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Soju (소주) Posted by Ginny on Oct 25, 2008
Now, enough with the serious posts and on with the fun posts! Today I’m going to talk about everybody’s favorite subject: alcohol. (Well, maybe not everybody’s favorite!) Since this is a Korean blog, let me introduce an alcoholic beverage native to Korea. It is called soju (소주). Soju (소주) is mainly made from rice, but other starches such as potatoes…
Jungme kyoron (중매 결혼) Posted by Ginny on Oct 23, 2008
Jungme kyoron (중매 결혼) is an arranged marriage. Traditionally Koreans son bayo (손 봐요) or go on an arranged date or meeting with a potential marriage partner. Son bayo (손 봐요) literally means, to look at one’s hand. Son (손) means hand. Bayo = (look at, see). It dates back to the time when fortune tellers would…