Traditionally they were the breadwinners, at least until mainland Korea annexed the island. I don't know what it's like now, since I don't personally know anyone from Jeju, but from what I understand they're still pretty well respected.

This has been going on for hundreds of years. Traditionally they didn't have wetsuits or masks either.

All of these were eaten in Korea, usually when out with the in-laws or my husband's friends.

Huh. Just found my celebrity doppleganger.

I did a report on Bessie for Black History Month way back in like 2nd grade and I've basically been in love with her ever since. I think I still have the poster somewhere in my parents' house. That woman was amazing.

I mentioned this thread to him and he claims to have no knowledge of his noisy past. "I've always been a quiet eater!" Hahahaha.

By mocking him soundly and mercilessly and pointing out how much he resembles our dog when he does it.

As a person married to a Korean and who just spent a weekend with 20+ members of his family, I can tell you that yes, it's cultural.

Unrelated to science fairs, but I teach kindy in Korea and there is always at least one student whose mom or dad doesn't like what they write in class and dictates a new paragraph/sentence for their homework. I mean, yeah, the English the kids use is a bit unusual sometimes and definitely not as complex or detailed as…

Haha no, my mom is too awesome. The bitch was my uncle's bride.

I dunno, my dad has so many ridiculous stories from his youth (and even recently!) that I could write a three page obit and still not have tapped them all. This one is a serious contender, though.

My dad and his youngest brother (both groomsmen) got into a parking lot fistfight over my mom (a bridesmaid) at their brother's wedding. My parents met that day and liked each other immediately, but my mom and my youngest uncle were the same age and all of the relatives thought they should get together, so they kept…

The problem with that question is that it doesn't count immigrant families who for some reason choose to speak English at home (as was the case for nearly every Korean-American friend I had in college) or people who learn a second or third or fourth language independently of their families (for school, significant…

Cluny definitely agrees with you there. A++

Don't you DARE leave me hanging! What in the ever-loving FUCK??

Yeah, we use this all the time where I work (I'm a teacher). I thought it was pretty common.

Only a few off the top of my head, but my nickname as a child was "The Klutz" so I'm sure my parents have more.

It was the book that introduced me to scifi, so I'm super fond of it. I was about 12 when I read it and had a younger brother, so I identified hard with Poddy.

Noted! I will have to ask Hubs and coworkers their opinions, so I'll hopefully have an order for you within a couple of weeks!

YES. I would totally spend money to see this. And maybe more to force other people to see it.