Quote from: Mezoti97 on August 16, 2018, 10:20:32 amQuote from: kyndo on August 10, 2018, 11:29:50 am We had record highs in the Daegu area -- highest recorded since records began in 1907 (so possibly they were the highest temperatures ever in Korea, for all we know!). Temps were up at 40.7 Celcius at one o' clock in the afternoon. I recently learned from a Korean co-worker that Daegu is apparently the hottest part of Korea during the summer, and as such, Koreans have nicknamed Daegu "Dafrica." Haha.I think this is supposed to be the main reason why the Daegu area is used for growing those expensive gift apples. It has the perfect "tropical" climate for growing them.
Quote from: kyndo on August 10, 2018, 11:29:50 am We had record highs in the Daegu area -- highest recorded since records began in 1907 (so possibly they were the highest temperatures ever in Korea, for all we know!). Temps were up at 40.7 Celcius at one o' clock in the afternoon. I recently learned from a Korean co-worker that Daegu is apparently the hottest part of Korea during the summer, and as such, Koreans have nicknamed Daegu "Dafrica." Haha.
We had record highs in the Daegu area -- highest recorded since records began in 1907 (so possibly they were the highest temperatures ever in Korea, for all we know!). Temps were up at 40.7 Celcius at one o' clock in the afternoon.
Quote from: Kayos on August 16, 2018, 12:06:09 pmWhy not make a healthy lunch and take it with you? It's what I do. 1. I'm clueless when it comes to preparing affordable, tasty "healthy" food. (What's cheap and healthy at the grocery store?)2. I'm paying $4 a meal, I'd like to get my money's worth
Why not make a healthy lunch and take it with you? It's what I do.
Quote from: Kayos on August 16, 2018, 12:06:09 pmQuote from: JVPrice on August 16, 2018, 11:47:04 amBefore anyways says it, yes, I'm aware that I chose to live in Korea and I should expect this.So why the heck are vegetables always spicy??? Unless they're serving salad, the veggie side dishes are always red, and just looking at it is threatening to me.Not trying to complain but my low-tolerance for spicy food makes it hard to enjoy school lunch sometimes. My second school especially, which is situated in the the countryside. Today was bulgogi, spicy fish cake soup, kimchi (of course), and some other veggie covered in red. The bulgogi was bearable, but everything else wasn't. I just wanna eat healthy, but they make it way more difficult Why not make a healthy lunch and take it with you? It's what I do. 1. I'm clueless when it comes to preparing affordable, tasty "healthy" food. (What's cheap and healthy at the grocery store?)2. I'm paying $4 a meal, I'd like to get my money's worth
Quote from: JVPrice on August 16, 2018, 11:47:04 amBefore anyways says it, yes, I'm aware that I chose to live in Korea and I should expect this.So why the heck are vegetables always spicy??? Unless they're serving salad, the veggie side dishes are always red, and just looking at it is threatening to me.Not trying to complain but my low-tolerance for spicy food makes it hard to enjoy school lunch sometimes. My second school especially, which is situated in the the countryside. Today was bulgogi, spicy fish cake soup, kimchi (of course), and some other veggie covered in red. The bulgogi was bearable, but everything else wasn't. I just wanna eat healthy, but they make it way more difficult Why not make a healthy lunch and take it with you? It's what I do.
Before anyways says it, yes, I'm aware that I chose to live in Korea and I should expect this.So why the heck are vegetables always spicy??? Unless they're serving salad, the veggie side dishes are always red, and just looking at it is threatening to me.Not trying to complain but my low-tolerance for spicy food makes it hard to enjoy school lunch sometimes. My second school especially, which is situated in the the countryside. Today was bulgogi, spicy fish cake soup, kimchi (of course), and some other veggie covered in red. The bulgogi was bearable, but everything else wasn't. I just wanna eat healthy, but they make it way more difficult
I just wanna eat healthy, but they make it way more difficult
Quote from: CypherSoul on August 21, 2018, 11:46:07 amdo other countries always put granulated sugar into their food? my wife and MIL even put a ton of sugar into bibimbap. why? makes it taste horrible
That seriously sounds like a family quirk, or something that your wife picked up from you MIL when she was growing up. I have eaten many a bibimbab with different places, all over the country, and have never once seen that. I have mostly seen granulated sugar added to bread or "donuts" or corn dogs.
do other countries always put granulated sugar into their food? my wife and MIL even put a ton of sugar into bibimbap. why? makes it taste horrible
Quote from: lifeisgood6447 on August 21, 2018, 12:38:52 pmThat seriously sounds like a family quirk, or something that your wife picked up from you MIL when she was growing up. I have eaten many a bibimbab with different places, all over the country, and have never once seen that. I have mostly seen granulated sugar added to bread or "donuts" or corn dogs.Second this. I've never even heard of this, let alone seen it EVER in my 6 years here.
After getting to school, I was told that I didn't need to go to work since all schools on Jeju are CLOSED. WTF, really?! Funny how the PoE sent the message at about 9:50 AM knowing g-damn well that all of us would already be at work. Now I'm stuck here until 5. Yea.. after 'lunch', I'm out!
Just got a note from my son's school..."On the advice of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, the school will be closed tomorrow (Friday 24 August) as a precaution against Typhoon Soulik. School will finish at regular hours today (Thursday) with all after school meetings and activities postponed. All weekend activities are also postponed. Further communication will follow over the weekend."
The installation of the elevators was supposed to be completed over the course of summer break. It seems the school and the contractors were delayed in coming to an agreement on a contract, though, so work began ten days later than it was supposed to. That means rather than being done before this semester started, it will be done ten days or so afterwards. That means any classrooms anywhere near the construction get to deal with construction sounds all day (because of course they aren't waiting until after school hours to work on it). The noise ranges from mildly irritating to unbearable. It's distracting to the students, makes listening exercises more difficult, and causes me to have to raise my voice far more often than I'd care to.
Yup, government regulation and union-backed labor means that you get contractual delays for construction work. That's what you get with a liberal government.