Words by Robert Neff Images from the Robert Neff Collection Up until the mid-1890s, Buddhist priests were banned from... Read More
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Robert Neff has authored several books including "Korea Through Western Eyes", "The Lives of Westerners in Joseon Korea", and "Letters from Joseon". He currently writes a twice-weekly column for the Korea Times entitled “Did You Know?”.
Now that summer is upon us, fruit markets throughout Korea are filled with watermelons. As in other countries, chilled watermelons... Read More
If you have a lot of Korean friends you have probably been invited to go to a sauna or jjimjilbang... Read More
During the Joseon era, it was considered abhorrent for a person to never marry. Read More
Words by Robert Neff Photos from the collection of Robert Neff One of the earliest modernizations to Seoul was the... Read More
During the late Joseon era, Koreans were well-known for their fondness for children—not only their own, but foreign children as... Read More
We all know that students have it rough in Korea. They go to school early in the morning and then... Read More