tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post8557871133682684037..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Vernon Mooers writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-31165832754929925032019-05-18T07:57:02.741-07:002019-05-18T07:57:02.741-07:00Actually, "ajumas" are essentially middl...Actually, "ajumas" are essentially middle-aged (broadly speaking) in that they not maidens or grandmotherly. In Korea they are characterized in lovingly disparaging terms, almost like a separate class.DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-32402887715473227512019-05-16T17:16:01.641-07:002019-05-16T17:16:01.641-07:00Busan, on the southern coast of the Republic of Ko...Busan, on the southern coast of the Republic of Korea, is the country's 2nd largest city and contains the largest port. The city has 6 beaches, but Haeundae is the nation's largest. The Pukyong National University was formed in 1996 from the merger of the National Fisheries University of Busan and the Busan National University of Technology. "The Korea Herald," an English-language daily, was established in Seoul in 1953 as "The Korean Republic" and changed its name in 1973. "Ajumas" are old women, "yogwans" are small private academies, "norae-bongs" (song rooms) are karaoke singing venues. "Soju" is a clear, colorless distilled beverage traditionally made from rice, wheat, or barley, but now often from potatoes, sweet potatoes, or tapioca' it means "burned liquor" (referring to the heat of distillation); it was developed by the Yuan Mongols who invaded the peninsula in the 13th century.DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com