A Sip of Soju: a how to for Drinking in Korea

A Sip of Soju: a how to for Drinking in Korea

Koreans generally consider drinking to be integral to most interactions, be it a department dinner or a causal meeting, a holiday, weekend, wedding or funeral, nights out with friends, entertaining clients, celebrating special occasions, or just to forget the pressures of life in Seoul.

삽질하다 [sab-jil-ha-da] do something pointless

삽질하다 [sab-jil-ha-da] do something pointless

Sarge got you digging’ again? What did you do this time? __
It is common practice to spend time digging ditches or doing other particularly useless things when serving ones 2-year and 2-month term in the Korean military when there is nothing pressing to do. Such fun!

No more 노가다! No more 노가다!

No more 노가다! No more 노가다!

No more 노가다! No more 노가다!
What are you dilly-dallying for, quit complaining and get back to work!
노가다 [no-ga-da] to do hard work; needlessly toil [Workin in a coal mine…]
Originally meaning “construction work,” but expanded to include any kind of hard work or arduous endeavor ahead.

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