...translated into English is a good introduction to real Korean Kultur. They should distribute this book to new teachers in Korea, rather than teaching them about spicy Kimchi, making soap and all the other sparkling PR bullshit to 'educate foreigners' about a sanitised version of Korean culture that has never really existed. 와탕카 is crude, silly and funny, as you can see from this predictably 똥 fixated example here. It is also satirical and cynical about authority figures and traditional social roles/responsibilities. Comes in handy for introducing lesson topics to older students, as well.
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