Posted on April 17, 2009 by George Deftereos
I think I was discriminated against today at the bank. This would be the first time it has ever happened in over two years of being in Korea. (As far as I remember, but I do tend to forget the bad things. Though I never forget those that think they can pull one on me). [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by George Deftereos
On the way home from the football on Sunday we had to go to Gwanghuamun to get our bus. In front of Yi Sunsin’s statue there was a massive protest, or so we thought. It was actually about 20 protesters literally swamped by 200-300 riot police. On each corner of the intersection was a row [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2008 by George Deftereos
Well, the Memorial Day Long Weekend has come and gone. Some events of note;
1) KESS’ original overseer is back. Good to catch up with him.
2) Lee Myungbak (or 2MB, referring to his memory) met with prominant Buddhist and Catholic leaders to discuss his failing popularity. Maybe it’s linked to his policies rather than his beliefs.
3) [...]
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Posted on December 12, 2007 by George Deftereos
President Roh’s tenure is about to end and there are no less than 12 candidates for president. This amuses me as Australia recently had it’s federal election, but unlike the Koreans (and Americans to a lesser extent) we do not like to delude ourselves by directly choosing a president. We understand that any leader has [...]
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