Survive & Thrive in Korea
Last sunday my work mates and I made a company sponsored trip to Aschasan. Though it must be said that I was under the impression that Aschasan was more of a hill or even a slight incline than a full fledged moutain. Trust me, this bad boy was no hill and definitely all mountain. Somehow […]
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Forget April Fool’s Day because in Korea it’s all about the fish. My students would point and say something like it’s snowing or your shoes untied and if I looked they shouted Fishing and started making the hand motions of reeling in a big one. Another student explained that April 1st became fools day because […]
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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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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, […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend I went down to the river walk stream near city hall to partake in the St. Patrick day parade and festival. I didn’t know what to expect from a South Korean St. Patrick’s celebration, but I should have realized that the holiday would bring out the Irish in everyone no matter where […]
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