In Korea, "the film is gone" is expressed as "필름이 끊기다," and it is actually used when someone loses their memory due to drinking too much alcohol. When watching dramas, you often hear the expression: "어제 필름이 끊겨서 어떻게 집에 왔는지 기억이 안 나" ("I had a blackout yesterday, so I don't remember how I got home"). It is an interesting expression unique to Korea, a country known for its drinking culture! The year-end and New Year holidays are just around the corner! Alcohol...

As time goes on, there are machines like cassette tapes and steam locomotives that are used much less frequently than before. Perhaps the same thing is happening in the world of language. I recently had the opportunity to meet up with some old friends—men in their 70s—and we had a meal together. As the party was drawing to a close, we decided to take a commemorative photo, so we handed a smartphone to a staff member, and after the photo was successfully taken...

Did everyone figure out the answer to yesterday's quiz? It's quite famous, so I'm sure many of you knew it! Now, for the announcement of the correct answer! The correct answer is... 팥죽 (Patjuk). 팥 means red bean in Japanese, and 죽 means porridge. As the name suggests, there is a custom of eating red bean porridge on the winter solstice. It is similar to Japanese zenzai, and it contains rice dumplings or rice in cooked red beans. It is sweet and warms your body when you eat it on a cold day♪ Eating red bean porridge on the winter solstice...

A cold wave has arrived, and the cold days continue. The atmosphere of December is starting to drift through the streets. This past week, the 21st, was the winter solstice. In Japan, there is a custom of eating pumpkin and taking a yuzu bath on the winter solstice, and Korea has similar customs as well. Now, here is a question! In Korea, people eat a food that starts with "pa" in Korean on the winter solstice. What could it possibly be? Bread (ppang)? Pineapple (painaepeul)? Or perhaps pasta (paseuta)? Hint...

In Part 2, we will introduce taxes that are difficult to distinguish as either national or local taxes. They are: "Local Corporation Tax" and "Local Corporation Special Tax." Even though they start with "Local Corporation," they are national taxes. Even though they are "local," they are at a national level. Well, how wonderful! Wait, what on earth!