Little Seoulster

Exploring Korean-American Heritage & Interculturalism

January 14th is Diary Day in South Korea

January 14th is Diary Day in South Korea

January 14th is Diary Day in South KoreaJanuary 14th is Diary Day in South Korea

Yup, it’s the 14th of the month which means it’s another “love” holiday in South Korea.

What are “love” holidays? Glad you asked!

Every 14th of each month is an unofficial holiday for people to express their affection in some romantic way. That’s why they’re called “love” holidays.

But they’re not holidays in the sense that anyone is excused from work or anything. Although I’m sure they would love that! Who wouldn’t? [Read more…]

Traveler Beware: Electronics in South Korea are more expensive

Traveler Beware_ Electronics in South Korea are MORE expensive

Traveler Beware_ Electronics in South Korea are MORE expensiveTraveler Beware: Electronics in South Korea are more expensive

If you’re planning a trip to South Korea, be sure you have every electronic you may need, and all the back up batteries and memory cards for them. Because you will seriously go broke buying any of that in South Korea.

It seems like electronics should be cheaper there because it’s such a wired country (they’re one of the world’s most wired countries for internet, if not the most) and it is home to big brands such as Samsung and LG. But not so. Electronics can be twice as expensive there! [Read more…]

Learn Korean Slang – “No Jam”

Learn Korean Slang - _No Jam_Learn Korean Slang – “No Jams”

Isn’t it funny that the first thing people often learn when learning a new language are curse words? That’s something that surprised me as a child when a couple of my cousins came to the States from South Korea. I was shocked at how much they knew.

But you know what? It’s kind of important to the those curse words and slang so that (1) they know if someone is insulting them and (2) they can use it themselves and not sound robotic.

Although you won’t find Korean curse words here…unless I have a particular bad day….I do like to explore slang. And this is one of the cuter ones. Although it may only be because of how it was presented. [Read more…]