Pearls of witticism from 'Bo the Blogger: Kushibo's Korea blog... Kushibo-e Kibun...
Now with Less kimchi, more nunchi. Random thoughts and commentary (and indiscernibly opaque humor) about selected social, political, economic, and health-related issues of the day affecting "foreans," Koreans, Korea and East Asia, along with the US, especially Hawaii, Orange County and the rest of California, plus anything else that is deemed worthy of discussion. Forza Corea!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Loose change for February 21, 2009, Part 2
Economic news
The New York Times talks about the nickel-and-diming of airline passengers — or should I say they're getting Jacksoned? — and how that has created a war between them and the airlines.
Brian in Chŏllanam-do got some of his nice pictures printed in a newly published Moon guide for expats living in South Korea. I hope he doesn't mind me snagging the one below, of Sunchon Bay (순천만, sun•ch'ŏn•man).
A study done at UT Austin suggests that social networking site profiles are actually a fairly accurate picture of the person making them and not a reflection of some idealized self.
The Los Angeles Times has a nice feature on Hideki Matsui, who has signed on to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim the Anaheim Angels.
How will California restaurant goers react to nutrition guideline displays at chain eateries, especially when they find out that salad has a thousand calories?
Living in Orange County, I never saw a cockroach, but apparently there are restaurants in Orange County that get closed down for cockroach infestation, rodent infestation, sewage problems, etc. Fortunately for the consumer, the Orange County Register is good enough to list the locations.
No, I don't mind. Thanks for the link, and for putting up a pic of one of my favorite spots in Korea.
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