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Easy Korean Jjimdak Recipe at Home Posted by Flying Oyster on Feb 9, 2021
Living abroad for a long period of time often makes you do things that you wouldn’t normally do at home. Covid-19 has certainly encouraged me to cook more Korean dishes than I would cook at home. I have started regularly cooking Korean food at home since last March when 자가격리 (jah-gah-gyuk-ri: lockdown) had been implemented…
Korean Education Fever Posted by Flying Oyster on Jan 27, 2021
When I was in teenager, there was a popular movie called 행복은 성적순이 아니잖아요. (Happiness Does Not Come In Grades). I bet that most Korean teenagers knew about this movie. I was, of course, one of them. I remember I sobbed like a baby at the end of the movie because it was a sad…
Koreans Work Hard and Play Hard Posted by Flying Oyster on Jan 14, 2021
The Seoul Olympics in 1988 is globally known as an economic miracle because nobody would expect that Koreans could host an Olympic game in a relatively short time after the Korean War in the 1950’s. The fundamental reason for this miracle was hard working Koreans. Koreans have achieved this financial success thanks to…
Korean Home Remedies for Common Cold Posted by Flying Oyster on Dec 16, 2020
Winter is already here, and we all know that we should take extra care for our health this year. Today, I am going to share strategies on how Koreans prevent common cold. Layer up Korea has four different seasons and winter can be harsh. 환절기 (hwan-jeol-gi: in-between season), especially from fall to…
Korean Social Norms (Part 2) Posted by Flying Oyster on Dec 7, 2020
We talked about Korean social norms in a previous post. https://blogs.transparent.com/korean/korean-social-norms-part-1/. If you haven’t had a chance to look at them yet, I suggest that you read them. As I promised, I will talk more about Korean social norms in Part 2, but the following social norms are more applicable in interpersonal relations. Your…
Korean Social Norms (Part 1) Posted by Flying Oyster on Nov 23, 2020
Every country has their own social norms, and that certainly includes Korea. Korean culture is modernized, but many social norms are still based on 유교사상 (you-kyo-sah-sang: Confucianism), which emphasizes harmonious relations in social groups. I have been wanting to talk about Korean social norms, but I didn’t want to misguide readers by over-generalizing some…
How To Make Cucumber Kimchi Posted by Flying Oyster on Nov 12, 2020
I have been desperate for Korean food for a while. My plan to visit Korea this year completely crashed due to COVID-19. My Korean food craving has become really bad and I even dream about eating Korean food. I don’t remember myself craving Korean food this much – and living in places where you can’t…