Behind the Myth: Eating Apples at Night
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Although this is an exaggeration of the health benefits of apples, we can all agree that they’re one healthy fruit. Koreans have the same belief, with one reservation.
Tag: Korean culture
Are You Ugly?
However, sometimes 8ball cannot help finding himself annoyed and mad at some… let’s call them “ugly Koreans”. Here are some examples:
Behind the Myth: Passing the Big Exam
Usually young Korean students don’t become accustomed to tests until middle school. Then tests progressively become more frequent, difficult, and important through high school, college, and post-graduate studies. These tests include major exams taken to qualify for premium job openings at major companies.
A Man of Letters: Chae-pyong Song
But let us not introduce him as some stranger, for he is Gwangju News’ own monthly contributor of translated poetry, none other than Dr. Chae-pyong Song himself.
Dear Korea
Dear Korea is a series of comic strips that portrays the life and perspectives of an expat experiencing Korean culture. They are frequently quite funny, and always spot-on.
The Color of Nirvana
The pitcher was small and stoneware, but it was green celadon, what Koreans call cheong-ja (청자), and an antique besides, over five hundred years old – crafted in an era of Korean history as renowned for its ceramics as the European Renaissance is for painting.
Behind the Myth: Blood Type
Whether you’re a native Korean or a fresh-faced foreigner here for only a short while, you’ve likely heard the term “blood type” mentioned.
Feeling the Seasons
Join Kerri Strothard as she explains Korean expressions.