Category Archives: Globalization
Korea more foreigner friendly?
Seoul wants to make expats’ lifestyles easier April 27, 2010 A blueprint to improve life for foreign residents and entrepreneurs in Seoul was announced yesterday by the Seoul city government, including a one-stop help center for expats, a “global business … Continue reading
Filed under Expat, Globalization, Seoul
Talk about sh*t hitting the fan…
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Is it me? Or did I just land in the country most well known … Continue reading
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Writing addresses in Korea: How to write an address to someone in Korea
Save this to view later: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: It would seem quite obvious that when you address things from the West that you start with a person’s name, then the street address, moving … Continue reading
Filed under Expat, Globalization, Interesting..., Korea life, Learning Korean, Real Estate
Overlooked work opportunity?
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Free flights, Free housing and Easy work conditions? Sounds like an advertisement from a con artist, doesn’t it? However, most of it’s true … Continue reading
Koreans can enter the U.S. and Americans can enter Korea visa free for 90 days NOW
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: As of the 2nd week of November 2008, Korea and the USA have entered into agreement to allow each others’ citizens to visit “visa … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Business practices, Expat, Globalization, Immigration, News, Traveling, USA
Proof as to why Korea will continue to prosper despite recent manipulations in the markets
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: A lot of short term minded people are shaking in their boots recently due to currency shocks and the Korean stock indexes dropping almost … Continue reading
Google tries to communicate in YOUR language
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Off to the right, you can see links or blue rectangle bars that allow you to translate my blog into Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, … Continue reading
No iPhone in Korea…
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Not yet, that is… I was looking at the list of countries that the 2nd version of the iPhone will be released in on … Continue reading
Top English words translated into Korean (phonetically)
I’ve mentioned this site before, but Wordcount.org keeps track of the top used English words in the world (possibly from an English, English perspective [UK]). I thought it was be kind of fun to translate these into how Koreans say … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Globalization, Korea life, Learning Korean
More support for Facebook: Facebook pushes past MySpace internationally
Facebook overtakes MySpace globally By Caroline McCarthy, News.com Posted on ZDNet News: Jun 23, 2008 9:13:30 AM New figures from metrics firm comScore show that, in May, the battle of the social-networking sites may have gained a new front-runner: Facebook … Continue reading
Quite an amazing video website…
I stumbled upon this site, but it’s seriously a breath of fresh air. Don’t know how this guy made it, but definitely unique. Check out this website about “streaming video about life in Japan.”
Filed under Globalization, Great sites, Impressive, Interesting..., Japanese life, Video
Radio outside the U.S.
Being in Korea and “outside the U.S.”, you’re prohibited from listening to radio stations when you go to their websites and click on links like “download live now” or “stream the live broadcast now.” The basic fact of it is … Continue reading
Filed under Business practices, Communications, Globalization, Great finds, Stupid, USA
Saying or writing “hello” in Korean
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: In response to the one of the higher referrals to my site via the search phrase: “thank you in Korean”, I thought I’d write … Continue reading
Filed under Advice, Communications, Education, Globalization, Korea life, Learning Korean
Depressing times: 170,096 people dead in the past couple of weeks
There’s probably more, but this is how I get this number: China earthquake kills between 30,000 to over 70,000 people 100,000 or more dead in Myanmar due to recent natural disaster Tainted liquor kills 59 people in India Anti-foreigner sentiment … Continue reading
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