진짜 한국을 알고 싶다면 Korean Dude에게 무엇이든 물어보세요 !

서울의 문화.관광 정보를 제공하는 영문 월간지 의 인기 컬럼 “Ask a Korean Dude” 이 드디어 단행본으로 나오게 되었습니다.
한국에 거주하고 있는 외국인이 항상 궁금해왔던 문의사항들을 모아 Q&A 형식으로 구성하였으며, “한국 사람들은 ‘식사하셨어요?’라는 말을 왜 그렇게 많이 하나요?” “술자리에서 왜 잔을 돌리나요?” 등 경험에서 우러나온 생생한 질문부터, “우측통행을 하는데 왜 사람들과 자꾸 부딪히나요?” “시골 집의 지붕은 왜 전부 주황색인가요?” “독립문은 어떻게 일제시대에도 살아남았나요?” “경복궁을 불태운 건 일본인이 아니라 한국인이었다면서요?”등 역사에 대해 날카로운 질문들도 함께 실려 있어 한국사회 전반에 대해 알기 쉽게 배워볼 수 있습니다.

KOREA: a country where tradition and rapid modernization meet in a dynamic dichotomy full of seemingly incongruous, yet somehow germane ethnic charms. It is these very elements that truly set Korea apart from its Asian colleagues as a bombastically inclined but strangely endearing little country.

This book is a collection of articles from the “Ask a Korean Dude” column Seoul Selection’s monthly travel and culture magazine, SEOUL, ran to answer questions posed by readers regarding aspects of Korean society and culture. Fielding the questions with sincerity and a dash of humor, the “Korean Dude”?frequently making use of his own endearing personal experiences?turned cultural quirks into cultural understanding, providing insight into the workings of Korean culture.

This book is a tool with which you, the foreigner, may come to not only understand the distinctly curious aspects of Korea, but also appreciate the deeply running veins of traditional and modernculture interlaced into this complex?but actually rather simple society.

INTRODUCTIOM
WHO IS THE KOREAN DUDE?

NICE TO MEET YOU
Greetings, Stranger
A Strange Welcome
Capoche?

MAN THE HELM
Metropolitan Mayhem
Korean Women
Vehicular Visions
The Bizarre
Shopper's Delight
For the Vagabonds
Navigation

EATS&DRINKS
The Fast Track to Food Come
Bottoms Up!

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Home Sweet Home
Digital Get Down
The Office
Staying Alive

I LOVE YOU?
The Dating Game
Tying the Knot
After the Big Day

CULTURE SHOCK
Forevermore Quirky
Education
Women's Woes

A TASTE OF HISTORY

CENTER STAGE
Modern Entertainment
Traditional Entertainment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT