South Korea

A Salad With a Side of Sex Appeal in Korea

The all-male staff at Mies Container© cnngo.com It may be thousands of miles away, but for women wanting to turn the tables on the “delightfully tacky yet unrefined” Hooters chain, there is an answer to their prayers in Seoul. The general “theme” of Mies Container is a construction site, with the all-male wait staff dressing [...]

TV Ad Urges South Koreans to Be Nice to Tourists

South Korea © dhutchman South Koreans’ shyness is getting in the way of tourism–or at least that’s what Korea’s Ministry of Tourism seems to think. A new TV ad pokes fun at average Koreans in everyday of situations running, hiding and blending into walls like a chameleons when approached by foreigners. The ad is produced [...]

Student has Tongue Surgery to Speak Korean

Tongue ©M Glasgow From The Telegraph: Rhiannon Brooksbank–Jones, 19, plans to take Korean Studies at university and dreams of living in the country, even though she has never visited it. While taking language lessons, she struggled to pronounce certain sounds in Korean. It was blamed on Rhiannon, of Beeston, Notts, having a slightly shorter than [...]

Photo of the Moment: Ascending the Temple Steps, Seoul

Countryside Culture: 5 Reasons Why You Should Leave the City Behind

Turner Wright escapes the hustle and concrete jungles of cities abroad to explore the rural, countryside roads less traveled.

Great News: Elephants Now Trying To Brain Zoo Visitors With Gigantic Rocks

© TheWB The latest in our ongoing series variously titled “The Animals Are Taking Over,” “Look Out For Those Animals,” and “Have You Noticed How These Animals Seem To Be Plotting To Enslave Us?” This time it’s a 35 year old elephant named Taesani, an adorable pachyderm who has recently taken to throwing huge rocks [...]

Off the Deep End: The First Steps in Leaving Home

Understanding the fears, the anxiety and the excitement of leaving home for a life abroad.

The Art of Getting Sloshed: The Finer Points of Korea’s Drinking Culture

There is no bar time in Seoul. Evenings tumble forth endlessly in the city while citizens enjoy copious amounts of beer and soju — or, more recently, wine and cocktails. From the late-night alleyway restaurants to the posh clubs of the Apgu district, drunken nights are part of the culture: they seal business deals, solidify [...]

Photo of the Moment: An Unfortunate Business, South Korea

© skootter01 Via the Flickr page: In Korea you can see some strange signs, and this is one of the funniest I’ve seen. This little shop is located along a little street full of furniture stores in Uijeongbu, near Seoul. My guess is that they just pulled something random off of an Internet search engine [...]