Back in August, I wrote an article for TESL Korea News about my year’s experience teaching in Korea. I was just days from departing the country, finding temporary residence in a love motel, looking out over some of the common eye sores of your average Korean city, town or suburb.

A Cuppa Koko presents advice on opposite-sex friendships in Korea! Dear Cuppa Koko,I have been seeing a Korean woman for a few weeks.  We are both in our early twenties. Though I like her very much and I enjoy her company, I can tell that this woman is not quite right for me.  She seems like a great candidate to be a friend, since we enjoy spending time together and we learn a lot from ...

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.”

8 Questions An Employer is NOT supposed to ask in the US, compared to Korea   How many of you were asked these questions when interviewing for jobs in Korea?