Pizza topped with corn. Pasta served with sweet pickles. Tacos drizzled with anti-sour cream. Korea has never really done western food well. In the past, one would have to travel all the way to Itaewon to get decent but overpriced European/American cuisine. Even then, the restaurants are mostly foreigner owned. Fortunately, things are changing. Recently, …
Month: June 2011
In Korea, appearance is everything. While this fact applies to all aspects of Korean life from business representation to food presentation, it’s especially true in one’s personal looks. Plastic surgery is the norm, as it is believed it will give one the edge in landing a big company job or will catch the eye of …
When thinking of ways to best describe Korea, multicultural isn’t exactly the first adjective one conjures up. In fact, Korea has always been known to be a homogeneous society whose citizens take great pride in their seemingly pure ethnic roots. In doing research previous to my arrival in Korea, I found that many foreigners had …
May is one of the best times to visit Korea. The weather is delightful, the countryside is green, and the people seem to be happier this time of year. There’s always something going on and the festivals around the country are seemingly innumerable. With Children’s Day and Buddah’s Birthday being national holidays, I decided to …