A total of 2,545 complaints related to drunk people in Seoul subway stations were submitted between January and March of this year, the subway system's operators said Friday. Seoul Metro said it is conducting a campaign in anticipation of an increase in alcohol-related incidents on Seoul subways, noting that the number of complaints for such incidents increased by 76 compared to the same period the year before. .
Band izarre, malicious attacks sabotage against foreign-owned businesses in Korea turn out not to be so rare. After an article last month detailed the coordinated negative-offensive reviews on Instagram against Tom s Pizza, Brandon Harkins, the owner of Aqua Duck Pizza Pub in eastern Seoul s Majang-dong, shared his own story of how a curse was placed on him, and what he did to overcome this mystical attack.
A new apartment complex to be built by Hyundai E&C in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is drawing increasing attention for offering advantageous access to public transit, incorporating the latest technological features to enhance the quality of life and providing financial perks for those interested in purchasing a unit, according to the country s major builder, Thursday.
A foreigner walks into a public washroom at a Korean train station. On the way out, he is horrified to find no soap at the sinks. Then he witnesses a Korean next to him grab a blue knob that s affixed to the wall by a metal rod, and perform what to the foreigner appears to be a vulgar gesture. That s the soap! Is it even sanitary?