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I get quite a few messages from people wanting specific answers about business in Korea and this week I received virtually the same somewhat unusual question twice. Apparently some Westerners planning to speak to a Korean audience want to share extended thoughts in Korean, even though they don’t know Korean....
*** Visit the related tip on Korea Business Central. I received the following two questions last week, and as these aren’t the first inquiries I’ve gotten on the subject, I figure’d I’d post some thoughts on the topic here. The Questions #1 – “One of our investment professionals will be...
To congratulate me on upgrading to a new office a few months ago, my brother-in-law gave me these.
We’ve all heard about the Asian concept of “saving face” or “losing face”. But I wonder sometimes if it shouldn’t be referred to as a “pseudo-Asian concept”. For my full exploration of the topic: “Reflections on Face and What It Really Means for Life and Business in Korea”. But if...
What to Expect At Seodang Village, the Chirisan Doollae-Gil forks to a detour down to Hadong through some beautiful scenery. You'd really only need to take this route though to reach the Hadong Information Center to get extra stamps in your Chirisan Doollae-Gil stamp book. Otherwise, just keep walking along...
What to Expect The road down from Hadong Lake is beautiful, and it passes through a quaint little town. From there, the pathway goes through the fields of the valley and is enjoyable in every way, before some rigorous mountain walking. Getting There Take the bus from elsewhere in the...
What to Expect Other than the approach down to Hadong Lake and the path around, this section is really just a continuation of Section 9. Nice, for sure, but not all that different. Getting There Take the bus from elsewhere in the country to Hamyang and then a local bus...
What to Expect The river out of Deoksan is the highlight of this section, after that the road wanders through the hills and is quite nice, but pretty much the same throughout. The bamboo forest just outside of Weetae though is exceptionally nice, though. Getting There Take the bus from...
What to Expect If you like waterfalls, this is the section for you. Just be sure you’ve got the stamina to do the entire section at once, as you won’t find a store to recharge on food or drink, or a place to stay for the night, anywhere but at...
