A few months ago I was going for a walk and I stopped in a parkette to drink some water, smoke a few cigs, and cool down in the shade of a few fruit trees. While I was sitting down, a group of people came to the park with blankets, sticks, and bags. I had [...]
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A Failing Justice System
An article in The Korea Herald reports that the number of disturbances occurring in Korean courtrooms is on the rise. Apparently, trials are often delayed due to defendants swearing, screaming, and even throwing objects at the judge.
In a civil case in July 2006, two defendants threw eggs and a bag of feces at the judicial [...]
Americans are getting shorter?
If you put yourself through the torture and listened to the first Presidential debate between McCain and Obama, you might have noticed that McCain brought up how much shorter North were compared to the rich and dynamic South. Well, according this NYT bolog, Americans are getting shorter as well.
Just like with the North Koreans and [...]
Capital of the Digital World?
The Korea Times is reporting that Koreans aren’t all that excited about Chrome; Google’s new web browser. This does not come as much of a surprise to me. If there is one thing you can say about Korea, it’s that when it comes to the internet, Korea is almost entirely reliant on Microsoft products and [...]
Consumer Safety
In yesterday’s City, a Korean daily newspaper available for free at most (if not all) subway stations, a story ran about a high school student in Daegu finding a bug in her hamburger. However, the story simply says that it was found at a “famous domestic” burger joint. There is no mention which restaurant the [...]