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Expecting a Little Gnome

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:38:06 -0400

The Joshing Gnome is expecting.
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SeoulPodcast with SeoulLife

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 05:18:56 -0400

Just posted the new podcast. Another fairly funny and informative one with Cathy and David Harris of SeoulLife.net. They talk about starting a family in Korea, dealing with housing and why recent mothers can stand eating so much seaweed soup. [Se
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The Final Cut Makes the Cut

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:58:52 -0400

Mike from The FInal Cut is in this Yonhap News photo holding a sign that says “-4.” No, he’s not protesting American beef or the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (very obscure joke… study the picture). Read here to find out what he&r
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SeoulPodcast with Brian in Jeollanam-do

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:50:52 -0400

Our latest podcast has Brian Deutsch from Brian in Jeollanam-do. Pretty funny episode. We talk about the U.S. beef protests, scary sex ed classes in Suwon, and the use of flatulence in English pedagogy. [SeoulPodcast #11: The Brain Deutschland Sh
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One of Those Stories

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 03:37:11 -0400

For some reason, this conversation LadyX of eel slipper had with “the boy with the mind problem” I found touching.
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Awesome Gun Cam Video

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:28:38 -0400

This was taken during an Airsoft Korea game. Airsoft Korea is a open-membership club of ex-pats and Koreans who get together on Sundays in Anyang (near Indeogwon Station) for a little wargaming with some high-powered pellet guns. I’ve bee
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F#%*ing Smile!

Thu, 29 May 2008 05:23:18 -0400

Gord Sellar has written about a Korean Internet troll who turns out to be, well… you gotta read it for yourself. The retaliation bit is the most amusing. Clever!
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Lao-Ocean-Girl and the Tea Fields

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:44:05 -0400

Lao-Ocean-Girl just got back from a trip to the Boseong Tea Fields, and the pictures she took, along with an anecdote or two, are worth a glance. Matt from my nice day! (have you noticed there are a lot of Korea ex-pat bloggers named Matt) also went
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A Big Welcome to Foreign/er

Tue, 27 May 2008 02:54:23 -0400

I’m a few days late on this, but I can forgive myself so you will have to also. Joy from Foreign/er is finally in Korea. Hers is the only blog that I picked up and put in the ZK cue before the author actually stepped foot in Korea. We have
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Choi Hong-man’s “Special Friend”

Tue, 27 May 2008 02:42:11 -0400

(…not that there’s anything wrong with that.) The Joshing Gnome translates a piece from Star News that talks about the special relationship between K-1 fighter Choi Hong-man and “talent” Kim Jeong-wook. Basically they&rsquo
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Not the Most Sparkling Travel Article about Korea

Sun, 25 May 2008 01:24:42 -0400

The Australia’s Courier Mail has a little travel piece about South Korea: As I walked down the street, I noticed people spitting on the sidewalk by my feet, others openly staring at me and a multitude of couples wearing exactly the same outfits
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Roboseyo’s Five Suggestions for Korea

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:17:09 -0400

Roboseyo lists five changes he’d make for Korea if he had a magic wand. Rather than turn it into the usual whining bitching post (we have enough of those in the ex-pat blogosphere), he first listed five great strengths of Korea and then the f
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I Love Gobchang Stories

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:45:01 -0400

Seoul Searcher tells a story of starvation and enterprise in 1950s Nebraska and how it relates to basic supply and demand theories regarding the sale of U.S. beef in South Korea. He brings up a good point. American beef producers wouldn’t be
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SeoulPodcast: Tales from the Dark Side

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:44:39 -0400

[Click here for the episode] This week we have one of those evil recruiters, Rowan Hall, from ESL-Planet Recruiting. He actually has a lot of background info on the current trends in the Korean ESL industry and personal experiences and advice on ho
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Help a Mother in a Tragic Situation

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:32:56 -0400

A fund hasn’t been set up yet, but any help is good. This is from the Facebook page: I think most of us have heard stories of how unresponsive the police are in Korea. Here is something that will hit a nerve and evoke sympathy. On Saturday, M
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Glamour Teachers Wanted

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:09:21 -0400

We recorded the latest episode of the SeoulPodcast last night with the director of ESL-Planet recruiting. If anyone has scanned the board at ESL Cafe, you’d know him as the one who posts the ads that say stuff like “Ugly Teachers Wanted
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Labor Leader Crackdown

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:07:06 -0400

Matt at Gusts of Popular Feeling informs us that two leaders of the Migrants’ Trade Union will be deported next week. He then goes into detail on how the scaremongering over illegal workers is just a charade. I just gotta say that Tom Rainey-
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Flower Power Concert Starting to Wilt

Thu, 8 May 2008 05:33:59 -0400

Mark at Korea Gig Guide has found that Janis Ian, one of the people who was supposed to be in this shadily promoted Flower Power Peace Concert (remember Elton John was gonna show?) has pulled out. This is what she said on her web site: The South Kor
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Stylin’!

Mon, 5 May 2008 02:18:02 -0400

A new FeetmanSeoul street style? Nah. Just the Joshing Gnome on a daily adventure.
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Are the Big Korea Blogs Going Downhill?

Mon, 5 May 2008 01:37:04 -0400

Brian in Jeollanam-do (Blog Juice 1.3) has a scathing critique of the big dogs in the Korea ex-pat blogosphere, based on a post by Korea London Links (Blog Juice 1.6), which has made a list of top ex-pat blogs using Blog Juice (Daily Kimchi did somet
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SeoulPodcast: Finding Things to Do

Mon, 5 May 2008 00:27:45 -0400

In our latest podcast, we talk to one of the Steves from SeoulSteves about how to find events in Seoul before they’re over.
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The New Seoul Mascot

Fri, 2 May 2008 10:03:51 -0400

A syphilitic dog from Ghostbusters on wheels. (HT The Marmot)
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April Update...What's Been Going On...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:22:00 -0400

Hey everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? Yes, we are still alive and well. Things have been really busy back home! The month of April has almost come and gone, and this month has been smokin' busy for the both of us.I've been working pretty much f
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The Pretty Faces of Nationalism

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:27:44 -0400

One point of view. And another. These images were passed on from The Western Confucian and The Marmot. State worship at its finest.
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Colbert vs. Rain–Rematch

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:08:09 -0400

It looks like Steven Colbert and Rain are at each other’s throats again. This time, Rain learned enough English to do a video response to Colbert’s challenge.
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Korea Perception of the U.S. Military

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:50:26 -0400

GI Korea at ROK Drop has posted a detailed link-heavy response with pictures to a four-part series in the Stars and Stripes about how Koreans view the U.S. military. The views in the article are predictable, but GI Korea’s responses are worth
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SeoulPodcast: Michael Hurt

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:02:36 -0400

The mysteries behind Feetman Seoul are revealed as Michael Hurt joins us in a multi-part podcast. If anything, listen to it to hear Mike talk about beer coming in the mouth.
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Kim Tae-hee Wants to Taste Your Banana

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 01:30:40 -0400

You know, this video has also been making the rounds. The story is that Cuteness #1 Kim Tae-hee is sans makeup in this ad, according to James at The Grand Narrative. I know. So what? I don’t know. But it’s popular on the Korean ne
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Hitler Would Wear that Shade, Why Not You?

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 01:10:46 -0400

Brian in Jeollanam-do posted this past week about Coreana’s ads which use Nazi imagery and even used Hitler by name to sell cosmetics. He posted the videos on YouTube, and Coreana contacted him, by means of commenting on his YouTube site, dem
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Happy April Fools' Day, Hello Kitty!

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:27:00 -0400

Hey everyone, you're probably surprised that you're reading a new post on The Daily Kimchi! No, this is not some sort of dirty April Fools' joke--but it's going to be close enough. A lot has been happening lately in our lives, we both are working ful
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Dean EFL Geek

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 05:15:42 -0400

Hmm… kinda like the ring of that.
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SeoulPodcast: ExPat Jane and EV Boyz

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 04:16:57 -0400

The latest episode of the SeoulPodcast is up. We talk about Seoul Fashion Week with ExPat Jane (Regina Walton). We also have one of the FIRST interviews with the EV Boyz (”Kickin’ it in Geumchon”).
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Feetman Seoul Declares Andre Day

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:01:48 -0400

After declaring himself “King of All New Media,” Michael Hurt announced that Feetman Seoul has pronounced April 1st International Andre Kim Appreciation Day. “I have a thing for anything spacey. We all know I’m friends with
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Not Again, ExPat Jane

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:42 -0400

First it was the taxi driver running out for some cigarettes. Then it was the bus driver running out of the vehicle to use the bathroom. Now, again, ExPat Jane has been abandoned by the driver a vehicle, this time a jetliner on its way to L.A., as t
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Amanda Leaves Good Man

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:40 -0400

Amanda of Amanda Takes Off has broken it off with whom her readers only knew as “Good Man.” Rumor and speculation have gone wild as to the cause of the break up. Maybe it was the funny grammar she used when speaking Korean. Maybe she fe
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Marmot Calls It Quits

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:37 -0400

After years of being the pinnacle of Korea ex-pat blogs, Robert Koehler has decided to close down The Marmot’s Hole. “All those trolls on the message boards started getting to me,” said Mr. Koehler, “It really hurt my feelings
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Metropolitician: King of All New Media

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:32 -0400

Mike “The Metropolitician” Hurt has officially declared himself the King of All New Media. “I figured with web sites such as Scribblings, Feetman Seoul and SeoulGlow, along with multiple video and audio podcasts, like Bomb English,
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“Stop Spelling My Name Wrong”

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:27 -0400

Brian Dutch of Jellonam-do has been complaining much lately about people misspelling his name and just taking a cavalier attitude towards English. He just sent a series of open letters to each news organization, electronic and print, and the office
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Marmot Flying Yangban Blogger Loves Obama

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:12 -0400

Everyone’s favorite local blogging political pundit, Andy Jackson, has admitted a love for Mr. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Well, I didn’t say love love. I’m just… oh, I give up. Let’s just elect Obama and get it over wi
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ROK Drop a Nork Spy?

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:10 -0400

Well, not a spy really. The Sports Chosun’s crack team of investigators have found that longtime blogger GI Korea of ROK Drop was really a cover for a sophisticated North Korean propaganda operation. Kim Puk Yu of Korea’s intelligent se
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Torgodevil Loves His X-Box

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:03 -0400

Torgodevil of A Geek in Korea has figured out that the Nintendo DS and Wii are way too overrated. Super Mario Galaxy and Smash Brothers were big disappointments. He decided to give Microsoft a try with an X-Box 360. He especially loves Drake of th
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Korea Law Blog’s Brendan Carr to Sue ZenKimchi for Libel

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:02 -0400

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All the K-Forums You Need

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:19:17 -0400

Seoul Steve has collected and commented on all the major English language Korean forums, in case you haven’t flamed enough people today.
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Han River — Island Paradise?

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:11:00 -0400

ROK Drop reports that the Seoul Government, big lovers of terraforming, are planning to create islands in the Han River. According to the article: The islands will house a cultural art complex, a water leisure center and an entertainment stage, wh
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Beware the Ddong Jjim

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:44:47 -0400

Sam at Seoul Seeking has some info and links on Korean children’s favorite past time. And don’t forget the game!
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Suicide Stalls Trains for 20 Minutes

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:40:10 -0400

From the Chosun Ilbo, translated complete with lack of empathy by Korea Beat: At approximately 7:30 pm on the 27th, a 22-year old woman named Kim was struck and killed after jumping in front of a subway train headed towards Euljiro from Sinchon Stati
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Big Hominid Being Put to Sleep

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:33:20 -0400

Kevin Kim, the Big Hominid, will be leaving Korea soon for his “big walk.” The Big Hominid site itself will lie dormant while he walks across the U.S. of A, visiting religious institutions on his journey, “connecting the dots”
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Gay Konglish Food

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:24:33 -0400

Matt from My Nice Day seems to be collecting foods with homoerotic Konglish.
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The American “Sassy Girl” Trailer

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:49:41 -0400

The American remake of the Korean flick “My Sassy Girl” is now online. So far, it looks freakily close to the original. Whoa! Did I just see a geomdo shot?
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The Seoul Podcast is–Podcasting

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:45:34 -0400

It took a few months of setting up. We are proud to announce that the new Seoul Podcast is up and running with its inaugural episode “Reverse Culture Shock” with special guest panelist Karl from the original Seoul Survivors. Enjoy.
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