The Tip system is one of the American cultures, paying service providers as a token of gratitude. In the United State, they give 15 to 20 percent of the service price. Although it is a tip culture that does not have much to worry about in other countries, American culture is currently affecting South Korea a lot. It was also controversial as more restaurants such as domestic restaurants and places asking for tips on using taxis. Kakao T, South Korea's largest mobility platform, has also been controversial by introducing a service that tips taxi drivers or by placing a glass bottle written as a
On May 17, 2023, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published a report and warned that the hottest summer in history awaits. Also, American meteorologists said that El Niño will develop this summer with a chance over 90 percent, ending the last three years of La Niña conditions. The scientific anticipations about another extremely hot summer rises people’s anxiety through the roof. El Niño and La Niña are natural climate patterns that occur in the Pacific Ocean, which later influence the climate of the entire globe. When El Niño occurs, the warm sea water in the Pacific Ocean spreads
From 2020 to 2022, when COVID-19 was in full swing, the average number of disaster text messages sent per year reached 54,402 over a total of three years. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security of the Republic of Korea said it will push to exclude text messages recommended for safe driving or missing warnings related to heavy snow warnings from the disaster text list. The disaster character system was introduced in May 2005, and it is now in its 19th year. In response to the emergency of the problem in Korea, air raid warnings, emergency disasters such as earthquakes with a magnitu
Saving chat room refers to a type of KakaoTalk open chat room where people share how they spend their money. It is a method in which people who want to reduce consumption to an extreme extent gather to set their monthly spending goals and share their daily spending details. If they save money, you can encourage them. If they take a taxi or drink expensive coffee, you can encourage them. As the economy becomes difficult, saving chat rooms are trending among the younger generation. There are about 1,100 members in saving chat rooms, which are operated by hundreds, of which the age group varies f
Harvard University Press recently made revisions to their textbook "Korean History: Discovery of Its Characteristics and Developments," in response to criticisms about the way it addressed certain aspects of Korean history. One of the major changes was the inclusion of the East Sea as a term to refer to the body of water between Korea and Japan, alongside the commonly used name, the Sea of Japan. The use of the name "Sea of Japan" has long been a point of contention between Korea and Japan, as it reflects Japan's historical dominance in the region and ignores Korea's own history and perspectiv
Through In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal, which was recently released on Netflix, people are interested in events that occurred in pseudo-religion in the modern history of the Republic of Korea. The documentary details the incident that occurred in South Korea. In addition, through interviews with pseudo-religious victims introduced in the documentary, he revealed that he could be exposed to financial losses and sexual crimes at that time and ruin his life. Such pseudo-religion is now common around us. We need to look at the past actions of pseudo-religion and find out how we should disting
February 6 at 4:17 A.M., a major earthquake of 7.8 magnitude scale occurred near a Turkish town called Gaziantep in south-eastern Turkey. The earthquake took place near the border between Turkey and Syria, causing damage in ten southern Turkish provinces and four Syrian provinces, along the fault line of 100 km. A week has passed since. The damaged site is still filled with remains of buildings and rescue workers. The rescue units have been working night and day to dig out the survivors and the dead bodies. The operation is particularly difficult as many buildings crashed down and most people
In 2023, there were many changes, including the disappearance of college entrance fees and the disappearance of food expiration dates. Among them, the biggest change we felt in our lives was the increase in utility bills, including electricity bills and public transportation costs. Most of the major cities nationwide have decided to raise public transportation fees, including buses, subways and taxis. Following the increase in oil prices last year, the cost of operating private vehicles has increased, and public transportation costs have also been raised. According to the National Statistical