I am a water snob. Even with a Korean bathhouse less than 30 meters from my current living situation, I feel compelled to hop a bus and take a soak in mineral water. What can I say? I feel the difference, just as a wine connoisseur can distinguish your average house red from a...
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Tags: bathing, deokgu, hot springs, korea, oncheon, onsen, uljin
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The same process repeats itself in country after country; there’s always going to be some kind of bureaucracy. How easy it is to work with the system (or pay it off, depending on the level of corruption). Anyone planning to stay in the Republic of Korea longer than 90 days must apply to a...
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Tags: bureaucracy, foreigner registration, hangul, hanja, immigration, inkan, Japan, jitsuin, korea, korean, name chop
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