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Several times a week, I climb Nojeok Hill near our apartment here in Ansan. It's just a 10-12 minute climb but I get pretty winded on the way up. By the time I've gone to the top and down twice, and gotten back home, the round trip takes a little...
This book was a struggle for me, partly because I had so much trouble determining what it was that I was reacting to in Nisbett’s arguments. A summary follows of the book’s position from page 100: “To the Asian, the world is a complex place, composed of continuous substances, understandable in...
I month or so ago I attended a meeting of AMCHAM (the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea) in Seoul where they were having a panel discussion about how advertising works in Korea, having brought in three Koreans and one American working at advertising agencies in Seoul. Since one of...
It has been striking how often President Obama has mentioned the acheivements of Korea in his public speeches recently. First there was his comment in April about how US kids need to study as many hours as Koreans in order to increase their test scors. Then last month, he explained...
In my masters degree studies at Hanyang University, I have recently selected my "guide professor" (or 지도교수), who will be my mentor in completing my thesis. Professor Seo studied for his doctorate in France, specializing in the area of corporate innovation. It's really quite an interesting subject and his class...
Here’s a conversation my wife had this morning with our phone service provider. “Hi, I’m calling about our phone service. I’d like to know why you charge us $2.75/month for a basic charge? Other companies provide this free. It really feels like our total monthly bill of $12 is so...
After sending yesterday's post to my friend Dan, he replied, "As I suspected – It's quite a different story than the fear-mongering in the news [here in the US]". And that got me to thinking… Interpreting the situation in the North is just not so easy and I was worried...
A friend emailed me today asking for my opinion on the "real" climate in the South Korean community regarding North Korea. I had a little more to say than I expected when I first started replying. Here's what I wrote: Hi Dan, Nice to hear from you. Koreans are so...
Me: Here’s what I watched for about three hours today: [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_roh_funeral]. What was most remarkable was that they made room for five religious ceremonies (two Buddhist sects, Protestant, Catholic – during the funeral; and after that, a 30 minute Korean Shamanistic “performance”)! Friend: Hey, that’s the...
I've lived in Korea off and on for more than fifteen years now and while it's hard to say that Korea feels completely "like home", it is certainly "home away from home" and a place I enjoy. I understand though that not every expat feels this way and that many...
