In Korea, fairy tales often begin with the saying In the old days, when tigers used to smoke. Turkish children often hear an opening like this one: Once there was, once there was not, when camels were town criers and fleas were barbers, when I...
screenseller n.— «Yes24, an online bookstore, said the original novel on which the film “The Reader” is based, published in 1995 by German author Bernhard Schlink, saw an average of 19 copies sold monthly since the book was first...
officetel n.— «I live in what’s known in Korea as an “officetel” which is basically a building full of bachelor apartments with several businesses running out of the lower levels.» —“A photo every day? Why the hell not...
goose father n.— «The English frenzy saw the coining of the term “goose father,” referring to a father who lives alone in Korea having sent his spouse and children to a foreign country to study English or some other form of...
bio-slurping n.— «The USFK has argued that it made efforts that “go beyond’” the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between South Korea and the United States by removing polluted underground storage tanks inside camps, removing...
Souk n.— «The Norks overthrow Kim Jong Il and say to the Souks: “OK, we’ve had it with this socialism nonsense. Let’s unite and make Korea great!”» —“July Diary” by John Derbyshire National Review...