Survive & Thrive in Korea
You may not read this, but I felt compelled to write anyway just to get this off my chest. I hesitated; really, I did, because I thought about the repercussions of how this letter may be received and how it may result in a walking stick to the back of my head, an elbow to […]
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Hi, you don’t know me, but I know you. I see you every day. Usually I just try to pretend I don’t see you, but I must confess that you make that difficult to do. You’re everywhere and try as I might I just can’t seem to get away from you. You’re at Coex when […]
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The Korea Times has a great article about writer Marc Schimdt and his take on popular culture and discursive analysis. Using the 1980’s cartoon the Smurfs as one of his examples of how littler used world views, such as socialism, can be applied to today’s popular culture. It’s an interesting read so check it out […]
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You all know about Lady’s Night in Itaewon right? Well, if not, let me tell you that every Thursday night the ladies in Seoul all converge on the bars to get their free drink on. Now the ladies know that the free drinks flow to get them their as bait for the fellas who in […]
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Okay, I was window shopping in Gangnam with a bud when we happened to wander into BASIC HOUSE. If you don’t know Basic House don’t worry because its just another in a long line of clothing stores in the mold of The Gap. Got it? Okay, so there we are checking out the clothes […]
Continue ReadingI 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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