Survive & Thrive in Korea
I can’t stay silent any longer. I know I’ve only been here a short time, but how on earth can one expect me to stay on the side lines, turning a blind eye to the serious dearth of insightful and meaningful blogging from expats in Korea. Really. Stop the whining! Open the drapes or a […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: URBANOS IS CLOSED I recently made a trip to Urbanos in Gangnam to try their take on Mexican food. I went with a friend at his suggestion and, to my surprise, the food was pretty good. I must admit that I still haven’t found a place that serves up authentic Mexican food, but […]
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Nowadays, according to the Chosun, more Korean males have chosen to go where no Korean male has gone before! It seems that more and more Korean males are entering professions largely dominated by females. In today’s Korea, with high unemployment and diminishing prospects young men in their twenties and thirties are stepping into the world […]
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Well here’s the old look above. I went with some friends to Itaewon where they decided to get a trim. I thought why not and jumped in the chair. The barber had no clue what to do, so before he started to cut off sections of my hair I beat a hasty retreat. Feeling dissatisfied […]
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Awhile ago, on a crisp saturday morning, I made my way down to Bundang Seoul. I was down there during my rounds of interviewing. My friends had warned me that Bundang was not really in Seoul proper, despite it being on the subway line. They were right, because it took quite a journey to get […]
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Contrary to popular belief the metrosexual revolution has not been stamped out under a parade combat booted ultra macho roughnecks, no sir, those guys just slap on their hair gel and slather on the body creme and then hide the bottles. However, in Korea there’s no need to run in shame if you’re a metrosexual, […]
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