Online or offline, we humans are by nature a social animal. For many of us, the quality of our interpersonal relationships is the single most…
Swearing in a foreign language is the first step to fluency, they say. Whether such a theory is valid or not, real Korean ladies and…
I heard that it snowed in Seoul over the weekend. Here in the Iberian peninsula, snow is a rare commodity, enjoyed only in the inland,…
A young Korean soldier chooses to become a deserter to protect his grandma suffering from dementia. Before getting arrested, he respectfully bows to her, who…
Ah, nostalgia. 추억. 회상. 그리움. 향수. The bittersweetness of reminiscing and regretting all things past is one of the good things about human memory (기억). …
Many of you already know that “안녕하세요” is “Hello!” in Korean. It is the most useful phrase in Korean, since it works perfectly fine in…
If you plan to work in Korea, it makes perfect sense to learn how to introduce yourself correctly. Professional society in Korea is notoriously hierarchical. …
It is not always easy to ask a perfect stranger to do a favor for you. If you are in a foreign country, the best…
남자 친구 (The Boyfriend a.k.a. Encounter, 2018) is one of the most artistic K-dramas ever made. If you understand Korean, you can find many, many…
시카고 타자기 (Chicago Typewriter, 2017) is one of those hidden masterpieces, oddly underrated for no obvious reason. With its backdrop switching between the glamorous present…
Pensate a Cristiana Capotondi catapultata sul palcoscenico de La Traviata con scenografie e costumi classici. Il suo italiano è in un registro e tono colloquiale…
주님 일어나십시오돌무덤에 갇혀 있던 어둠을 밀어내고어서 빛으로 일어나 우리에게 오십시오 죽음의 깊은 잠을 떨치고 일어나신당신의 기침소리에 온 우주는 춤추기 시작하고우리는 비로소 나태의 깊은 잠에서 깨어납니다…