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A Korean anthropologist described Koreans as "economically affluent cavemen". While strongly exaggerated, it has some truth in it. After the Korean War, South Korea strained itself and worked itself to the bone to become a wealthy country, but the culture is still stuck where the…

Aug 25, 2022

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We are moving from Korea to Germany while gas and electricity prices are rising. As half of apartments in Germany still use outdated gas heaters and…

Jul 28, 2022

I love getting myself some Ice Cream late at night in this little 24 hour store. There is no staff, only a checkout counter and prices are incredibly…

Jul 24, 2022

I’ve never been to the US and was never curious to travel there, but an opportunity arose as we could stay at a family member in New Jersey. We did not…

Jul 19, 2022

A dream coming true for couples around the world. For us it wasn’t a dream but we’d rather go before climate change would make the islands disappear…

Jul 17, 2022

Singapore feels like one big tourist attraction. In a good way. Singapore knows how to advertise its beauty, and the massive projects on the bay area…

Jul 17, 2022

I moved from Germany to Korea in 2021 and the following points I would recommend to anyone moving here.

Feb 24, 2022

Born in 1938, my grandma was just old enough to remember the 2nd World War. Old enough to vividly remember her mother lying above her and her younger…

Dec 22, 2021

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