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Category: Oddities

October 17, 2016 Betchay

Why Seoul stinks in the fall

True story ~ as I was walking to work last Friday afternoon I felt something hit my head. When I

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June 24, 2014 Betchay

Junk food backpack in Korea (과방)

Have you seen photos of Korean school girls carrying packages of junk food shaped and worn like backpacks? I haven’t

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June 19, 2007 Betchay

third most expensive city in the world

Last year, Seoul ranked second to Moscow as the most expensive city in the world. This year, it is now

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January 26, 2006 Betchay

materialistic?

I took this very long personality test and was quite surprised with the result. Materialistic? Who, me? Guess I better

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August 24, 2005 Betchay

The tree in Ildong

This is something you don’t see everyday. Most of the time trees are cut during construction. In this case, the

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August 8, 2005 Betchay

Couple clothes: cute or corny?

Couples here in Korea often show their “coupleness” by wearing the same shirt. You see newly married couples wearing the

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June 24, 2005 Betchay

Fan death

Have you ever heard of fan death? It’s now really summer! Today, the temperature registered at 32 degrees centigrade in

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June 17, 2005 Betchay

A cat with two faces

Have you seen a cat with two faces and just one body? It was on the frontpage of Daum but

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June 9, 2005 Betchay

Squat Toilet

Korea is one of the most modern countries in the world. Still, it’s fun to know that “squat toilets” are

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