life in Korea

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  • Confession Day

    You might be surprised to find out that today happens to be a day especially set apart for declarations of…

    Couple Confession Day Korea
  • A Shot of Korean: Don’t Get Me Started

    A Shot of Korean   말도 마. (Mal-do ma.) Don't get me started. / Don't even bring that up. (Lit.…

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  • A Shot of Korean: I’m Sick of This

    A Shot of Korean 지겨워. (Ji-gyeo-wo.) - I’m sick [of this]. / I’m tired [of it]. Yes, that’s the low…

  • A Shot of Korean: Please Board After Everyone Has Gotten

    A Shot of Korean 내린 다음에 탑시다. (Nae-rin da-eum-ae tap-shi-da.) - Fig. Please board after everyone has gotten off. Lit.…

  • Fake Wedding Guests Popular at Korean Weddings

    Wedding bouquets, cakes, and dresses are just a few items that factor into the aesthetics of any wedding. In South…

  • The State of Startups in Korea

    There’s a nascent startup renaissance happening in this country, and this time it’s for real. We’re not talking “venture businesses”…

    Startup in Korea
  • 10 #HOTKOREATAKES: THINGS FOREIGNERS SHOULDN’T DO

    10) DON’T eat or import poutine. We all enjoy our local stuff that no one else cares for. In fact, Korea…

  • Top 10 Newbie Mistakes in Korea

    #10 Trusting The Zebra Crossing In many of our home countries, the smaller or less secure you are, the more…

  • 10 Things Only Korean Adoptees Understand

    1.  USA is the #1 country where Korean adoptees are sent. America is the number 1 country adoptees are sent…

  • A Shot of Korean: “bean paste gal”

    된장녀 (twen-jang-nyeo) - “bean paste gal” 된장남 (twen-jang-nam) - “bean paste guy” These words didn’t exist 10 years ago, but the concepts…

  • A Shot of Korean 봐줄게. (Bwa jul-kae.) – I’ll overlook

    by Stephen Revere The original verb for this is '봐주다', which is “to overlook,” as in to let someone get…

  • How To Say Don’t Say It Unless You Mean It

    빈말 [Bin-Mal] empty words비다 [bi-da] is the infinitive verb meaning "to be empty." (다 is the equivalent of "to" or "to…

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