Survive & Thrive in Korea
As an American in Seoul, celebrating holidays here is like entering the twilight zone. Quirky holidays that you’ve never heard of before, strange twists on familiar holidays, and the complete absence of some holidays makes for a pretty disconcerting time. Take for instance, Pepero Day, a holiday celebrated on November 11 in honor of a […]
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Afraid you missed it? Thought it went by without your noticing. Well, fear not Pepero Day is back again and right in your face. Wherever you go there are stands and boxes of pepero in a variety of flavors and combinations. Chocolate? Check? Nut Crunch? Check. Honey coated sugar almond orange sensation? Well, not sure, […]
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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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