hii my name is mai …. from egypt i want to ask you something if you can help me please
i am in highschool 2nd this year next year i want to go to highschool in korea so i was asking about is there any highschool in korea it’s system like uni systems i mean i pay the fees and the school effort me place or room something like that and i want to know what should i do if there or what should i prepare please reply me ^^ :D :D
thanks :) :)
hi peter! my husband and i would love to go to korea but i dont know were to book for a hotel in seoul or icheon, and nice place to visit too hmnn would love if u can help us,thank u!
quick question, I’m setting up a Korean takeaway in London and looking for a professional chef to work with in developing the menu. I’m unsure of where/how to start my search , any ideas ? do you know much about how Korean professionals network ?
Hi Ben,
Would love to help you out but I don’t know any chefs in London. Might just want to go check out the Korean restaurants around your area to ask the owner there.
hi peter, i’m an MBA student, studying international business….i need your QUICK HELP peter…..pls pls help me…..
I’m working on a thesis with the topic of “cultural aspect of international business negotiations; American negotiators in Korea”……
I’m doing a qualitative research, and I need to find 5 korean people with experience in doing business negotiations, or at least with some working experience to answer the following questions for me……
the questions are simple to answer as they are more related to korean culture than negotiation process…..
i need you to find 5 korean people to fill the following questionnaire……and i am in such a lack of time…..!!!!
i need it to be back to me as soon as possible…..
you can’t imagine how great will be this help!!!!
pls help me peter……i need to analyze the data and submit my thesis so fast….:(((
Also this is a semi-structured interview and the questions are open-ended….. It means that if they think that there is a point they want to indicate or explain more, they can extend their answers as long as they want……even if they can’t answer some questions, they can escape it…….!!…
Interview Questionnaire:
name:
sex:
age:
nationality:
occupation:
experience in doing business negotiation (if any):
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Please kindly answer following questions (questions are open-ended):
1. Do you think that culture is one of the issues that which can affect the international negotiations?
2. What is the first thing you talk about during the negotiation?
3. Is there any especial factor that is really important to you when conducting a business negotiation? Any factor(s) that you value most and insist on its existence during the negotiation process? (Notice: You may value any factor in any stage of negotiation.)
4. What are the main obstacles for you when conducting a business negotiation with foreigners?
5. Do you think there are some POSITIVE differences between negotiators from different cultures that can be beneficial for the success of a business negotiation? If so, would you please briefly describe them?
6. Do you prefer to come up with indirect arguments and avoid criticism during negotiation or you express your opinion and feelings directly without concerning about losing the face?
7. Which one is more important to you when negotiating with other companies? The ability, experience and skill or the status and age of the counterpart?
8. Is this important to you to negotiate with the people in same status as yours? Do you resist negotiating with lower rank people, especially if you are among high social class ones?
9. How important is the other party’s company prestige and position for you?
10. Do you prefer group negotiations with high number of members in each group or you expect to see only one or few counterparts when doing a business negotiation?
11. Do you try to satisfy your personal interest or need during the negotiation process or you prefer to satisfy the group interests?
12. Do you seek for a win-lose (you win and other side lose) result or a win-win (both parties win) result when doing a negotiation?
13. Do you emphasize on consensus building and discussing among whole members of your negotiation team to come to an agreement before making any decision or you think that it is not necessary?
14. Does it matter to you whether your counterpart is a man or woman? Do you easily accept female business negotiators or you prefer them to be male?
15. Do you emphasize on competition and assertiveness during a negotiation or rather you concern about interpersonal relationships?
16. Which one is more important to you? The material success or the quality of the outcomes of the negotiation?
17. How important is trust to you when doing a business negotiation?
18. Do you think that there is a need to assign many rules, policies and regulations when making a business contract or you will rely on relationships and simply trust?
19. Do you think there is a need to have an interpreter during the negotiation meeting with foreigners even if you both can speak the same language? (e.g. If you both use English language)
20. Will you show flexible behavior in case of encountering with some differences and do you accept the change easily, or you resist any change and insist on your own view points and beliefs?
21. Do emotions have any role during different stages of negotiation? (What kind of emotions? What role?)
22. Do you easily take a risk during a negotiation or you are a risk averse and prefer stable and certain situation and clear outcomes?
23. How important is maintaining the face to you during the negotiation? Do you concern about protecting one’s face?
24. Do you usually prefer to make a good relationship with your counterpart before entering the negotiation and signing the contract? Or you think it is unnecessary and the only thing that matters is to gain your objectives?
25. Do you value saving, perseverance and thrift and do these factors affect your decisions during a negotiation?
26. Do you usually seek for quick results or you believe that no matter how long it will take, it must be done in the best way?
27. Do you have a strong emphasize on meeting the obligations or you think that it is possible to discuss again even after signing the contract?
28. Do you value loyalty, honesty and being polite when negotiating with foreigners or you think you don’t need to do it necessarily?
Hye PETER!!!!
I am Vaishnavi from India. I am 19 years old and doing Airline & Airport Management 3rd year. I love Korea very much….. I wanna settle in Korea. I need info about my job n career opportunities there(related to my field). Can u help me?
I’ve 1 more year left to complete my studies. Moreover I am gonna pursue my 4th year in Flushing,NY, US.
Awaiting your reply.
Vaishnavi.
Hi Vaishnavi,
If you want to work in Korea, you have to learn Korean first. Most company will not hire you unless you know how to speak Korean unless you work as an English teacher here. Good luck!
hi Peter,
I really love korean things.
I will be in seoul next month for holiday with my hubby for 6 days.
I will stay at In-sadong.how far to namdaemun & dongdaemun market?
Are Korean people welcoming foreigners?
Anyway is it very cool in the mid january?
Pretty scared of the weather cause in Malaysia everyday with hot weather.
Namdaemun and dongdaemun is not too far from insa-dong. Should take less than 30 mins by subway. Yeah, it will get pretty cold in Jan. Dress warm. Korean people are very kind to foreigners. You don’t have to worry about that.
farah fazielah Reply: January 9th, 2011 at 8:53 am
can you help me?I will arrive at incheon airport on friday 14th.i stay at saerim hotel in in-sadong.i will take an airport bus and i read a direction that i must get off at jong-gak and take 5 minutes walk.But I must walk straight or many junction?I try to find the hotel email or own page but all through other bookers.
worried because i will arrive around 11pm.
I think best thing for you to do is to rent a phone from the airport and give the hotel a call when you get to the station. There are many places to rent phones when you arrive at the airport.
How are you?
I am a fan of kimchcrew but I was not able to join in because I was in Brazil and US for a while. I just came back to Korea yesterday so I would like to join in language exchange class and some meetings to be in melting pot!
I already check on the website whether there are some events now but It seems nothing is going on… so could you let me know how to join in if you guys still have language exchange or some events. thanks! I will be waiting for the answer!
I absolutely love South Korea and most of all its technology and infrastructure, absolutely amazing. I will be visiting South Korea this year jsut trying to get some time of work to go.
I am currently looking for somone in South Korea, preferably between age 23-26, to assist me with an assigment that I would like done, it involves maainly being in front of a computer, so nothing complicated. Of course the person in question will ne paid for their time, the assignment shouldn’t take longer then 3-4days and my budget for this is roughly $120-$150 per day, so I think that the price is okay but I can negotiate with the person in question.
Peter, please if you have time would you be able to assist me with this, I would really really be greatful for any assistance or direction that you have to give me.
I would love to help you but you have to tell me what the job description is and your company information. It’s hard to trust people these days especially in the business world.
The assignment will entale downloading data from the links that I provide to the person in question and then for the person to burn it to disk and then Airmail it to me. Nothing fancy nad nothing complicated I think. My company is RX-3d.
I will answer anything else that you would like to ask me, no problems. If you would like to email me, just so that we don’t take up to much space on your website, it is also not a problem, but it’s up to you.
How are you going to arrange the payment for the person?
And do you need the person to speak both Korean and English?
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AlDal Reply: May 4th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hello Peter..
Payment can be in Cash, via moneygram, and they will receive payment in 15mins..
I think that English would be easier as this will make the process go a lot faster.
Thank you for your quick reply and look forward to hearing from you
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AlDal Reply: May 6th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Hello Peter
I would just like to inform you that I have managed to make contact with someone in Seoul and they have started the assignment for me.
I would like to thank you for all your help and effort over the past few days and I will be subscribing to your RSS Feed to stay in touch with South Korea and everythingthat it has to offer.
I am planning to visit Seoul in a few weeks time and I hope that I can plan everything accordingly and come and visit this magnificent country
Thank you once again.
Bye for now
Alain
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peter Reply: May 6th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Sounds good.
Glad that you found what you needed.
Yeah, hope you have a lot of fun when you come to Korea.
Have a good one Alain!
Hi How are you?
i wanted to ask about the Korean calendar is it different from the other countries ??? i kind of noticed that but i don’t know about the right answer so i hope you could help me …. and thank you so much
Hi Stormy!
We have 2 calendar. Lunar and solar calendar. Mostly we use the western calendar for everyday life but we use some Lunar for certain holidays such as the thanks giving day and the Lunar New Year.
I have presentation for Korean for communication and culture tomorrow.
I need to present someone famous in Korea and I choose to present Lee seung gi. How to say ‘here is a short video clip on lee seung gi’? Basically I just need to brief his profile but I have no idea how to start the presentation. I hope you can give me some advised.(^_^)
I think that is a good introduction, showing the video.
Maybe you can just greet the audience and tell them about your topic.
Then you can use the video as the ice breaker.
Just tell them that you will show them a video clip of Lee Seung Gi to let them know more about him through the vidoe clip.
I am looking for a place to stay near Yonsei for about 5 or 6 weeks this summer between late June and early August. Can you recommend any places? It could be a hasookjib or apartment or guesthouse. I just need one bed, air conditioning, and internet/TV.
Me and my friends are scheduled to visit Seoul & Incheon this May 2010.
I’d like to seek some help from you coz i need to visit a friend in this address below:
4-1 Yuwol Dong Ujeong-go Bucheon City Gyeonggi-Do South Korea
Can you give me the directions on how to reach that address if i’m coming from the airport?
Hi Anna,
Your best bet is when you come out of the airport, go to the Limousine bus ticketing desk at exit 4 and ask for the bus that goes to that address.
Hi! Peter and kimch friends!
It is J, Korean.
Now I have been staying for 4months in Brazil to participate a project. When I go back to Korea, I would like to keep studying Portuguese and also spanish(actually I have never studied Spanish so far but I have a plan to study in the future).
If is there a way to exchage Korean and Spainsh or Portuguese?
Hi J,
Nice to hear from you.
You can join us for our language exchange when you come back.
We have studies every Sunday at 4pm in Shinchon, Seoul. http://kimchicrew.com/about-kimchicrew/
I love this site…. especially the food!! I haven’t been back since I left 30 years ago…. This site is a nice, fun way of getting back in with my kimchi crowd…. Keep up the good work…. ; )
Hmm, how much do you think I need to spend for a budget trip in Seoul for a week? excluding plane ticket (of course) and accommodations…haha. just an estimate. thanks ^^
Hi Marga,
Nice to see you here!
I would say your meal would cost around 10-20,000won / day.
Transportation would cost around 10,000won / day.
Sightseeing depends on where you go but most places are free or have very low entrace fee.
So, basicall for food and transportation would cost around 150,000won which is around $140.
I hope this will help you out.
Good Luck!
Hi! How are you? Hm… I just want to know about the attitudes of Koreans. Do they like foreigners? And much more… Do they bow very low? Please answer my questions and please add more information. Please email me or send me a message on Facebook. Thank You.
Hi Dulcedhel,
Thank you for asking your question.
Most Korean like foreigners very much. If they don’t know how to speak English, they might be shy to talk to you but overall they like foreigners. You don’t have to bown very low to someone you are meeting. About 15 degrees is ok.
hii my name is mai …. from egypt i want to ask you something if you can help me please
i am in highschool 2nd this year next year i want to go to highschool in korea so i was asking about is there any highschool in korea it’s system like uni systems i mean i pay the fees and the school effort me place or room something like that and i want to know what should i do if there or what should i prepare please reply me ^^ :D :D
thanks :) :)
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May 6th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Hi Mai,
There are many international schools in Korea but they are very expensive. Some of them, you have have to pay as much as university tuition.
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mai Reply:
May 7th, 2011 at 1:18 am
i got it thank you very much :D ^^
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hi peter! my husband and i would love to go to korea but i dont know were to book for a hotel in seoul or icheon, and nice place to visit too hmnn would love if u can help us,thank u!
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kimchicrew Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:40 am
I think staying in Seoul would be better idea since you can visit all the tourist location better. I would stay near myeongdong area or hongdae area.
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Hi peter, hope you’re well
quick question, I’m setting up a Korean takeaway in London and looking for a professional chef to work with in developing the menu. I’m unsure of where/how to start my search , any ideas ? do you know much about how Korean professionals network ?
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kimchicrew Reply:
April 8th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Hi Ben,
Would love to help you out but I don’t know any chefs in London. Might just want to go check out the Korean restaurants around your area to ask the owner there.
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oh, no…..i didn’t choose that wink face!!!!!…..i’m not kidding or joking …..:(((((
i truly need your help….:(…..how can i change it to a sad, stressful and requesting face!!!!…..
i’m sure you can find 5 korean people who are able able to answer the questions!!!!…..
pls don’t let me down peter….:(((
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hi peter, i’m an MBA student, studying international business….i need your QUICK HELP peter…..pls pls help me…..
I’m working on a thesis with the topic of “cultural aspect of international business negotiations; American negotiators in Korea”……
I’m doing a qualitative research, and I need to find 5 korean people with experience in doing business negotiations, or at least with some working experience to answer the following questions for me……
the questions are simple to answer as they are more related to korean culture than negotiation process…..
i need you to find 5 korean people to fill the following questionnaire……and i am in such a lack of time…..!!!!
i need it to be back to me as soon as possible…..
you can’t imagine how great will be this help!!!!
pls help me peter……i need to analyze the data and submit my thesis so fast….:(((
Also this is a semi-structured interview and the questions are open-ended….. It means that if they think that there is a point they want to indicate or explain more, they can extend their answers as long as they want……even if they can’t answer some questions, they can escape it…….!!…
Interview Questionnaire:
name:
sex:
age:
nationality:
occupation:
experience in doing business negotiation (if any):
————————————————-
Please kindly answer following questions (questions are open-ended):
1. Do you think that culture is one of the issues that which can affect the international negotiations?
2. What is the first thing you talk about during the negotiation?
3. Is there any especial factor that is really important to you when conducting a business negotiation? Any factor(s) that you value most and insist on its existence during the negotiation process? (Notice: You may value any factor in any stage of negotiation.)
4. What are the main obstacles for you when conducting a business negotiation with foreigners?
5. Do you think there are some POSITIVE differences between negotiators from different cultures that can be beneficial for the success of a business negotiation? If so, would you please briefly describe them?
6. Do you prefer to come up with indirect arguments and avoid criticism during negotiation or you express your opinion and feelings directly without concerning about losing the face?
7. Which one is more important to you when negotiating with other companies? The ability, experience and skill or the status and age of the counterpart?
8. Is this important to you to negotiate with the people in same status as yours? Do you resist negotiating with lower rank people, especially if you are among high social class ones?
9. How important is the other party’s company prestige and position for you?
10. Do you prefer group negotiations with high number of members in each group or you expect to see only one or few counterparts when doing a business negotiation?
11. Do you try to satisfy your personal interest or need during the negotiation process or you prefer to satisfy the group interests?
12. Do you seek for a win-lose (you win and other side lose) result or a win-win (both parties win) result when doing a negotiation?
13. Do you emphasize on consensus building and discussing among whole members of your negotiation team to come to an agreement before making any decision or you think that it is not necessary?
14. Does it matter to you whether your counterpart is a man or woman? Do you easily accept female business negotiators or you prefer them to be male?
15. Do you emphasize on competition and assertiveness during a negotiation or rather you concern about interpersonal relationships?
16. Which one is more important to you? The material success or the quality of the outcomes of the negotiation?
17. How important is trust to you when doing a business negotiation?
18. Do you think that there is a need to assign many rules, policies and regulations when making a business contract or you will rely on relationships and simply trust?
19. Do you think there is a need to have an interpreter during the negotiation meeting with foreigners even if you both can speak the same language? (e.g. If you both use English language)
20. Will you show flexible behavior in case of encountering with some differences and do you accept the change easily, or you resist any change and insist on your own view points and beliefs?
21. Do emotions have any role during different stages of negotiation? (What kind of emotions? What role?)
22. Do you easily take a risk during a negotiation or you are a risk averse and prefer stable and certain situation and clear outcomes?
23. How important is maintaining the face to you during the negotiation? Do you concern about protecting one’s face?
24. Do you usually prefer to make a good relationship with your counterpart before entering the negotiation and signing the contract? Or you think it is unnecessary and the only thing that matters is to gain your objectives?
25. Do you value saving, perseverance and thrift and do these factors affect your decisions during a negotiation?
26. Do you usually seek for quick results or you believe that no matter how long it will take, it must be done in the best way?
27. Do you have a strong emphasize on meeting the obligations or you think that it is possible to discuss again even after signing the contract?
28. Do you value loyalty, honesty and being polite when negotiating with foreigners or you think you don’t need to do it necessarily?
thank you.
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Hye PETER!!!!
I am Vaishnavi from India. I am 19 years old and doing Airline & Airport Management 3rd year. I love Korea very much….. I wanna settle in Korea. I need info about my job n career opportunities there(related to my field). Can u help me?
I’ve 1 more year left to complete my studies. Moreover I am gonna pursue my 4th year in Flushing,NY, US.
Awaiting your reply.
Vaishnavi.
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December 27th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Hi Vaishnavi,
If you want to work in Korea, you have to learn Korean first. Most company will not hire you unless you know how to speak Korean unless you work as an English teacher here. Good luck!
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hi Peter,
I really love korean things.
I will be in seoul next month for holiday with my hubby for 6 days.
I will stay at In-sadong.how far to namdaemun & dongdaemun market?
Are Korean people welcoming foreigners?
Anyway is it very cool in the mid january?
Pretty scared of the weather cause in Malaysia everyday with hot weather.
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peter Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Namdaemun and dongdaemun is not too far from insa-dong. Should take less than 30 mins by subway. Yeah, it will get pretty cold in Jan. Dress warm. Korean people are very kind to foreigners. You don’t have to worry about that.
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farah fazielah Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 8:53 am
can you help me?I will arrive at incheon airport on friday 14th.i stay at saerim hotel in in-sadong.i will take an airport bus and i read a direction that i must get off at jong-gak and take 5 minutes walk.But I must walk straight or many junction?I try to find the hotel email or own page but all through other bookers.
worried because i will arrive around 11pm.
But anyway im so excited to get there!!!!!
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peter Reply:
January 9th, 2011 at 10:02 am
I think best thing for you to do is to rent a phone from the airport and give the hotel a call when you get to the station. There are many places to rent phones when you arrive at the airport.
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How are you?
I am a fan of kimchcrew but I was not able to join in because I was in Brazil and US for a while. I just came back to Korea yesterday so I would like to join in language exchange class and some meetings to be in melting pot!
I already check on the website whether there are some events now but It seems nothing is going on… so could you let me know how to join in if you guys still have language exchange or some events. thanks! I will be waiting for the answer!
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peter Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Hi!
We will start up the language study from August 7th Saturday.
Will put up the sign up very soon.
Thank you!
Peter
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Hello Good Day
I absolutely love South Korea and most of all its technology and infrastructure, absolutely amazing. I will be visiting South Korea this year jsut trying to get some time of work to go.
I am currently looking for somone in South Korea, preferably between age 23-26, to assist me with an assigment that I would like done, it involves maainly being in front of a computer, so nothing complicated. Of course the person in question will ne paid for their time, the assignment shouldn’t take longer then 3-4days and my budget for this is roughly $120-$150 per day, so I think that the price is okay but I can negotiate with the person in question.
Peter, please if you have time would you be able to assist me with this, I would really really be greatful for any assistance or direction that you have to give me.
Thank you so much and keep the Flag flying
Alain
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peter Reply:
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 am
I would love to help you but you have to tell me what the job description is and your company information. It’s hard to trust people these days especially in the business world.
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AlDal Reply:
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
Hi Peter
The assignment will entale downloading data from the links that I provide to the person in question and then for the person to burn it to disk and then Airmail it to me. Nothing fancy nad nothing complicated I think. My company is RX-3d.
I will answer anything else that you would like to ask me, no problems. If you would like to email me, just so that we don’t take up to much space on your website, it is also not a problem, but it’s up to you.
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you
Alain
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peter Reply:
May 4th, 2010 at 6:59 am
How are you going to arrange the payment for the person?
And do you need the person to speak both Korean and English?
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AlDal Reply:
May 4th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hello Peter..
Payment can be in Cash, via moneygram, and they will receive payment in 15mins..
I think that English would be easier as this will make the process go a lot faster.
Thank you for your quick reply and look forward to hearing from you
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AlDal Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Hello Peter
I would just like to inform you that I have managed to make contact with someone in Seoul and they have started the assignment for me.
I would like to thank you for all your help and effort over the past few days and I will be subscribing to your RSS Feed to stay in touch with South Korea and everythingthat it has to offer.
I am planning to visit Seoul in a few weeks time and I hope that I can plan everything accordingly and come and visit this magnificent country
Thank you once again.
Bye for now
Alain
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peter Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Sounds good.
Glad that you found what you needed.
Yeah, hope you have a lot of fun when you come to Korea.
Have a good one Alain!
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Hi How are you?
i wanted to ask about the Korean calendar is it different from the other countries ??? i kind of noticed that but i don’t know about the right answer so i hope you could help me …. and thank you so much
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April 26th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Hi Stormy!
We have 2 calendar. Lunar and solar calendar. Mostly we use the western calendar for everyday life but we use some Lunar for certain holidays such as the thanks giving day and the Lunar New Year.
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Hi Peter,
Where can i give the song that i wrote for SHInee????hehe..Coz i dont have any idea….
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peter Reply:
April 25th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Hi Iren!
What song are you talking about?
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April 28th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Hi Peter
About the song that i wrote. It is a full english song, as a big a fan I want to give it to SHINee!!.Thank you..
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April 28th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
hmmmm… not sure where you have to send that to. Maybe you can go on their homepage and ask there. ^^
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hi Peter
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안냉하세요
Hi Peter,
I have presentation for Korean for communication and culture tomorrow.
I need to present someone famous in Korea and I choose to present Lee seung gi. How to say ‘here is a short video clip on lee seung gi’? Basically I just need to brief his profile but I have no idea how to start the presentation. I hope you can give me some advised.(^_^)
감사합니다
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April 19th, 2010 at 1:37 am
Hi Louisian!
I think that is a good introduction, showing the video.
Maybe you can just greet the audience and tell them about your topic.
Then you can use the video as the ice breaker.
Just tell them that you will show them a video clip of Lee Seung Gi to let them know more about him through the vidoe clip.
Hope this helps
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I am looking for a place to stay near Yonsei for about 5 or 6 weeks this summer between late June and early August. Can you recommend any places? It could be a hasookjib or apartment or guesthouse. I just need one bed, air conditioning, and internet/TV.
Thanks!
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kimchicrew Reply:
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:32 am
There are a lot near the east gate of yonsei. What is your budget?
You can usually find places for around 400,000 over there.
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Hi peter Is There a Job/company in korea Where they Accept INformation techonologist???
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Hi Iren!
There are a lot of information techonologist positions in Korea but you must speak Korean.
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March 20th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Do they use English????i have to study hangul!!!!…but i really want to work in korea!!!!
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Hi Peter,
Me and my friends are scheduled to visit Seoul & Incheon this May 2010.
I’d like to seek some help from you coz i need to visit a friend in this address below:
4-1 Yuwol Dong Ujeong-go Bucheon City Gyeonggi-Do South Korea
Can you give me the directions on how to reach that address if i’m coming from the airport?
Many thanks,
Anna
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peter Reply:
March 15th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Hi Anna,
Your best bet is when you come out of the airport, go to the Limousine bus ticketing desk at exit 4 and ask for the bus that goes to that address.
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Hi! Peter and kimch friends!
It is J, Korean.
Now I have been staying for 4months in Brazil to participate a project. When I go back to Korea, I would like to keep studying Portuguese and also spanish(actually I have never studied Spanish so far but I have a plan to study in the future).
If is there a way to exchage Korean and Spainsh or Portuguese?
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peter Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Hi J,
Nice to hear from you.
You can join us for our language exchange when you come back.
We have studies every Sunday at 4pm in Shinchon, Seoul.
http://kimchicrew.com/about-kimchicrew/
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I love this site…. especially the food!! I haven’t been back since I left 30 years ago…. This site is a nice, fun way of getting back in with my kimchi crowd…. Keep up the good work…. ; )
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peter Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thanks Julian!
I really appreciate your wonderful comment.
We will try our best to bring you the best of best of Korea. ^^
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Hmm, how much do you think I need to spend for a budget trip in Seoul for a week? excluding plane ticket (of course) and accommodations…haha. just an estimate. thanks ^^
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peter Reply:
March 16th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Hi Marga,
Nice to see you here!
I would say your meal would cost around 10-20,000won / day.
Transportation would cost around 10,000won / day.
Sightseeing depends on where you go but most places are free or have very low entrace fee.
So, basicall for food and transportation would cost around 150,000won which is around $140.
I hope this will help you out.
Good Luck!
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Marga Alcantara Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Oh thanks really. ^^
I’ll take note of that.
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Hi! How are you? Hm… I just want to know about the attitudes of Koreans. Do they like foreigners? And much more… Do they bow very low? Please answer my questions and please add more information. Please email me or send me a message on Facebook. Thank You.
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peter Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Hi Dulcedhel,
Thank you for asking your question.
Most Korean like foreigners very much. If they don’t know how to speak English, they might be shy to talk to you but overall they like foreigners. You don’t have to bown very low to someone you are meeting. About 15 degrees is ok.
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