Archive for the ‘Korean Infrastructure’ Category
Internet Speed in Korea
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Technology
6 Oct 2009Have you ever wondered how fast your internet speed really is in Korea?
Korea has the fastest internet speed in the world!
Eunmi told me she downloaded an entire show in just a few seconds. She says that you can download 1 gigabyte movies in just 10 minutes in Korea. I told her that can’t be right.
She [...]
iPhone in Korea
In: American Brands in Korea| American Culture Korea| American Franchises in Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Technology| iPhone in Korea
15 Jul 2009I love my iPhone. It is the best phone/handheld device that I have ever owned. I still have the 1st generation iPhone, but with constant software updates from Apple and 50,000 applications available from iPhone app developers, there’s always something new and interesting to do with it. The new iPhone 3Gs looks even more incredible. [...]
South Korean Economy in Recovery
In: Current Events in Korea| Economy| Korean Infrastructure| Money and Banking
6 Jul 2009South Korean Won to 1 USD
120 days
latest (Jul 3)
1265.66
lowest (May 11)
1233.76
highest (Mar 2)
1583
In four months, the Korean won has strengthened 20% against the U.S. dollar. If you had bought Korean won at its peak in February, and cashed out your currency account, you would have realized a 60% annualized return. I don’t [...]
Beware: Perverts on Subways in Seoul – Photos
In: Current Events in Korea| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Subway
15 May 2009I don’t know exactly what this means, but I have a pretty good idea. The illustration is hilarious. I noticed it on the subway wall going to Noryangjin. I would imagine it’s either a warning to would be perverts on the subway, or a precautionary measure for any ladies out there that may not be [...]
Korean Ambulance Jingle in Reverse Video
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Culture| Korean Infrastructure
9 May 2009See if you recognize the tune…..
When I first saw an emergency vehicle back up with this tune, I couldn’t stop laughing. Someone told me that when there is a fire, a huge entourage of emergency vehicles respond. Like 15 firetrucks, 5 police cars, and 5 ambulances.
If I can get a video of all the vehicles [...]
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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- squeak: you have forgotten to mention how the ajuma, at the age of ~45, sprout a darth visor from their fore [...]
- Winnie: Hey Kee, I'm a Korean American who is going to Korea this May with some Jewish friends. Would you [...]
- july: i love all the seafood, even i only eat several typr but i like to try them all =) [...]
- Daphne: our civil defence "trucks" (we call them Rhino, i believe) don't have water supplies as a fire hydra [...]
- Daphne: Cool... I wish Singapore has got such fast speeds! but is that speed wireless or cabled? [...]
