Soju Essays

  • Korean Traditional Liquor

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    an friends closer, while providing a delicious tastes experience unequaled anywhere else on earth. soju, a distilled liquor You will particularly enjoy tasting traditional Korean liquors such as Ch'ongju (strained rice wine), Insamju(ginseng liquor) and Makkolli(unstrained rice wine). Each province has its own special liquors. Munbaeju in Seoul, Igangju in Chollabuk-do Province, Andong Soju in Andong, Kyongju Popchu in Kyongsangbuk-do Province, Changgunju in Chonju, Chollabuk-do Province and

  • Korean Stereotypes

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    have no pocks and has vibrant colors. It is sometimes used in weddings. It is where the husband and the wife have to wear one. You have to wear it during the second part of the wedding. During the second part of the wedding you have to drink Soju. What Soju is, is that it is a type of Korean alcohol

  • Drinking Age Essay

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    drinking limit. Also, no one waddles around in Japan at night. On the other hand, I am likely to hear the sound of “bomb shot” in any weekday evening in Seoul.The “bomb shot” is a favorite drink to throw away the stress. The “bomb shot” is a mixture of soju, which is Korean traditional alcohol, and beer.People pass the “bomb shot” over and over. The shots go around all night, resulting in all people being

  • Globalization In South Korea

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    Since the nation has almost no natural resources, their strategy was to create an export-oriented economy which as of 2014 was the 7th largest exporter in the world. Although it still focuses on beverage and food production, including Soju, the highest sold alcoholic beverage in the world, the manufacturing industry has been infiltrated by electronics, assembly lines, and technology. The major technological manufacturers located in Seoul include LG, Samsung, Kia, Hyundai, and SK Group

  • Descriptive Essay About Korea

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    bottle when pouring for elders. Elders however are allowed to use one hand as it shows authority. Apparently it is also very rude to pour yourself a drink, as I learned out the hard way, my new friends disciplined me by giving me a couple shots of Soju. Needless to say, that was I all I remembered from that night. You should always leave some alcohol in your glass and keep in mind that this flowing alcohol won’t stop for a while. So blame the alcohol and their rules when you see a group of coworkers

  • An Example Of Participation Observation At Kimchi Korean Restaurant

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    In order to conduct participation observation, I chose Kimchi Korean Restaurant. It is near a shopping center and looks ordinarily from outside. From the name, you can easily know that it is a Korean restaurant. Kimchi is the most famous traditional Korean food. I went there at Saturday night. When I arrived there at about 7:00 in the evening, there were lots of people and I waited about 10 minutes in order to get an empty table. It has Kimchi on its shop sign and there are also some Korean words

  • A Breathe of Fresh Air

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    Taeyeon’s POV: We were back at the dorm after another full day of schedules. I lazily laid down on my bed, being completely exhausted both mentally and physically. The day had felt so long and a headache was growing in my head. I closed my eyes and massaged my temples, an action I’ve been doing a lot lately. Even after 7 years of schedules, my body has yet to get used to the daily routine of fatigue. Coming home day and night after working all day got quite stressful. I had learned to smile through

  • Heartbreak Narrative

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    He became different. Maybe it's also the reason why our love became different. We only talk when it's needed. He doesn't initiates our conversation anymore. I always do. We only kiss and hug each other occasionally. Heck, I can even count it with my fingers now unlike in the past. I can't remember when's the last time we ate together. Oh right, that's when Sungyeol hyung's birthday bash which was.. Uhmmm.. Two months ago.. The worst thing is that I don't even know why it

  • Translating Cultural Subtext in Modern Korean Fiction

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    Translating Cultural Subtext in Modern Korean Fiction Translation as an Act of Bridging Two Cultures Literary translation can be described in many ways. In the first place we can think of it as retelling, in that we take a Korean story and tell it in English. In retelling the story we make it public. This means we have an audience, either readers of our translation or listeners of a public reading of that translation. Public readings are an important way of disseminating a translation.