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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Did I cross some Korean cultural boundaries?Anonymous asked: Hi! I am an online ESL teacher to Korean students. I’m based in the Philippines, and we contact students in Korea through phone. I had one male student (whom I’m having phone classes with) whom I really think is very smart and open-minded. I’m 21, and he’s 25.…
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Continue reading →: Ignore the “shocking” video
There is a video that raised quite a storm both among the foreign community in Korea and, as Kimchi Man informs me, Korean women married to American men. The video depicts the “shocking” reality of foreign men mistreating Korean women. The segment is stellar example of bad and cheap journalism.…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] I’m stuck waiting around for a Korean guy. Help!
BelieveinKeev asked: Hmm…let me start off by saying I am American and he’s South Korean… In Korea I am 30 and he’s 31. About three months ago, I met this guy while out with my friends, I found him really funny. We exchanged numbers and would talk often. In the…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Do Koreans value Europeans more than Americans?Jessica asked: So I have a question : Do Korean people value and respect more Europeans (more specifically continental Europeans) than us, Americans or British folks? At my University, me and my buddies befriended few Korean exchange students (1 girl and 2 guys). The other day we were talking about…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] If Korean guy prefers Korean girls do I stand a chance?One of our readers is wondering do Korean guys only like Korean girls, and do they, after dating other women, always go back to them. Here is the question and our answer: Anonymous asked: Hi! I am an Asian-American high-schooler, and I’m a bit confused right now with a crush…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Does Korean guy from my school want to be more than friends?Anonymous asked: I met this Korean guy in my school and he’s few years younger than me. I like him already before we started seeing each other. But unfortunately I was the one who first asked him to eat lunch with me. Now we still seeing each other though not…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Dating in Korea vs. America vs. EuropeHow do Korean-American couples differ from Korean-Korean couples or even Korean-European couples? What does Korean couple holding hands truly mean? And does love or relationship come first in Korean dating culture? That is what our next reader is concerned about: Anonymous asked, Hey there! So I was just wanting some…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Can I make friends in Korea?Can you make a male friend in Korea? Are Korean guys attracted to Asian but non-Korean women? Do foreign women who are not Asian have it easier? That is what is troubling our next reader who is going to spend a year in South Korea. Cherr asked: I’m going to study…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Am I in a relationship with this Korean man?Am I in a relationship with this Korean man? Is this Korean guy my boyfriend or not? That’s what our next reader is wondering: Lizzy B. asked: I met a Korean man online about two months ago. We wrote a few times using email and before long we had exchanged…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Do Korean men like older women?Why do Korean guys like noonas? Or do they maybe prefer to be oppas? Are large age differences between a couple judged in Korean culture? Anonymous asked: First of all I wanted to thank you for the great site and the time you take for answering our questions. I have a general question. Do…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Do you intend to speak Korean language to your children?Do you intend to speak to your kids in Korean language? – Anonymous I will gladly give my opinion. However, since I don’t really speak Korean, and Kimchi Man and I are not too keen on having children, I think msleetobe from On Becoming a Good Korean (Feminist) Wife has much…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Korean boyfriend wants me to “accept” him but I am not ready!Hi, I would like to say your posts are really helpful especially since I just unexpectedly fell for a Korean guy myself ^^ I met a Korean guy online, I am 24 years old and he is, 34 years old and he recently visited my country to meet me and…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Do Korean men think western women are easy?Anonymous asked: I am an American living in South Korea as a teacher. I have been talking to a male Korean friend online, strictly language exchange and sharing cultural differences, etc. although there is a Korean guy in which I am interested. My friend, however, said that Korean men think…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] I’m Filipino girl and I love a Korean guy. Does he love me too?Anonymous asked: I’m a Filipino girl, and I fell in love with this Korean guy, who goes to same university as me. I’m 18 and he’s 23. As I saw him for the first time last November I told my friends that he’s handsome (I saw him from the side)…
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Continue reading →: How to learn HangulHangul = 한글 is a South Korean writing system. If you are trying to learn Hangul you might also look for alternate spelling “Hangeul”, which is the Korean writing standard that the South Korean government uses and encourages people to use, called the Revised Romanization of Korean. However, spelling it as “Hangul”…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Why Koreans don’t like when you say sorry?Anonymous asked: Why Koreans don’t seem to like when you say sorry? My Korean friend gets defensive when I say sorry and never says sorry himself. He tries to make things right when we had a falling out and never said sorry and when I did or would before the…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] How to know if a Korean guy likes you?Having Korean boyfriend has given me a much better insight into Korean culture and customs. I know how to tell Korean age, I know why Korean chopsticks are made of metal, I know there is no such thing as “Sea of Japan”, I know how to address Koreans of different age,…
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Continue reading →: [Q&A] Will my Korean man marry me?Anonymous asked: I’m Indonesian woman, and my boyfriend is Korean. We met 1 year ago online, we have been chatting online for about 1 month and then we realized that we have some kind of feelings for each other, so he decided to come to my place in Indonesia. At…






