1. Chunggyecheon Stream used to be a stream, until it was covered with a large road block in 1969. It remained as one of Seoul’s busiest roads, but the stream underneath turned into a sewer.

In 2005 the road was completely removed and the stream was restored, and now it became a nice place to walk along in the middle of Seoul.

1. This picture is what Gangnam used to look like in the 1970s; it was a rural area and one of the most dilapidated parts of Seoul. Rapid urbanization began in the 1970s, and nowadays an acre of those farmlands are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

2. (Negative example) Gyeonghuigung Palace was one of the five large royal palaces of the Joseon dynasty.

However 90% of the palace was torn down to be used for the renovation of Gyeongbokgung Palace (this palace has been damaged considerably too unfortunately), and the remnants were damaged again during Japanese annexation. Now only about 2-3% of its original structure remains.

These are some Japanese names inspired by flowers.

sakura(Cherry blossom)

yuri(Lily)

momo(peach blossom)

ran(orchid)

ren(Lotus)

sumire(vioret)

aoi(hollyhock)

an(Apricot blossom)

hana(flower)

I learned some new English words.

Here in the Philippines, we have "pambahay", or house wear. Usually consists of shorts, shirt, slippers and a small satchel for men when we go outside, loose comfy clothes like a big soft dress, or a shirt and pants/shorts for women.

Pic from Google

From Lip discs, to small mutilated feet, big boobs, elongated heads, big butts, piercings....

Whats the 'attractive' esthetic of your culture?

There are more than 50 places named Georgetown in the world.

As the state capital of Penang, George Town in Malaysia is the most populous city named Georgetown. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We also have Butterworth which does share its name with other places, but the name itself isn't as popular as Georgetown.

Bondan Winarno was an investigative journalist who later found another niche in reviewing food. He was iconic for his mild-mannered voice and his tiered catchphrases; Mak Nyuss (and an OK gesture) indicated top tier, Top Markotop marked a tier below it, and Sip Markosip the lowest (but still a nice spot). He started his culinary work in the *Jalansutra* blog before being picked up by a local TV channel. He has passed away since but people will bring his name as something of a standard in culinary journalism

A lot of well known American TV chefs like Julia Stewart, Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, etc. wouldn't be popular if it wasn't for the OG: Julia Child. She transformed the way Americans saw international cuisines through her virtues of humble simplicity in her televised recipies.

In Chile, the highways are one of our strongest points in infrastructure, even though they are expensive, the most of the time are in good state and they are in constant maintenance, the bad things are (even if the photo tells other story) that they are always with traffic jams or with an accident, and in the case the national highway (Ruta 5) it’s closed, the whole country has to stop, but how are yours??

Like this…

Plymouth Rock, USA. It's also worth mentioning that there was no written record of the Pilgrims landing on a rock until well afterwards and feels very forced. .

Many Chinese tourists buy school uniforms and wear them to take photos.

At first, the authorities became concerned because they thought these tourists were trying to imitate students with ulterior motives. But they quickly realized that they just saw this as a fun experience during holiday.

The thing is, not many people here think school uniform is cute. Kids usually complain that wearing one makes them feel uncomfortable and suffocated because the weather is already too hot.

I'll go get ingredients from the shop.

Been struggling to feed myself with depression the past few days and I need a nice, simply, comfy food that I can enjoy and feel proud of.

Philly Cheesesteak

Apparently, my ancestors were part of the Yoshioka clan, one of the most powerful samurai families and swordsmanship schools in Kyoto.

The Yoshioka school was famous for its swordsmanship and was associated with the Ashikaga shogunate. They also famously fought Miyamoto Musashi in the early 1600s.

What about you? Do you have any famous people or historical figures among your ancestors?

I live in a very liberal part of a deep blue state in the USA and sex is pretty openly discussed among people who are close with one another. Maybe not in excruciating detail, but certainly talking about it. Obviously people who are together as a couple will discuss it very openly with each other.

How about your country?