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Should you be careful on subways at night in Korea? 한국에서 밤에 지하철을 탈 때 주의해야 하나요? Culture Smart Korea 2021 cover Errors in detail (Subways) can also be very full in the late evenings, as the businessmen (and a few women) make their way home. This is a time to be careful....
Korea Travel Guide, 비하 Degradation, 역사 History, 인물 People
Demeaning comments on Provisional government of Korea 대한민국임시정부 비하 The Rough Guide to Seoul 2019 Cover Errors in detail Throughout the occupation period, the Korean government-in-exile had been forced ever further west from China’s eastern seaboard, eventually...
Korea Travel Guide, 문화 Culture, 비하 Degradation, 역사 History, 인물 People
Was Hangeul banned in Joseon? 조선 시대에 한글 사용이 금지되었나요? The Rough Guide to Seoul 2019 Cover Errors in detail In the 1440s King Sejong (reigned 1418-50) devised hangeul, …, and it was banned at the beginning of the sixteenth century, lying largely dormant until it was...
Korea Travel Guide, 문화 Culture, 비하 Degradation, 인물 People
Is Seoul known for its music? 서울은 음악으로 유명한가요? The Rough Guide to Seoul 2019 Cover Errors in detail Seoul isn’t exactly renowned for the quality of its music. From pre-teen girls to bad-boy bike nuts, most of the country listens to sugary K-pop, generic hip-hop...
Korea Travel Guide, 문화 Culture, 비하 Degradation, 인물 People
Demeaning comments on Psy’s songs 싸이 노래 비하 The Rough Guide to Seoul 2019 Cover Errors in detail Gangnam Style.Psy had already been a big name here since his 2002 hit Champion, which caused a bit of a stir with expats thanks to what sounded like repeated mentions...
