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Come for the shrimp burgers.  Stay to figure out how to recycle your trash.

PANELISTS

Charles Montgomery (Morning Calm, Night Terrors)

Derek (Midnight Runner Podcast)

Daniel Gray (Seoul Eats)

NEWS
Because of the arrival of yellow sand from China, they’re calling this a “yellow Christmas” (옐로 크리스마스). (BiJND)

Looks like the TOEFL and TOEIC will be removed from the university admission process. Good move, IMHO.(MH)

Japan pays Korean comfort women 99 yen each. (BiJND)

TV Production Scam on Craigslist
Seoul: ‘Crime code’ mystery continues (KB)

Do You Know Bibimbap? (MH)

iGot an iPhone (CB)

Fire Fire Temple on fire. (Yeusu temple burns down)

MarmotsGate
Kimchi Icecream’s reaction to the first day of SMOE workshop. (BiJND)
2009 SMOE Workshop Day 1 – Unrealistic expectations? (KIC)

Citing negative influence on future-oriented relations, ROK foreign minister summons Japan’s ambassador to South Korea to protest Tokyo’s new education guidelines regarding Japanese territorial disputes (Xinhua)  – Fuck Yeah! (Monster Island)

More Dokdo Nonsense Just In Time for Christmas (RoKD)

DIRTY FOREIGNERS

Google’s Korea Zeitgeist for 2009 (CB)

Korea is Best

Aliens in the Korea Times

Expelling foreign diplomats

TIME WASTERS

Korean Christmas Cakes 2009 (ZK)

‘Tis the season for hats and cake. (BiJND)

Christmas in Gwanghwamun/Chunggyecheon, Missing Family, and Stupid Hats (ROB)

Audible drugs — The first hit is free

North Korean authorities detain “obese, jocular” deer herder crossing Tuman River (Yonhap)
Finnish embassy in Pyongyang demands to see prisoner (AFP)
Confiscated goods include DVDs, MP3 players, and extensive list of contacts (AP via WaPo)
KCNA releases Dear Leader’s favorite venison recipes (Xinhua) (Monster Island)

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MAIN TOPIC

Has H1N1 peaked? Are vaccinations safe?

2S2 on Saturday December 12: Dress Warmly

NEWS AND STUFF

Kim Yu-na a champion again

CBC Radio | The Current | Whole Show Blow-by-Blow

ATEK featured on the CBC

Anti-English Spectrum makes Canadian news.

North Korea’s Ajumma Rebellion | The New Ledger

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

iPhone Korea NOT For Foreigners, Says KTF

An Open Letter to Steve Jobs from an iPhone Hopeful in Korea

iPhone Wars II: The Saga Continues

apple iTablet video leaked: http://eby​gum.tumblr​.com/post/​280503744/​is-this-th​e-apple-ta​blet-proba​bly-not-th​e-video

Looks like someone contacted the Korea Times’ advertisers

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/12/116_56965.html

“we need to improve our English dailies”

Japanese Subway Etiquette: Pics, Videos, Links, News

Celebs caught in teen prostitution scandal « Asian Correspondent

Singer “Mr. Jeon” paid for sex with 16-year-old

Planning to tour the Blue House?

Blue House tour policy makes the papers.

Magkeolli is NOT WINE!! It’s a rice beer.

Hey, Lay Off the Makgeolli, Madam Ambassor!

Google Korea Prez on Google Korea’s ‘Koreanization’

Wondergirls on “So You Think You Can Dance???”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtQdhDUomB4

EXPAT COMMUNITY

The Expat Card http://rokdrop.com/2009/12/07/picture-of-the-day-the-foreigner-card/

the source of the foreigner card

http://blogs.koreanclass101.com/blog/2009/12/01/the-foreigner-card-pros-and-cons-of-using-it-in-korea/

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

12 Daze of Christmas

10 Wines for Christmas and New Year

Jenpoo

Sketchy Santas

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Happy In Paraguay [VIDEO] (NSFW, language)

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MAIN TOPIC

Stafford’s trip to Southeast Asia and China

NEWS AND STUFF

S. Korea Admits Civilian Killings During War – NYTimes.com

Yangsan Mayor Commits Suicide

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Death threat leveled at ATEK

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Facebook | EVERYONE IN SEOUL PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!!!

Bonojit Hussain Gets 1 Million Won

Kang Shin-who, Korea’s worst journalist, named Reporter of the Month.

Teachers in sex cases face termination – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Police Break Up Seoul Based Fetish Club

Promise of Marriage for Sex No Longer Illegal

Big Bang’s Tae-yang has some sick moves

Korea’s Rain storms Hollywood – San Francisco Chronicle

Please let that be the last time we hear that pun

Ninja Assassin Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes

Providing Quility education second to none.

Free Web access coming to a McDonald’s branch near you – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Tweet from your regular phone in Korea

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Forcing foreign teachers to learn about Korea?

Seoul Buffoon: Immature English Teacher and his problems

Hey, Don’t Those Look Like the Cookies in the Back of the 과자 Truck? | The Marmot’s Hole

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I will be on the Peter Greenberg Worldwide radio show this weekend.  It’s syndicated around the U.S., usually between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST.  You can find a radio station playing it in your area here.  If you miss it or don’t have access to it, it’ll show up in the archives later.

Peter Greenberg is Travel Editor for CBS News and is a regular on The Early Show.