Soju and beer! Fab combination one!
A brief description of how to create SoMaek [소맥] (soju and beer): take a shot of soju, gently plop it in a frosty mug of Korea’s finest swill (OB, Cass or Hite) and you’ve got the makings of a fabulous evening.
This is how Hello Kitty got popular in Korea…
Hello Kitty’s popularity in Korea is not from little girls, but from women trying to act like them.
꺄 or 꺅 [kkya] or [kkyak] LOL; “Oh, joy!”
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Ganji style is not Gangnam style
Unless they’re trying too hard to look “Gangnam style” with the too-short white pants with sockless boat shoes. Then they are just lame. To be truly ganji, it happens naturally… True style cannot be copied, it comes from within. That’s Ganji!
Sportin’ some 꼬라지 style 동내옷
Somewhat #unsightly slinking through the hood, this is what we call #동내옷 [dong-nae-eot]… or just plain #꼬라지 [ggo-ra-ji] ever so homely, dude!
This 된장녀 has got to go… (to the store)!
Sooo don’t need this girl hangin’ around looking for a sugar daddy. I got my own shit to buy! This 된장녀 [duen-jang-nyo] has got to go!
… well, to the store anyway, to pick up another bag (with duenjang coming out of her ears). It gives new meaning to the term ‘bag lady!’
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아다, 아다, 아다… Are you experienced?
아다… Are you experienced? Where are all the innocent men, the yoga masters, the for-future-wife savers, the self-satisfied masters of masturbation? #virgin #koreanslang
From great to grey through #빡세다
#빡세다 [bbak-soe-da] will take you from great to grey! This job is sucking the life out of me!
#hardwork #ratstail #koreanslang #seoultips #badasskorean #TIK #서울 #seoul_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.
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