"A Case of You" by Joni Mitchell: the line "I could drink a case of you, and still be on my feet" is one of the greatest...

I was just looking over the series I wrote this spring, about how to make friends across the foreign/Korean cultural divide, in which I high...

Here's the skinny, dear readers: I need a hand. My fiance's father will do a short speech on the day of the wedding, and my father...

This post is part of a series providing tips for expats in Korea who are interested in becoming friends with Koreans, and tips for Kor...

This post is part of a series providing tips for expats in Korea who are interested in becoming friends with Koreans, and tips for Koreans w...

This post is part of a series providing tips for expats in Korea who are interested in becoming friends with Koreans, and tips for Koreans w...

This post is part of a series providing tips for expats in Korea who are interested in becoming friends with Koreans, and tips for Koreans w...

Read up: Equivocations (or: Yes I know these are sweeping generalizations. I'm not stupid, and neither are you.) How To Chat With For...

This is part 4 of a series on forming friendships between Koreans and expats. It sure isn't the final word on the subject, but maybe it...

This is part 3 of a series on forming friendships between Koreans and expats. It sure isn't the final word on the subject, but maybe it...

OK. I realize that the portrait that is slowly forming, by listing all the different ways these discussions go wrong, doesn't look good...

This is part two of the companion piece to Wanna Chat with Foreign Beauties? How to Make Friends with a Foreigner. While getting on my high...

This is part 2 of a series on forming friendships between Koreans and expats. It sure isn't the final word on the subject, but maybe it...

Ooh, dear expat readers: You thought I was going to let you off the hook, didn't you? You thought I was going to put all of the onus ...

This is part 1 of a series on forming friendships between Koreans and expats. It sure isn't the final word on the subject, but maybe it...

Do Make Say Think is one of my favorite bands, and they played in Seoul a couple Sundays ago . They play what is often labeled "Post-ro...

Soundtrack for the post: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Brian Deutsch is on his way out of Korea. I've known this for a while; Brian a...