitch tomorrow against Russia. Unlike...