Archive for 'Culture'
Korean Expressions That Might Save Your Hair in Korea Posted by Flying Oyster on May 12, 2020
Can you imagine how many people are wanting to see their hairdresser during this quarantine period? Before I started traveling, I used to go to one favorite hairdresser for several years. He was a quiet man, but I always was happy with his skills. I often miss him whenever I have to risk my hair…
Handwashing is the Key Posted by Flying Oyster on Apr 7, 2020
I like watching medical dramas because it gives me the 대리만족 (dae-ri-mahn-jok: vicarious satisfaction) of my childhood dream being a doctor. Grey’s Anatomy is one of my favorite TV shows. As much as I love this show, I also honestly think it is about time to wrap this show up. Nonetheless, this show has been…
Parasite Won Oscar Posted by Flying Oyster on Feb 26, 2020
A couple months ago, one of my acquaintances asked me if I had watched a Korean movie called “기생충 (Parasite : Gi-saeng-chung)”. Well, no, I hadn’t yet seen the movie. He kept going on and on about how great the movie was. I was a little puzzled by his reaction because Korean movies are particularly…
How Koreans Celebrate Christmas Posted by Flying Oyster on Jan 11, 2020
I personally have a couple of family members’ birthdays around Christmas, including mine. Ever since I moved to the USA, I sometimes feel my birthdays get neglected under holiday seasons. Although it wasn’t a big deal when I lived in Korea because Koreans celebrate Christmas in a different way. 성탄절 (seong-tan-jeol: Christmas) is a 공휴일…
Korean Expressions Which Benefit From Cultural Knowledge Posted by Flying Oyster on Oct 30, 2019
When it comes to learning language, I can share many personal experiences with you as an English as a second language learner. It is a never-ending homework, which can only be done by your determination. I bet the road to learn Korean might be similar for you as well. In fact, I want to discuss…
Superstitions My Grandmother Believed Posted by Flying Oyster on Jul 3, 2019
Before my grandmother converted to Catholicism, she was a devout Buddhist. She insisted that we follow many rules at home, such as never placing the head of spoons upside down, or making sure that we leave our umbrellas on the 현관 (hyun-kwan: porch) and never to bring them inside or open them in the…
Korean Dating Culture Posted by Flying Oyster on May 16, 2019
I believe that how people love is certainly affected by culture. 연애(yeon-ae: courtship) with 한국인(han-kook-inn: Koreans) can be different from dating a person from your own culture. Although I’ve been a 아줌마(ah-joom-mah: a married woman) for a while, I am not familiar with 유행(you-hang: new trends) in dating culture in Korea. However, I can give…