Posts Tagged ‘Ajuma’
Korean Ajushi Rocking a Trendy Hat
In: Ajuma| Ajushi| American Culture Korea| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Subway
2 Jul 2009I could not stop laughing when I saw this ajushi (Korean for “old man”) on the subway. This man was probably about 60 years old and was passed out with his head down. You see this in Korea everywhere – Koreans who are clueless what the text means in English, but because it’s English, they [...]
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- Tags: Ajuma, Ajushi, Kanglish, Korean Hat, Korean-English
Korean Cleaning Lady
In: Ajuma| Coex Mall| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Culture
18 May 2009Yet, another attraction at COEX Mall in Seoul. I was walking back to the subway when I noticed this lady screaming past me on her scooter…. a few minutes later, she came whizzing back but this time I noticed a sweeper in front of her scooter along with other cleaning supplies and gear in the [...]
The Power of the Ajuma
4 May 2009Definition of AJUMA: An ajuma is a middle-aged Korean woman who has already had kids. It is said this woman needed seemingly supernatural powers to raise Korean children. Throughout Korea, there is an ongoing joke making fun of an ajuma’s super-powers, despite her unassuming figure. Basically, she could be an X-Men character.
Here are some ajuma [...]
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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