Survive & Thrive in Korea
This Sunday November 11th is Pepero Day in Korea. It’s not an official Holiday, but one of those ingeniously made up holidays engineered by Corporate honchos sitting in their sky high towers devising new ways to get money out of our pockets. Much like Sweety’s day back in the United States, Pepero day is about […]
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I have been seeing top ten lists all over the place. I guess its that time of year or perhaps it’s just en vogue to populate a top ten list. So given that I have seen top ten lists about favorite Korean foods, cultural events, cities, bars, clubs, museums, and everything else imanginable. I decided […]
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Movember is a charity event held every November to raise awareness for Men’s health issues. The idea behind it is to shave all your facial hair on November first and then allow your hair to grown uncut for the entire month. The longer your stache grows the more pledge money your donors are supposed to […]
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On Wednesday it was October 31st, the time when the freaks come out during the day as well as the night. At work the teachers arrived in costume to treat the kids to our festive and frivolous tomfoolery. Finding a costume was a last minute weekend endeavor for me. Finding anything in my size proved […]
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Yes, that’s right according to the Korea Times in 2008 there will be women only subway cars. I wonder if this is a direct reaction to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) listing Korea as a “danger country” for women? If it is then wow, they sure acted fast. If not, well then […]
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Where The Hell Am I?: OECD: Korea Classified As A “Danger Country” For Women Remember Whoppi in Ghost? Well that line is what popped into my head when I recently read a post touching upon the well being of women in Korea by Expat Jane on her blog Where The Hell Am I?(See Above Link) […]
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