View from a temple in Gangnam

Cultural peculiarities

If you are from a western country, some patterns in Korean behavior and social structures might seem odd or complicated. But in the end, it is all about respect and the desire not to be rude.

A dried fish tied to a roofbeam

Who you gonna call? Fish!

When we were out to eat some temple food, I looked up and was rather surprised to see a dried fish bound to the traditional house’s roof beam. We asked the owner what the meaning of that was and her […]