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Episode 147

COVID-19 – What Korea did right
Korea’s treatment of foreigners compared to other countries.
Election season during the pandemic
What will change?
About This Episode
Coronavirus
- What did Korea do right?
- Is mask wearing a cultural matter?
- What about the end of visa-free travel to korea?
- Korea’s treatment of foreigners compared to other countries.
- Election season during the pandemic
- What do you think will change, if anything?
- There’s no returning to pre-virus normal: KCDC
- Economically
- Producer of COVID-19 kits and possibly treatments
- Real estate bust
Harry Harris reportedly to resign after US presidential election in November
Harris purportedly upset with racist comments from S. Korean public
S. Korean schools begin online semester with no serious problems
Passing of long-time Korea expat Tom Pinansky last week
- In Korea since the end of 1988. Prominent in business circles, AMCHAM, and so on.
- The loss of 3 foreign lawyers in Korea in the last year who I knew personally
- The longer you stay in a country the more people who you know will die
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