There you are: some drool infested germ bag outright refuses to obey you.  Or, as you’re about to share the secret to perfect past tense, a malignant chatter spreads through the class.  Or, as you calmly try to guilt trip a misbehaving earring-clad hell demon, he beams up at you with a knowing scowl and says, “Yongo mulayo.”

No one would have believed in the first years of the 21st century that such a crisis would hit man so quickly and so hard…    

In a country of 99% sameness, that has suffered the slings and arrows of foreign invaders multiple times; xenophobia is going to rear its ugly head.  We know these stereotypes are out there, so let’s enjoy them with this picture book of anti-foreigner stigma. Authors note: The topic of this article can be an incendiary one.  I am not interested in starting a public debate; I merely ...

Korean food is a treasure- it’s pretty darn unique, generally healthy, and a true trove of never-before-seen root vegetables.  That said, Korean culture has gone way too far defending its unique diet.  If you’ve hung around the dinner table too long you’ve probably heard that bread has given you food poisoning (instead of that dirty samgyeop joint last night) or that a ...