(Updated) Life as usual under tense North-South relations

Update Things are still okay here, even with North Korea warning foreigners in South Korea to evacuate. No warnings have been issued by the US State Department or the local embassy. If you’re living in Seoul as a foreigner, it’s a good idea to register with your embassy in case of an emergency. The US Embassy in Seoul offers phone and emails alerts to citizens.

http://seoul.usembassy.gov/acs_emergency_preparedness.html

Anyeong-haseyo! Just returning to Korea from a long business trip to Shanghai, one of my favorite places to visit outside of Korea. We’ve been receiving a lot of concerned emails from family and friends regarding the escalating tension on the North Korea peninsula.
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Easy to Learn Korean 804 – Pizza (Part Two)

804-Pizza 2

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Easy to Learn Korean 801 – Relaxing at Home

801-Relaxing at home

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Easy to Learn Korean 224, 682 – Gwiyomi lyrics, 1+1 Gwiyomi Player, and Acting Cute.

Updated on 10/14/2020
CuteSince earlier this year, the 1+1 Gwiyomi Player game and Gwiyomi chant have gained popularity across the internet. If you do a YouTube search, you’ll see many singers and actresses performing this song-game. Korean girls play this in order to woo men who love the cute factor- and all Korean men love it. This game is also known as Aegyo Gwiyomi or Cutie Player.

 

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Easy to Learn Korean 751-752 – Figure Skating.

Kim-YunaKim Yu-na, the 2010 Olympic figure skating champion, was in the news again this weekend for winning the World Figure Skating Championship in London, Ontario (Canada). She had been away from competitive events for nearly two years. Story here.
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Easy to Learn Korean 794 – Small talk with an acquaintance

794-Small talk with acquaintances

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