개기다 Culture: The big ban on backtalk
Yakety, Yak. Don’t Talk Back!
개기다 is a big deal in Korea, where establishing pecking in relationships is common and strict hierarchical systems and Confucian values are the norm.
Korean government sanctions out-of-wedlock baby factory!
Considering it’s history of sequestering pregnant teens and forcing them to give up their children to overseas orphan seekers, ostracizing any who dare to expose their sin to the light of day, refusing to hire single mothers, and even abusing innocent children with far more than simple ridicule, can the Korean government really have any chance of implementing a 180 in the Korean psyche?
Smoke up Johnny!…
Anyone else feel like an inordinate number of Koreans smoke? #ratstail #koreanslang #seoultips #badasskorean #TIK #서울 #seoul_korea
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Just because someone is a non-native, doesn’t mean they don’t get the implied insult of inappropriate #반말 use.
Biggest Korean Pet Peeves
Essentially, if you want respect, you’d better give it. Just because someone is a non-native, doesn’t mean they don’t get the implied insult of inappropriate #반말 use.
#TIK:This is Korea – Much to love, much to NOT!
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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!
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