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Chuseok is a festive holiday in Korea and last for three days. It is also called Hangawi and is celebrated on the fifteen of August or the 15th day of their lunar calendar. It is a harvest festival that takes place around the Autumn Equinox like other harvest festivals do. The celebration begins with the Korean people visiting the ancestors in their hometown and sharing their traditional cuisine with each other. This holiday has historic values to the Korean people as it represents the third king’s reign of the third Kingdom of Silla. During this time, there was a contest of weaving among two teams. The team that won had to treat the other team to a feast of traditional food. Some believe that its origin came from the... Show more

Business relationships. You know the whole "It's nothing personal - it's just business" saying that we have in English? Yeah, not true in Korea. Cold calling? Door-to-door? Directory assistance? Are you kidding me? This is the land of social networks and personal relationships. Korea is a never-ending web of social connections. And you're just trying to close a sale? Move along. Korea's looking for a long-term business relationship. One that requires someone to navigate the and nurture the relationship from within Korea. A lifer. Korea is a place of great economic clout. The little country that could is carrying a big stick and should not be overlooked or doubted. Like Taiwan and Singapore, Korea is one of the few Asian... Show more

Clazziquai (클래지콰이) are a fusion group, blending together aspects of acid jazz, electronic, house and groove to create something very unique and very catchy. They have the sort of sound that's very easy to love or hate, but whether you love it or hate it or are feeling pretty neutral about it it is still quite a breath of fresh air when compared to all the standard pop/dance/R&B styles floating around. I find that Clazziquai is pretty good "chill out music". It's the sort of stuff you can have on in the background while you're doing other things, and it won't be in your face and distracting you. That's not to say it'll put you to sleep - it won't, because it's definitely very upbeat music. Clazziquai was formed by DJ Clazzi, who... Show more

Saying hello. Okay okay, everyone knows it by now. I'm about as country as they come. I open doors for women, I tip my hat to old people, and I say "howdy" to everyone I meet. Laugh it up and move on, city boy. Where I come from, saying "hello" to everyone is considered normal, if not polite. If I'm in line at the grocery store and I see my friend and his family, it's normal for him to say hello to me and then perhaps introduce my relationship to his family. "Hey Matthew. Good to see you. Dad, you remember Matthew? We went to junior high together. Don't you remember? He was the one who cried in his sleep...you remember taking him back home during that sleepover in sixth grade? The one who was apologizing the whole way home?" Yeah.... Show more

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