Just in case foreigners freak out (which is justified, looking at the fracas that happened a couple days ago), on memorial day (tomorrow) there will be a one-minute siren to mark the moment of silence. there is no need to freak out

"놀라지 마세요" 현충일인 내일 '추모 사이렌' 울린다 (imbc.com)

FYI this poll doesn't specifically deal with Korea, but I believe that it's an important issue that affects all subs.

On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced that they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit. The protest will come in the form of a 48-hr. blackout of participating subreddits. Many subreddits are joining the protest. I've tried including a link to the page listing all of the subreddit participants, but mods won't let me link to outside pages.

Interested in seeing how this sub feels about the topic.

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I'm curious to see if there's a way to eat more protein around breakfast time in Seoul, without eating more carbs than normal. I've been here a little while, but I haven't figured this one out yet.

How do people get more lean protein in the morning?

Hey everyone, I wanted to share an ongoing issue in SK hynix's dormitory that's causing quite the uproar.

Their dorm has been experiencing a shortage of parking spaces due to an increase in the number of residents. The kicker is that 80% of one floor is reserved strictly for women, leaving men unable to utilize this space. Women, on the other hand, can park in any other area. As you might imagine, this has raised questions about why the dorm parking is gender-segregated, and why only women can use a specific section.

This situation has gone on for years, with many advocating for unifying the parking area for everyone. Despite the continuous complaints, no surveys or voting have been conducted until recently. Management’s justification for the women-only section was to ensure "psychological stability" for female residents - a reason some have interpreted as labelling all male residents as potential threats. This assumption, needless to say, has added fuel to the fire.

Now, here's the twist. They finally decided to vote on integrating the parking areas. But, given the larger number of male residents, they've declared that each male's vote will count as 0.4, while each female's vote will count as a full vote. Their reasoning is that this would level the playing field, which some of us find bizarre and unfair.

The administration's perceived efforts to guarantee parking spaces for women have ignited a lot of heated debates on our internal message board. It's a clear reminder of how complex managing shared resources in communal living can be, especially when fairness and equality in decision-making seem questionable.

What are your thoughts on this? How would you handle such a situation?

As per the title, what party is considered the most left wing political party active in South Korea as of today?

Also, what is the farthest left party that actually has some mainstream staying power in South Korea, and isn't considered fringe?

A lot of parents in Korea want their children to be fluent in English, even bilingual, so they spend a lot sending them to these places. Do you think this really helps kids become bilingual? I'm curious what early English education is like in northern European countries like the Netherlands or Germany where a large part of the population is fluent in English. In particular I heard in the Netherlands kids watch English language media without subtitles from an early age and this helps build fluency but I wonder what the regular education is like. Is sending preschool age kids to pick up English from native teachers a thing there too?

Edit to add: Slightly different but how early do kids start to learn French in English-speaking provinces of Canada?

Been in Korea for a little over week. Woke up with 4 bites on my arm one morning, got another seemingly today.

One has particularly gotten quite nasty and wondering 1.) where I can buy some medicine in Seoul (any recommendations if you have any) And 2.) what it could be? I’m assuming it’s just a simple mosquito bite but that big one is getting quite swole that’s all

Thanks for advice in advance :)

I was adopted internationally at 6 months old and I am just curious what the opinion is about adopted kids.

I tried to find my birth mother but then I ran into a lot of information being scrambled. I asked around and found out it’s common for many adoptees. Due to the stigma against single mothers and illegitimate children.

I was born in 1998, so I was wondering if the overall opinion changed? Are people more accepting for single mothers?

Let me be clear, I appreciate everything my mother did for me. It must’ve been very difficult to have a child at 18. I won’t seek her out because I understand that she might not want contact for a variety of reasons. I left a letter for her at the agency saying as much when I visited Korea. I just hope she wasn’t ostracized or was able to move on and better her situation. It seems she dropped out of school when she was 16 to work. I hope she’s alright out there and that her family didn’t treat her poorly.

Just wanted to understand better my empty feelings when I come back to UK after I visit SK. I feel a sense of belonging and acceptance whenever I visit Korea despite growing up in UK and I always leave with a heavy heart when flying back home.

Home is subjective as well since it can be UK or SK but I don't feel I am fully accepted as a British person and feel amiss. I eternally feel like an outsider looking in despite living in UK most of my life.

Does anyone have insight how to navigate these feelings or to better help cope with this? I just wanted to gain some perspective from someone who might understand what I am experiencing with my identity crisis. I just posted here as I thought it relates to Korea but apologises if this isn't relevant