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Ice Cold Facts about Drinking in Korea

Nov 23, 2012 By Lindsey

Category : Korean Culture

This week I am back to an age old topic: drinking in Korea. It was inspired by this week’s poll post, “What is your favorite Korean alcohol?” on WorkNPlay’s weekly newsletter. ..

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Church in Korea

Nov 21, 2012 By Liz Munoz

Category : Korean Culture

By: LizFor a long time I struggled to understand myself. I struggled to understand who I was for many years. I felt that my family did not understand me. I thought that people could just not understan..

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Korean 8282 Culture

Nov 20, 2012 By James

Category : Korean Culture

Editor’s note: A few weeks ago James posted a blog about cultural difference between Korea and America. He talked about Korean 8282 culture. In Korean 8282 (bal-ee, bal-ee) means ‘quick&rs..

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Etiquette for Dining and Public Transit

Nov 19, 2012 Posted By Sam

Category : Korean Culture

By SamEtiquette for Dining and Public TransitIt's important to be polite, so here are some tips for dining and public transit. Ask if you have any questions about anything else etiquette related, I've probably covered .01% of it here. I'd be happy to..

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Editor's Corner: Another Face of Korean Hiking Culture

Nov 16, 2012 By Lindsey

Category : Korean Culture

I have wanted to do a hiking article for about a month now. It’s the perfect season to hit the mountains. Not only that, I feel that writing a hiking article is a rite of passage to blogging in ..

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"Anipang" Addiction

Nov 14, 2012 By EssGee

Category : Korean Culture

By: EssGeeAs much as I hate to say this, I never wanted to catch the "Anipang" fever. Now this game, Anipang, as I decipher it, is "Animals" and "Pang" combined. "Pa..

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Wedding Fever!

Nov 14, 2012 By AO

Category : Korean Culture

By: AOLately, it seems as though all my friends are getting married. And by “all my friends”, I mean two of my friends recently got married. After years of famine (wedding wise), this is a..

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Hot and Steamy at the Korean Bathhouse

Nov 13, 2012 By Drew

Category : Korean Culture

By: DrewMy bathhouse adventure all started when I told a friend that my knee was hurting from an injury. I suggested that I needed to find a hot tub. He mentioned that he knew of a bathhouse and was w..

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The Culture Battle: Korea VS The West

Nov 12, 2012 By James

Category : Korean Culture

Image courtesy of 'the photoholic' /FreeDigitalPhotos.netBy: James1. NEVER pour a drink for yourself. You must always wait for another person to pour you a drink. Worried that you might not get drunk ..

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Which Company Makes the BEST Pepero??

Nov 09, 2012 By Lindsey

Category : Korean Culture

The holiday madness outside of 7/11IntroductionIn honour of Pepero Day on Sunday, I decided to do a short survey. The original maker of Pepero is Pocky a Japanese company but in Korea, Lotte first pro..

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