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The Korea Times — Opinion Section

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Stafford On TV Again

Thank you Haydn Sennitt.
Don’t Be Like the West
An Australian Criticizes Koreans for Acting Like Americans

NEWS AND STUFF

Web Un-Wisdom – WSJ.com
Contrast and Compare

This Is Not How IT Superpowers Behave

Sweep of the Week

The pokey for pokees?

The [National Police Agency] apprehended a total of 1,477 people involved in prostitution during the first seven days, taking 14 of them into custody.

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Foreign Owned Firms Twice as Productive as Korean Firms

The Fast and Furious: Seoul Drift

[video]

Dokdo Is Ours: Bass Ackwards

kimchi-icecream: A common experience for foreign English teachers in Korea: I love it when a Korean gets the keys to my apartment and comes in without my permission!

School Violence Reports Going Up – because the laws requires them not to cover them up anymore.  Check out Gwangju’s numbers.

Itaewon Burger King Murder to be Movie

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Foreigner-only taxis that foreigners don’t want to debut next month.

Jon Huer Asks: Why do Expats Complain So Much?
Are English Teachers Unhappy Here?

Basic Act on the Treatment of Foreigners in Korea translated into English.

Gwangju News fail.

Well, here’s some dumbassery from Andrew Eisenhart and from the proofreaders who let it in. From page 30 of this month’s (.pdf) Gwangju News, in an article about some street food vendor:

As I walk among the teachers of future generations striving for a late night feast we begin talking about what we are going to order like we had just smoked a huge joint and were walking to Taco Bell.

Facebook | The reality of our Korean contracts

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Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix [VIDEO]

Frontline visits South Korea.

Tomatillo Grill — Cinco di Mayo Fiesta

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Eun Jeong’s on there and more!

Okay, I’ll come clean.

When editing and assembling the show this past weekend, I forgot to insert the “In the Bag” segment.  So I’m sending it out to all of you now as a separate download.

Enjoy!

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The Seoul Metropolitan Subway System. Fast.  Reliable.  And usually vomit free before 6 p.m.

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MAIN TOPIC

Seoul: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours Introduction – TIME

Employer Responsible for Hiring Qualified

Crass Generalization About English Teachers

Three Stooges: Malice in the Palace (go to around 4:00)

Eggsplosive results.

NEWS AND STUFF

KJI to Six Party Talks: “Screw you guys. I’m going home.”

Roh Faces Indictment Next Week

The Associated Press: 18-month sentence sought for SKorean blogger

Seoul Taxi Fare Hike in June

Sweep of the Week

Crackdown on illegal parking to get started today – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

22 asbestos-tainted drugs to be sold until May 8 – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

YouTube says no to real-name system.

Korea’s real-name system and implications for Wikipedia?

I Suppose It’s Only a Matter of Time Before the Foreign Sites Get Banned

Yoboseyo!?

iPod touch meets Skype: Frisbee in Myeong-dong

Why Do Young Koreans Live With Their Parents? « The Grand Narrative

Campus Couples Open to Nuna Relationships

“I got you under my skin” is lewd, government that doesn’t understand English says.

Women-Only Parking Spots in Iksan

How Not to Enjoy the Motor Show

Chosun Ilbo: We Love Perving on Teenagers

Korean teacher arrested for raping students, had seven prior sexual assault convictions.

Six months for eleven years

Report: Serious Loopholes in Background Checks for Korean Teachers

I Was Wondering Why You Guys Were So Good at Math…

Hugh Jackman to Promote Seoul?

“Gwangju has so much culture and history it can afford to tear most of it down.”

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Stephannie White tours Gyeongsan sauna where son was found dead.

Korean Cops and Traffic Laws for Expats: Some Advice

Two Netizens Debate Foreigner Crime

GI Crimes on Increase, USFK Official Warns

“letter of concern”

I woke up to find an e-mail in my in-box with the subject line “letter of concern,” which is an excellent description of its contents. The writer claims to be concerned about an “illegal immigrant” Filipina in Gimhae he accuses of teaching English lessons illegally, and has somehow obtained private photos of her and her boyfriend, and his license plate number. Although claiming to have no “personal intention” regarding them the writer hopes I will take “prompt action.”

So, I am. If you or a friend are in Gimhae, have the initials C.P., C.M., or E.S., and sometimes wear a white t-shirt that says, “Fasigko 1′st Anniversary,” you may be being stalked.

Pot: Not Just a Stupid Canadian Trick

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Views of the city ramparts – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Photos come from here.

“This shit ain’t free” in Korean (not in English or Japanese)

Taken at the Fukuoka International Ferry Terminal (King Baeksu)

Black Day, Orange Day

Your Weird Naver Dictionary Sentence of the Day

Somebody should really be compiling a list of these things. Today’s sentence is  연인은 성관계를 가졌다. My translation – “the couple had a sexual relationship.” Naver’s?

The couple saw a chunk off.

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As mentioned, Jennifer has started a new contest to win various prizes, such as Ricetards

and some anti-ddong jjim keychains.

Oh, and there may still be an ear picker or two lying around.

To enter the contest, email jennifer_at_seoulpodcast.com (don’t comment on this post) the closest answers you can get for the following questions:

1. What quirky thing did Joe’s son do that got him some attention at a Gallagher show?

2. What are the three reasons why Jennifer never goes to saunas?

3. What are the uses for each of Staffords computers in his apartment?

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DPeRK, the erectile dysfunction medication from North Korea.  The People’s Viagra.

With DPeRK, what goes up stays up.  As long as you say so.

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The Korean Inquisition

A day in the life…

NEWS AND STUFF

Some rocket was launched to the north of us

Crackdown Corner
Thinking About Some Paid Lovin’?

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Riding the Kim Yuna Bandwagon…

South Koreans Band Together to Save Jobs – NYTimes.com

How Not to Make Your Point

Cow’s Blood-Wielding Protestors Arrested

Gwangmyeong mayor: “When I visited Washington D.C., I saw niggers swarm all around the city. How can you live in such a scary place?”

Abortion period for exceptional cases shortened – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Ladies first, drivers – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

“Women are more developed creatures than men since they have one more hole.”

Yongsan Red Light District to Be Demolished

Nurses Provide Manual Stimulation at Shanghai Sperm Bank | Sankaku Complex

Shanghai – that Extra Mile…

South Koreans below average in TOEFL scores, stats again show.

Brian in Jeollanam-do: So this is the name they decided to use?

The Big O in Yeosu.

Can tteokbokki rescue rice industry? – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Korean cuisine getting a big PR push – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Perhaps Words DO Have Some Power After All

Michael Hurt will sit on the Presidential Council of Nation Branding

Last Taboo

Shelton Bumgarner-the one KT columnist more hated than John Huer (I have a feeling I may be the inspiration for that piece)

Cripes, I get so TIRED of this.

Korea’s English Pandemic

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

How to Comfort a Woman, and Other Useful Skills

Page F30: Korean guidebook from the 80s on keeping yourself safe, and just about everything else

YouTube – Lee Hyori stole from Homer Simpson?!…

Best Naver Dictionary Sentence EVAR

Browsing the Naver.com online dictionary, I ran across the sentence 고양이들은 쥐를 먹이로 삼는다 (“cats use mice for food”). Naver’s translation?

Cats fuck over mice.

What Happens to Ice Cream

Harrow Kimchi: the subway king

Swimming with subtitles

Welcome To Koreascope

Great motto

YouTube – Mow the Lawn

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The Lee Myeong-bak Blogger Fan Club

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Korean Folklore

Encyclopedia Mythica: Korean mythology.

Korean Folklore Online Archive

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Karl’s little known Korea Facts

Producer arrested for mad cow report – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Jang Ja-yeon May Have Committed Suicide Due to Leak of Confession Note

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“A Thing of Beauty”

Chris in South Korea: Internet freedom being curtailed in SOUTH Korea?

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Well, I Appreciate Blunt Speech

Speaking before a rightwing group Wednesday, former Defense Minister Lee Sang-hoon said that had the “Yongsan Incident” taken place in the United States, the police would have opened fire on the perpetrators.

Dating: “No,” Means “Try Harder,” Unless It Means “No.”

‘You Know, a Woman Doesn’t Really Believe a Man Likes Her Until He Kisses Her’

Hanok Apartments and Jutaek?

G Dragon is a fashion leader

I remember when they said, “Oh, Elton John isn’t gay. He just dresses like that.”

EXPAT COMMUNITY

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Nominated!?!?!

Immigration gives E-2 visa extension to teacher who refuses health checks.

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

This delicious snack treat is a Korean-hater’s wet dream.

We Thought Nobody Liked This

2-min. Art | Teleportation Dance

“We Must Match Nintendo!”

New tech could make consoles obsolete – Video Game Feature – Yahoo! Video Games

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