Category Archives: Korean Culture

This is one of those things that, if you laugh at it, probably means you are a bad person.  It’s funnier if you’ve actually visited a holocaust museum before, since they are among the most depressing and sobering places on earth.  Ahh, Korea!

Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery.  My e-friend Veronica inspired me to try and capture a Moment, something she does so well.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I shake his hand and look into his eyes, warily, to take his measure.  … Continue reading →

Courtesy of the Marmot’s Hole, this sad but funny analogy of the war in Iraq and prostitution in Korea:   "Personally, I think the (Korean – Bob) government’s efforts to eradicate prostitution are bound to be as effective as U.S. … Continue reading →

After a little more than a year in Korea, I decided to return to America.  I enjoyed my time there, but…..well, perhaps it is better said in a letter (dedicated to Misun):   Dear Korea, I’m sorry things didn’t work … Continue reading →

The punks protest so much that it is easy to forget that there are people in Korea who understand what has been sacrificed in the past and what is at stake now.  I like to hack on the Koreans, but … Continue reading →

I have lots of blog material that I haven’t finished yet.  By the time I get around to it, especially the Lebanon stuff, it will probably all be overcome by events.  I should write and finish it tonight, but I … Continue reading →

The latest film release in Korea is called The Host.  It is a loving tribute to the USFK in recognition of the thousands of casulaties we incurred defending the Korean Peninsula from the horrors of communism and making the "Korean … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Korean Supreme Court ruled that transsexuals have the right to change their gender in their family registries and in other official legal documents.  Read the article for yourself here – the most suprising thing to me was that … Continue reading →

Those readers of this blog blessed with insight into my deep, deep mind (or with a talent for noticing the glaringly obvious) may have gleaned some of the hidden kernals of frustration I feel as regards Korean culture that I allow to peek through … Continue reading →

I almost hate it that this happened, because it sort of steals my thunder.  It’s just like something I would have made up for effect….