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Korean Airports (Part II): Uljin

» by NC47 April 23rd, 2010 at 12:34 am » Comments (3)

I didn't think I would be able to get anywhere close to this Airport but to my surprise, I was able to drive right up to the terminal. Contrary to ...more »

Korean Airports (Part I): Yangyang

» by NC47 April 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am » Comments (12)

I watched a BBC program a while back on Korea's "Ghost Airports" and had a chance to visit Yangyang, Uljin and Muan Airports to see for myself if these airports were ...more »

Have Korean Researchers Discovered Alcohol That Doesn’t Give You A Hangover?

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2010 at 4:17 pm » Comments (6)

That is at least what they are claiming: Booze, for all its magical wonder, still has big drawbacks: You can't sober up quickly, and you often get a hangover. Now Korean ...more »

Why Korean Lawmakers Continue to Commit Violence

» by GI Korea November 10th, 2009 at 6:17 pm » Comments (5)

If you are wondering why the Korean lawmakers are able to continuously get away with violence, well here is your reason: But the vast majority of lawmakers indicted were handed fines ...more »

South Korean Passes Driving Test After 950 Tries

» by GI Korea November 8th, 2009 at 5:37 pm » Comments (13)

The ironic thing about this story is that she will probably be a safer driver than many of the people already driving in Korea: A woman in South Korea who tried ...more »

Korean Punk Kicks Ajumma for Internet Laughs

» by GI Korea November 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm » Comments (14)

As you can see Korea has plenty of its own jerks looking to make a name for themselves on the Internet: 10 Korean youths seen in broad daylight kicked an old ...more »

Indifferent New Yorkers Walk Pass Wall Street Fight

» by GI Korea July 15th, 2009 at 11:43 am » Comments (3)

I don't even think in Seoul that Koreans would be as indifferent to something like this going on like these New Yorkers are: The Marmot's Hole has the scoop on what ...more »

Gangnam Sex Club Booked for Construction Violation

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 am » Comments (1)

Just imagine what the headlines would be and what would happen if this club was filled with low quality foreign English teachers with Korean women?: The owner of a club in ...more »

Korean Models Dress Up In Nazi Uniforms for Photo Shoot

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 3:54 am » Comments (36)

I guess Korea just loves it Nazis: [caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignnone" width="315" caption="Apparently, netizens are WWII insignia experts. There’s been a lot of hoot and holler for Girls Generation’s new “marine ...more »

Famous Opera Singer Forgets His Pants, But Show Goes On In Seoul

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am » Comments (1)

You have to give him credit for continuing the show even if he didn't have any pants: Opera singer Bryn Terfel almost had to pull out of a recent concert - ...more »