It happens within the first few seconds of entering a Korean home. Before greetings are exchanged, before coats come off, before anything else — shoes come off. They are placed at the entrance, …

There is a moment that catches many first-time visitors to Korea off guard. They step into the bathroom of an apartment, a guesthouse, or even a mid-range hotel, and notice that there is no clea…

Walk into almost any café in Seoul on a cold January morning. The line moves steadily. Orders go in. And a significant portion of what comes out across the counter is iced Americano — tall plast…

Walk into a Korean apartment and open the kitchen. The refrigerator will likely be large — noticeably larger than what you might find in a comparably sized home in Europe or even in parts of the…