In South Korea, it has become a trend to celebrate Halloween. In the past, Halloween was just another foreign holiday for Koreans. Nowadays, when we go out to Itaewon or Hongdae on Halloween, we can easily see young people in Halloween costumes with special makeup. Halloween first started in the Wes
Before I came to Korea, I was concerned about smoking. Before arriving to Korea, as a smoker, I wanted to see how smokers were seen in the public eye, especially young smokers. From my research, I found that smoking was seen as something unpleasant especially among older generations. The first thing
“Three words and eight letters. Say it, and I am yours.” These are lines from the popular American TV show, Gossip Girl, which airs on the CWTV channel in the U.S. Blair, one of the main characters, said those words to her ex-boyfriend Chuck, to urge him to say “I love you.” Saying “I love you” is a
A post titled “The Level for Eating Alone” on Dcinside, a popular online community for young people, recently attracted a lot of attention for its contents. The subject involved levels of dining, whereby the lowest was stated to be eating instant noodles alone at a convenience store whereas the high
In an effort to boost tourism, Gangwon Province has announced its plans to set up Korea’s first nude beach by 2017. However, these plans are being met with heavy opposition from Gangwon residents and local governments. “When I first heard about the plans to make nude beaches on the East Coast, I was
“After the club activity, I became uncomfortable because there was suddenly a “wrap-up party” without notice. Then what made things worse was that the senior level classmates started forcing the freshmen to drink. In America, forcing someone to drink can lead to serious consequences, and I would hav
“I was baffled when I went shopping in Korea,” said Sean Jeong, who is currently residing in California. Although his parents are both Korean, he was born and raised in the United States a