Anonymous asked: Hey Joe. This is Raj Maitra from Cambridge. I like your blog stuff about Korea. Pretty funny stuff. I hope all is well with you. Good luck with TOPIK. Questions: Do you watch Korean Soccer? What was it like in South Korea when they heard that in North Korea Kim Jong-il died?
HOLY SHIT. I was in Thailand with Chyl and you came up in conversation and I started laughing once I saw this message. Here’s for your questions:
I don’t follow Korean soccer much. Koreans love the sport though. It’s the most televised sport in the country. Koreans follow their own league and they’re very interested in the English Premier League, since Park Ji-Sung plays on Manchester United.
It was huge news when Kim Jong-il died. However, it didn’t affect the daily lives of most South Koreans. I actually knew that he died before some of the South Koreans that I know did. It’s pretty interesting since most South Koreans don’t pay attention to what goes on in the northern half and they don’t expect a war to happen like people might first assume.
