Seoul Frequently I’m an indifferent eater, and I avoid drinking especially anywhere around something as serious as work! The staff kids me for my “beers of the year.” My Korean comrade Na Hyodoo had questioned me closely about my unwillingness and restraint in this area, because it was soooo different from Korean cultural practice. Having …
Month: November 2007
Speaking at the Anglican Hall
Seoul We needed to be there shortly after noon so that we could try and meet the translators and go over the signals and iron out the rough edges before the presentations. In this look at the 10 years since the IMF crisis in Korea and the economic dislocations it forced on …
More on Changwon
Changwon We were meeting in a large auditorium in the new Labor Department building in Changwon. The administrator noted in his closing remarks that we were essentially inaugurating the “hall” as the first big event to be held there. More that 50 people sat attentively from the opening bell before 2 PM until 6:45 PM …