It’s common to see a dog or cat cafe in Seoul neighborhoods, or a cute Hello Kitty cafe in a couple of countries throughout the globe, sheep cafe is unusual but you can find 1 in Seoul. A camera cafe seems normal, however, a camera themed cafe with a building outlook constructed exactly like a Rolleiflex, I
Spring gracefully comes to an end, The cherry blossoms have withered and it is time for the hot sun to scorch high up in the sky, as well as the season of summer plants and flowers to bloom. Bring yourself to the outskirts of the city, head on to Gangwon-do’s Guwau Village (Alpine Botanical Garden)
It is a well-known fact that languages do reflect on its culture and history. In Korea, beef has the symbol of wealth. Especially, for older generations, beef has been the food that they used to long for in the olden days because it wasn’t easy to buy in the 60s and 70s. In 1970, average
Unlike cold and dry winter, summer in Korea is pretty hot. What could bother you the most in summer is probably that it is hard to sleep. What is worse about hot weather in Korea is that it is ridiculously humid. For instance, it would take approximately 3 days at least for your clothes to
According to the webpage of U.S. Passports & International Travel, it mentions that the Republic of Korea remains a very safe country. Also, it says that the crime rate is low. As a general consent in online community, South Korea is considered as one of the safest countries in the world. Not to mention the
Going back to the history of when web portal services first began in Korea, ‘Daum’ was founded in 1995, and it was the first website that had the e-mail system as well as web portal communities called ‘Daum Café’. Unfortunately, ‘Daum’ lost its popularity rapidly because of the appearance of ‘Naver’ in 1999. The reason
Here is the screenshot of kakaotalk conversation of people who just went on a blind date together. A: Hello~ I got your number from xxx. (안녕하세요~ xxx한테연락처받았어요) B: Oh yes…(아네…. ) B: By the way, I am really sorry… (근데죄송해요…) B: You are not my type.. (제스타일이아니시어요..) A: Oh okay (아네) One says that he
There are many smart phone messenger apps existing in the world: Whatsapp, Line, Kakaotalk, Google chat, Snapchat, Wechat, etc. However, unlike most messenger apps, that are mostly international, Kakaotalk is mainly used in Korea or among Koreans only. So, why do Koreans go crazy for Kakaotalk? Koreans are known to have its own system when
