Posts tagged "Korea"

Because I live in Seoul and work as a journalist, I'm paying close attention to the Winter Olympics as they open tonight in Pyeongchang, South Korea. I don't know much... Read more →

The birth rate in South Korea, where I live and work, hit a record low this year, leading to concern about the impact an aging (and, eventually, shrinking) population might... Read more →

South Korea, my adopted home for almost two years, has about 50 million residents as of the last census, in 2015. Most of them are settled in the country's urban... Read more →

I posted recently about how countries consume different amounts of alcohol — and how some have wider gender gaps when it comes to booze. The previous posts relied on two... Read more →

Earlier this week I posted two scatterplots examining the relationship between a country's average temperature and its male residents' average height. The data show some correlation, but there probably are... Read more →

I got married in Amsterdam. One thing I remember most about my time in The Netherlands is the obvious height of the locals. Both men and women, generally, are quite... Read more →

A few months ago, I wrote about the novelty of a McDonald's selling beer at one of its restaurants in South Korea — a first for the fast-food giant in... Read more →

The recent murder of a young woman in Seoul's Gangnam district has prompted discussion about the treatment of women in South Korean society, including lingering gender inequality, harassment and even physical violence.... Read more →

Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as a foreign correspondent for NPR. This post is part of an occasional series profiling the peninsula’s demographics and... Read more →

Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as a foreign correspondent for NPR. This post is part of an occasional series profiling the peninsula’s demographics and... Read more →

Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as a foreign correspondent for NPR. This post is part of an occasional series profiling the peninsula’s demographics and... Read more →

[caption id="attachment_2119" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Separating foreigners from the locals at a recent street festival celebrating Buddha's birthday.[/caption] Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as... Read more →

Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as a foreign correspondent for NPR. This post is the first in an occasional series profiling the peninsula’s... Read more →

What of the biggest surprises about moving to Seoul, South Korea — aside from the impenetrable language and other cultural adjustments — was the pricey cost of electricity. The monthly power bills... Read more →

As I noted yesterday, we can expect similar weather here in Seoul as we experienced in Washington, D.C., where we lived until earlier this month. The two capital cities are... Read more →