Okay, so, I just made a post that came down pretty hard on the way the police do their jobs here in Korea, so I thought I’d take a moment and share a personal story that happened a few months ago where I was outright floored by the POSITIVE response I got from the Seoul [...]
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Surprised this doesn’t happen every day.
Having dealt with the Korean police a few different times and being frustrated at their ineptness and unprofessionalism each time, the only thing that surprised me when I found out that a criminal suspect murdered a witness AT the police station is that I haven’t heard of this sort of thing more often.
In one instance [...]
7 Steps for Utilizing Skype
Building on the previous article I wrote about Web 2.0 for expats for a series of recent articles in my new project, Korpreneur.com, I thought a more detailed discussion about Skype would be interesting. It seems like people are intimidated by the prospect of setting it up, so I’ve done my best to outline the [...]
On Twitter
Building on the previous article I wrote about Web 2.0 for expats for a series of recent articles in my new project, Korpreneur.com, I thought a more detailed discussion about Twitter would be interesting. Many first sign up for Twitter, look around for a couple minutes and fail to see the point and never come [...]
English is an Economic Stimulus
This week Steven DeMaio of HarvardBusiness.org wrote a very short piece about his recent career change and the importance he believes teaching English adds to the US economy:
I recently made a tough personal decision to leave the publishing industry in order to return to teaching, my profession for much of the 1990s… … This time, [...]
How to Survive Doing Business in Korea
My time working in a Korean company has been a roller coaster. Some days are great, and others are miserable. However, every single one of them has been educational.
I’ve been working at a desk in a field of cubicles for about two years now and, though I’m far from an expert, I do believe I’ve [...]
Out of Order
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Originally uploaded by StevenWard
Today’s Engrish pic snapped in Kyobo Bookstore (kyobo Tower, Gangnam) on December 20th, 2007.
Expat Personal Finance
I just made the first post in a three-part joint blogging project with Investing Won over at SeoulSteves. The series focuses specifically on taking control of your personal finances and preparing for the long-term future. Particularly important in light of the ongoing financial troubles.
Of course I just heard that the won is a little bit [...]
Korean Women love U.S. Beef
I’m sure no one’s all that surprised that the controversy over US beef is all but forgotten, but I thought I’d point out an article posted today on BeefMagazine.com (surprisingly NOT a gay porn site):
Two prominent South Korean women’s magazines have featured U.S. beef in their December issues, signaling a possible change in the public [...]
Tanker captain convicted in 2007 oil spill
I haven’t been following this closely enough to comment on it, but the way the judge’s comments are phrased makes me wonder:
Judge Bang Seung-man said the Hebei Spirit crew could have moved the ship to avoid the collision and it failed to take sufficient measures to limit the spill.
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Sounds suspisciously vague, which makes me wonder [...]
Korea opens up for iPhone and others
Actually I first saw this on PC World this morning:
Good news for residents of South Korea: the country has revoked a rule that would have prevented the iPhone and other foreign-made handsets from being sold in the country. The regulation stated that all data-enabled mobile phones sold in South Korea had to support a common [...]
Expat 2.0; Social Networking for Expats
It used to be that being transferred to Korea or coming here to teach English, although adventurous, also meant hardship and cultural alienation. Now that Korea’s one of the most wired countries in the world (last I heard it got knocked off the top spot) and pretty much any creature comfort you could think of [...]
