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Umbrellas in the sun – parasols in Korea

  • August 9th, 2010
  • Posted in Culture . Health . Stu's posts

Each sunny day many Korean women sport what looks to foreign eyes like something more suited to the fashions of the Victorian era. As late as the early parts of the twentieth century in the West fair skin was coveted, while darker skin was a bit provincial. Women brought parasols with them for delightful casual walks, [ READ MORE ]

Getting sick and visiting a doctor in Korea

  • July 26th, 2010
  • Posted in Health . Living in Korea . Stu's posts

Coming to Korea exposes you to a plethora of new germs, and if you teach children of kindergarten age, expect to be bombarded with their little sicknesses daily. I’m sure I was the same at their age, but at least 75 per cent of these kids – even when they’re “seven-year-olds” (actually five to six years [ READ MORE ]

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