In Korean Business world

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South Korea's cultural heritage
South Korea's economic success
South Korea's international accomplishments
sports [especially the Olympics]
The South Korean socccer team's performance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
the health of the other's family [just general well-being, such as 'Is your family well?']
personal hobbies

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South Korea Business Dress

Guidelines for business dress
Conservative dress prevails in South Korean business culture.
Subdued, conservative colours are considered the most appropriate choices for the initial meetings. You can slowly introduce bright colours after you build credibility and relationships.
In business settings, standard attire for men includes a dark suit, white shirt, and conservative tie.
Women typically wear very conservative skirt and blouse combinations or business dresses. Since many people sit on the floor in homes and restaurants, tight skirts are best avoided.
Sleeveless tops and miniskirts are considered unprofessional in most business settings. As a guest, dress conservatively even for very informal occasions, although some Koreans have started wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts for their outings.

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korean monks praying

countryside in korea

This is what Bulgogi looks like !

Korean food!

I love korean food. they are delicious and very tasty. i used to eat korean food everyday while i was in korea but not anymore. whenever i miss korea food, i go to the Korean resturant and ordered the dish that i like. i am not saying that those korean resturants are bad in here in Fort Wayne, but the tast is very different for me. i am sure you guys know what i mean. Anyway my point is among those korean dishes, Bulgogi is my favorite dish. thinly sliced or shredded beef marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, sugar, green onions and black pepper, cooked on a grill (sometimes at the table). Bulgogi literally means "fire meat". Variations include pork (Dweji bulgogi), chicken (Dak bulgogi), or squid (Ojingeo bulgogi).

English instructors in korea!

English instrouctors are very well-favored in Korea. Below is the details of the post of needing the english instructor that i found out on the website. I think it sounds great and i would recommand to my friends to go and teach in Korea.


Description:
Pukyung National University needs English Instuctors. The details of the position are as follows :
1. 18 hours a week
2. 2.10 million won ( $ 2,215.56 )to start ( negotiable depending on qualifications)
3. teaching university & elementary school students and adults.
4. two weeks' paid vacation (6 monthly)
5. vacation bonus(200,000 won ) and other attractive incentives (maximum 400,000 won twice a year)
6. opportunities to work at English Cafe at PKNU campus
7. opportunities available to teach on our winter and summer programs
8. professional environment
9. on-campus housing provided.
10. full staff support

If you wish to apply for this positions, please supply the following items,
1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. Two copies of transcript
4. A photocopy of your University Degree
5. A photocopy of the information page of your passport
6. A security clearance certificate ( a letter from your country's police service stating that you have never been convicted of a crime; this is a mandatory requirement of all national universities)...

I say this every year and I'll say it again: I love Thanksgiving. I view it as the purest of American holidays. What do we do on Thanksgiving? We gather with family (or friends, if family is absent), we feast, we relax, and we give thanks for the good things in our lives. Thanksgiving is the one holiday that hasn't been commercially corrupted - excluding the turkey and cranberry industries. But other than buying foodstuffs and some booze, capitalism has managed to generally stay out, and we get deep with the folks we love.

Globalization became very important in this world. People are trying to be globalized by the way they act,communicate and do businesses. Since Korea became developed country, Korea is always looking for a way to globalize with other people. As we see in America, Samsung products became very popular and a lot of people are using those products. Also, they exchange culture for example not too long ago, we had a Korean cultural break in walb union ballroom. Which is why, we can say that Korea became one of the globalized countries in the world.

Teacher Assaulted by Angry Grandmother

A student's grandmother battered a teacher as stunned students watched at an elementary school in Seoul last week. According to the Seoul Office of Education on Tuesday, the third grade teacher, identified as Bae, was attacked while teaching class at a school in Songpa district in eastern Seoul on Thursday. The parents and maternal grandmother of a student identified as Kim barged into the classroom while Bae was teaching and began a loud quarrel about whether the teacher has discriminated against Kim. During the argument, the grandmother began pulling the teacher's hair and the quarrel turned into a scuffle. Alarmed students notified other teachers who subdued the attacker. Bae was taken to a nearby hospital and discharged a week later. "Kim's family was unhappy about his teacher's allegedly negligent attitude, which they saw when Kim was absent from school and the teacher failed to call to ask why," the school said. The parents of another student said, "It seems Kim's parents couldn't control their anger when they complained to the teacher that their son had received fewer tickets for the school bazaar held the previous day than other students." According to the school, Kim's family visited the teacher in the hospital and reconciled with each other on Monday. Kim has transferred to another school. The school appears to have tried to cover up the incident as it neglected to report it to the Gangdong District Education Office. The district office said it hadn't received any specific information about the incident from the school.

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Visions of the Future in Korea

Korea likes to present itself as a technological nirvana to the outside world, and things like phones you can watch TV on the subway with or really fast downloading of porn are certainly all well and good, but anyone spending more than a week can tell you that Korea still has a lot of unglamorous but simple bread and butter issues to deal with that won’t get mentioned on CNN any time soon. Having said that, there is enough of a cyberpunk, Blade Runneresque feel to Korea that it more than adequately qualifies as a fantasy of the future.

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American Teacher Deported for Past Crimes
"Past crimes cause teacher to be deported"
For the first time in Korea, an English teacher has been deported for a crime he committed before coming here, the Justice Ministry announced yesterday.An American whose name was not released was deported, the Justice Ministry said, after a previous conviction in Los Angeles of possessing and distributing child pornography was uncovered.The 55-year-old had been on a watch list of sex offenders in the United States. He entered Korea on Oct. 24 to teach in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, with a valid E-2 visa.Shortly after his arrival, the ministry received information about the man’s criminal history, but it did not reveal how.The government announced recently that starting in December, all foreign teachers applying for a teaching visa must submit their criminal and health records.That follows the arrest of an alleged pedophile, Christopher Paul Neil, who is now in the hands of Thai authorities. Neil taught in Korea for a total of about four years and fled to Thailand after he became a suspect.Currently, 17,020 native English speakers are working as language teachers in Korea on E-2 visas, according to data from the ministry. Through August of this year, 100 teachers were caught on visa violations or felonies committed in Korea. Eighteen were deported, but 82 were allowed to remain here.


Joongang daily.com

Shocking new!

In Korea, English Institutes are very popular. They are many institutes like math institute, english institute, music institute and you name it. Most parents send their kids to english institutes every day. Institues are like small private schools.
Because english institues are very popular in Korea, Korean people are always looking for native english speakers from english speaking countries.
But today i read a new saying " American Teacher Deported for Past Crimes ".

Accoriding to pusan website, " Past crimes cause teacher to be deportedFor the first time in Korea, an English teacher has been deported for a crime he committed before coming here, the Justice Ministry announced yesterday.An American whose name was not released was deported, the Justice Ministry said, after a previous conviction in Los Angeles of possessing and distributing child pornography was uncovered."

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Korean singer,actor

Nowadays, Korean movies,songs and dances are consuming people attention not only in Asia but also in Europe and America. Not too long ago, Korean entertainer "Rain" came to US and had a concert in New York. That shows Korean music is spreading around the world. Korean music is catching up the US music industry.

Busan, South Korea

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[2] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of about 3.65 million, Busan is also South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul. The most densely built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong River and Suyeong River, with mountains separating some of the various districts.
Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005. It was also one of the host cities for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is the center for international conventions in Korea. Administratively, it is designated as a Metropolitan City. On November 14, 2005, the city officially announced its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics Games.[3]

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Today i saw a korean movie on youtube. that movie is about a guy who came to study to the United States. In the movie, he was very shy at first talking to the americans. He was very upset in the first place because he could't speak enough english to communicate with other people. later, he began fluent in english and became a lawyer and went backe to korea to work for the country. i am very impressed with his motivation to study english. what i learned from him was you can get anything in life and you can be anyone if only you set your mind on it.
today is a good day for me and i learned a new thing about world.