Family Culture

Learn all about Korean family culture! Family is tied with hierarchy, but also rituals, major holidays, everyday terms, and more, so family is a deep part of Korean culture.

Practice Korean & Learn About Korea with Humans of Seoul

Practice Korean & Learn About Korea with Humans of Seoul

Humans of Seoul is a blog I have been following before I started studying seriously! They focus on interviewing Koreans of all ages about various topics with both original Korean and English translations.

 

Practice Korean & Learn About Korea with Humans of Seoul

This is a perfect light resource to develop your reading skills. With a full range of ages, that means everyone can find a conversation to their depth or vocabulary level to practice with. Also, the range of topics means there will definitely be something to interest you and give you a perspective on Korean life and the people living there! From sports, books, hobbies, school, romance, work, parenting, childhood, health, and much more.

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Happy Korean Lunar New Year! Customs & Zodiacs

Happy Korean Lunar New Year! Customs & Zodiacs

Back in 2023, I did an overview of the Korean Lunar New Year, going through how it is celebrated, key New Year dishes, the difference between Chinese and Korean New Year, and more. Today I want to delve a bit deeper and get more into the customs and zodiacs, and certain things. Koreans still enjoy the January 1st New Year, but it’s more similar to the one over here, without any big family connection.

By Pam, ago
All About Korean Dialects and Satoori

All About Korean Dialects and Satoori

Today I want to get into Korean dialects! South Korea while being small in size, is quite big in population and history of culture to build their own dialectal variences. I’ll cover the major dialects, where they are from, any notes about them, the pronunciation differences, and then some interesting slang or expressions!

By Pam, ago
Why Is Korean MBTI So Huge

Why Is Korean MBTI So Huge?

If you’ve been following recent Korean cultural trends you may have heard of Korean MBTI being adapted and gaining huge traction. While the trend of MBTI seems to have died down here, it is going strong in South Korea with many people making judgment calls on people based on their type. 

By Pam, ago