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You Haven’t Seen Everything 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
Just Say No Tuesday afternoon, and I’m inside of Itaewon Starbucks reading the latest issue of Forbes magazine. Since I paid exactly double the cover price for this magazine, I feel compelled to rea...
Life Plans and Sham Emotions 12 Aug 2013 | 11:19 am
Hi friends, Jake here with an important, riveting, life-changing announcement: I’ve recently won the lottery here in Gyeonggi-do. After taxes, my total take was exactly $28,455,324.00 USD. You see,...
Late Night Drinks with Other Waegs Part 15 1 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
As I slowly pull up the driveway of a five star international hotel which I won’t name, I am greeted by a sight that boggles the mind. I creep up towards the valet curb, slip my sunglasses over my fo...
Snakes and Tires 29 Jul 2013 | 08:38 pm
It is a late steamy Seoul afternoon and I am waiting for the train home. I am taking the train because my social/corporate status is not yet high enough to use the company parking garage though I now...
Free Wine and Sigmund Freud 21 Jul 2013 | 04:38 pm
Sigmund Freud said that happiness is the adult fulfillment of childhood dreams. With that in mind, one has to ponder what it is exactly that Korean girls dream of. Surely they don’t dream of aimless...
Failure to Apply Practical Knowledge 15 Jul 2013 | 01:18 pm
Shout out to Ryan Kim for providing the latest in a series dedicated to illustrating South Korea’s special and unique driving culture: Anyone else surprised at the sheer number of cars that the Klown...
The Blame Game 11 Jul 2013 | 07:55 am
Are you like me? Do you often sit down and try to puzzle out why Koreans do the things they do and act the way they act? Yeah, me neither. I stopped doing that after my first year here. Why? Beca...
369,111 Words 7 Jul 2013 | 03:31 pm
My German-speaking Swiss accountant has an urgent message for old Jake. Problem? I refuse all forms of digital correspondence. No fax machine, no email, no cell phone, no voice mail, no land line, ...
Humidity 4 Jul 2013 | 06:50 am
As the seasons change and the blistering heat and humidity give way to the monsoon season (blistering heat, humidity, with constant rain), the atmosphere on Seoul’s world renowned Subway Line 1 can be...
The ‘Korean Vanishing Act’ 26 Jun 2013 | 07:48 am
It is at a cigar-friendly lounge in Seocho where Korean-American friend “B” unravels to me his tale of woe. The place is quiet because it is Tuesday night. I lean back in a comfortable chair and til...
