In Korean, "필름이 끊기다" means "I lost my film" and is actually used when you lose your memory due to drinking too much alcohol. When watching dramas, you will often see the expression "어제 필름이 끊겨서 어떻게 집에 왔는지 기억이 안 나" (I drank too much yesterday and don't remember how I got home!). This is an interesting expression unique to Korea, the country of drinking! The New Year's holiday is just around the corner! Drinking...

As time goes by, there are machines such as cassette tapes and steam locomotives that are used much less frequently than in the past. And the same thing may be happening in the world of words. I once had the opportunity to meet up with some old friends, some of whom were in their 70s, for the first time in many years, and we shared a meal and a drink together. When the party was coming to an end, we decided to take a commemorative photo, so I handed my smartphone to the waiter and asked him if the photo had been taken successfully...

Did everyone figure out the answer to yesterday's quiz? I am sure that many of you were able to figure it out because it is so famous! Now, let me announce the correct answer! The correct answer was... 팥죽 (팥죽). 팥 means azuki in Japanese and 죽 means porridge. It is similar to zenzai in Japan and is made of cooked azuki beans and filled with rice dumplings or rice. It is sweet and makes your body warm when eaten on a cold day....

The cold wave has arrived and the cold days are continuing. The city is beginning to have the atmosphere of the season of the teacher. This week, the 21st was the day of the winter solstice. In Japan, it is customary to eat pumpkin and take a yuzu bath on the winter solstice, and this is also the custom in Korea. Now here is a problem! In Korea, people eat foods with "pa" in Korean on the winter solstice. What is it? Bread (빵)?　Pineapple (파인애플)?　Or pasta? (파스타) Hint...

In Part 2, we will introduce a tax that is difficult to determine whether it is a national tax or a local tax. In Part 2, we will introduce a tax that is difficult to determine whether it is a national tax or a local tax: the "Local Corporation Tax. It starts with "Local Corporation" but is a national tax. It starts with "local corporation," but it is a national tax. Hmmm, wonderful! What do you mean?