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jonpurdy
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Location: Ulsan
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| tiger fancini wrote: |
My fridge is starting to fill up with fresh 김장김치 (Kimjang Kimchi), homemade by my awesome housewife students. I've tried telling them that my fridge is only small and it won't all fit it, but they keep bringing it! Tastes so much better than what you buy in the supermarket, and of course it's totally free too  |
I envy you tremendously. 김장김치 is so much better than the stuff you get served at most cheaper restaurants (unless they're out in the sticks). |
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roguefishfood
Joined: 21 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I was taking a taxi home the other day, and the taxi driver took a wrong turn. He immediately realized it was not the right direction and that it would be expensive/lengthy to get back on the correct route. He was really embarrassed, so he turned the meter off and told me that the rest of the ride was free! |
Something very similar to this happened to me in Japan, but it was entirely my fault for the mis-communication and the cab driver did the same thing. I tried very hard to pay him but he positively REFUSED to take my money. I was floored. Nothing like that would ever happen in NYC... |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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It was interesting to watch the footage from 1980 back in 1980 people who were a lot older still wore traditional garb. |
It was still like that with the eldest generation in the 90's. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| jonpurdy wrote: |
| tiger fancini wrote: |
| My fridge is starting to fill up with fresh 김장김치 (Kimjang Kimchi), homemade by my awesome housewife students. I've tried telling them that my fridge is only small and it won't all fit it, but they keep bringing it! Tastes so much better than what you buy in the supermarket, and of course it's totally free too |
I envy you tremendously. 김장김치 is so much better than the stuff you get served at most cheaper restaurants (unless they're out in the sticks). |
One of the reasons why I'm happy living outside of Kyonggi-do. The restaurants are so much better here. |
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detonate
Joined: 16 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Just quoting this because I bet at least a third of the people on this forum (I'm being kind) aren't aware that Koreans who aren't even super old had a tough time of it, too. Mmm, history.
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| What wasn't explained here is why someone would be in prison because of democracy. Who put him there, the north or south? |
South Korea didn't have a democracy in 1980. It had a dictatorship, and Uncle Sam supposedly was worried about the Gwangju uprising kind of like it was worried initally about the Arab Spring and still is. In the name of the Cold War, many Koreans were beaten, tortured, and killed. The man I met was part of the rebels of Gwangju who met and decided to fight with what weapons they had. They imprisoned him and beat him severely. He said he still has psychological scars from that time. I felt for the man. The military government, in a sense, ended in 1987 when it was decided a change had to be made.
It was interesting to watch the footage from 1980 back in 1980 people who were a lot older still wore traditional garb. |
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amnsg2
Joined: 15 Aug 2010
Location: Gumi
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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When I first arrived in Korea my boss forgot to pick me up off the bus! I though I was in the wrong place, so I stopped a man who took me all the way to the main bus station over the road probably going at least a bit out of his way for me. I was really freaked out but being helped calmed me down.
And on the high street of my town there are three GS25's. In one the man speaks English and always practices with me. In the second there's a woman who gives me free lollipops for no reason except to be nice. In the third the man doesn't speak a word of English but goes out of his way to show me I'm an appreciated customer by taking extra care with everything he does.
Actually, the middle one is a Family Mart. Ignore me. |
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ayahyaha
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Perfect timing to see this thread!
An hour or so ago I was standing at Line 1 Yongsan Station staring at a map and trying to figure out how to jog over to Line 4 (you have to exit the station and walk a bit). I was completely lost.
A Korean man saw me looking puzzled, asked in English if he could help me, and -- as it turned out he was going the same way -- he walked me to the station and saw me nearly all the way to my destination. He chatted pleasantly with me the whole time.
It's a small thing, and it's hard to convey here how it made me feel, but I have been smiling ever since it happened. He really made my day, and he really made Korea better for me with his gesture.
Here's to good Korea days to balance out the bad ones. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| tiger fancini wrote: |
| My fridge is starting to fill up with fresh 김장김치 (Kimjang Kimchi), homemade by my awesome housewife students. I've tried telling them that my fridge is only small and it won't all fit it, but they keep bringing it! Tastes so much better than what you buy in the supermarket, and of course it's totally free too |
That's pretty lucky. I keep getting bottles of pricy alcohol from my students, but I don't drink. I'd prefer the kimchi. |
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humlae
Joined: 06 May 2010
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great topic idea!
The other day my husband and I revisited a small restaurant that is owner operated. The last time we went there must have been about 6 weeks ago. When she saw us she told us that last time she had accidentally overcharged us by 1000 won. She had ran out into the street to find us, but we had already disappeared. At the end of this meal she took the 1000won off the bill to make it even. It was such a small thing and we hadn't even realised, but she was so apologetic about it.  |
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