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Billboard Controvery in Korea

» by GI Korea August 15th, 2004 at 4:13 am » Comments (0)

Korean courts have decided that billboards that display only English characters is against the law. (Illegal Billboards) Billboards must display both Korean and English characters. Apparently some citizens were suffering ...more »

The Law of Gravity in Korea

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2004 at 7:06 pm » Comments (0)

For some reason in Korea the laws of gravity just do not apply to odashi. Take for example the picture to the right. Odashi can just drive around with two ...more »

Weird Day in USFK

» by GI Korea June 16th, 2004 at 7:08 pm » Comments (0)

Today I saw some rather strange things on my way to Dongducheon. I was stopped at a light in Uijongbu when this presumably drunk ajimma was walking down the sidewalk ...more »

King of the Road

» by GI Korea June 11th, 2004 at 7:15 pm » Comments (0)

Anyone who has driven on Korean roads knows that they are extremely dangerous and almost follow a Darwinian survival of the fittest philosophy. The undisputed king of the food chain ...more »