Efforts to Make Korea Happier Country

2017-08-03

  South Korea has recently experienced a major and unprecedented political chaos. The newly elected president is now making many efforts to make South Korea happier country. One of those efforts is to try to solve economic inequality. It is true that South Korea is a country that has made a lot of progress economically.…

Subway in Seoul

2017-08-02

Seoul boasts one of the most convenient subway system in the world. It is safe and pleasant. Most of all, you can easily visit almost all the major places in Seoul by using the subway.   Some foreigners worry that they might pay through the nose for taxi fare in Seoul. But I can assure…

사람이 궁하게 되면

2017-07-19

새는 궁(窮)하면 아무 것이나 쪼아먹게 되며, 짐승은 궁하면 사람을 해치게 되며, 사람이 궁하면 거짓말을 하게 된다. – 공자      

자녀 교육의 지침

2017-07-18

어린이를 불행하게 하는 가장 확실한 방법은 언제든지, 무엇이라도 손에 넣을 수 있게 내버려 두는 것이다. – 장 자크 루소 (Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778)

A New Seed of Hope for Jobseekers in Korea

2017-07-18

Many jobseekers across the globe are having a difficult time. Many young jobseekers in South Korea cannot be exception. In recruitment culture of Korea, it is common for companies to ask not only job seekers’ university and parents’ social backgrounds, but also their personal information such as hobby, body measures, and age. Did this surprise…

Don’t miss Busan city in Korea.

2017-07-14

Many foreigners visit Seoul when they travel to South Korea. Jeju Island is also one of the famous tour place in Korea. However, have you heard of Busan city?   Actually, it is a very attractive and exciting city you may visit in Korea. Even though Busan city is already famous to many foreigners, it…

We are committed to ~

2017-07-13

저희는 ~에 헌신(전념) 합니다.   committed를 직역하면 ‘헌신되어져 있다’ 이런 뜻이지만, 우리가 보통 저희는 ~을 위해 최선을 다하고 있습니다. 라는 느낌을 전달한다. We are committed to providing excellent business analysis service for our clients.   살짝 미묘한 뉘앙스의 차이가 있는데, ‘최선을 다하다’는 의미로 많이들 알고 있는 do one’s best는 조금 개인적인 차원의 노력을 나타낼 때…

South Korea is one of the high-ranked countries in cybersecurity.

2017-07-13

IT technology of South Korea is significantly advanced. The population of the high-speed internet users is the highest in the world. In particular, cell phone technology is the world’s highest quality, and Samsung Electronics is Apple’s most powerful rival. As many people already know, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy series is top-class cell phone brand in the…

사랑에는 광기가, 광기에는 이유가

2017-07-12

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. – Friedrich Nietzsche 사랑에는 언제나 광기가 있다. 그러나 광기에는 언제나 이유가 있다. 독일의 철학자 니체의 말이다.   누군가를 뜨겁게 사랑했던 기억이 있는가 아니면 무언가에 미치도록 몰두했던 기억이 있는가 분명 이성으로 통제할 수 없었던 열정과 몰입, 또는 중독을 경험했던 적이…

Korean men play the piano well.

2017-07-12

Did you know that there are many Korean guys who play the piano well? It is not difficult to find a piano academy in Korea. Korean parents often give piano lessons to their children when they are young. Parents give piano lessons to boys as well as girls.   In fact, Korea has a very…