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The problem with working at home is that your morning routine kinda blends with your work, checking emails while eating breakfast, moving onto other work and realising you haven’t even brushed your...
View ArticleDate Night
I was just joking and knew there was no Jinju Tower… maybe one day there will be! This is what we really did for our date night. We finally had some time off and went into Jinju for dinner and a...
View Article6 Challenges of International Relationships
While movies often glamorize international relationships, in reality there are a lot of things to think about! Also just wanted to clarify that when we say “the government doesn’t care if you are...
View ArticleLiving with inlaws
There are a few reasons why we are living with Hugh’s parents. One reason is that they are getting older and Hugh probably won’t ever have this type of time with them again, so making the most of it....
View ArticleWill a Korean’s parents accept me?
We get asked a lot about how Hugh’s parents reacted to him bringing home an Australian girlfriend. We also get asked whether Korean parents are likely to accept a foreigner son or daughter in law and...
View ArticleAnnoying
We live on a farm, in the middle of nowhere… sometimes annoying me is his only entertainment. I often give a good reaction as well. If you watch our vlogs and see him harassing me I’ll do the “Nooo!...
View ArticleForgetful
He likes to think I’m such a baby and so helpless so it’s funny to turn it back on him. Also it’s not just about being forgetful, it’s because once I’ve got my shoes on, I can’t go back inside! I’m...
View ArticleCrossed Wires
I’m used to kilos, so seeing a weight in pounds makes no sense to me and I definitely can’t convert that in my head! (Thank you Google). In normal conversation we don’t really have trouble...
View ArticleHair Model
It was my birthday yesterday! One of my presents was a new straightener/styler but because it’s monsoon season I can’t really do much at the moment. The humidity is so bad in Korea at the moment and...
View ArticleTHE REAL DOM & HYO
You have probably seen Dom and Hyo’s comics and infographics around but you might not have actually seen them in a video. We were hanging out last Friday and took the opportunity to film a video...
View ArticleHello GD?
This is a redo of an earlier comic about when we first met. Yes, he used this G-Dragon line on me when we first met. Still haven’t met GD and it’s 5 years later! I thought it was appropriate to share...
View ArticleSecret Weddings?
Chloe and I talk about the reality of why you might have a secret wedding if you marry a Korean. We talked a little bit in the video about friends reactions and as Chloe said, questions about proposals...
View ArticleSo White
Being in an intercultural marriage means that you are comfortable talking about race and cultural differences and cultural identity. But some days you just have conversations like this… haha.
View ArticleKOREAN PET NAMES
We talk about Korean pet names! We cover the most basic ones (and some new funny ones) but there are more talked about on this blog here. What are the most common pet names in your country?
View ArticleOur New Year’s Eve
We didn’t plan to do much for New Year’s Eve but we ended up at a cool apartment and then close to the fireworks! We were really lucky. It’s rare for all of us to be together. Han and Sophie (and...
View ArticleThankful
After that he did start to list things he was thankful for, but made that joke first and said, “You should make that into a comic”. Almost all comic ideas are genuine things that actually happen, but...
View ArticleOur Most Annoying Habits
We sure had a lot to talk about! This was a lot of fun to film. We actually filmed it before we were in Australia for 6 weeks and almost couldn’t find the footage again, but I’m glad we did. After...
View ArticleThis Side
I’ve read that when someone returns to their home, where their parents still live, they tend to act more like their teenage self and revert back to that type of behaviour. That definitely plays a part...
View ArticleWashing Machine
One of our biggest disagreements is about taking the plastic of new appliances. I always want to do it right away but Hugh NEVER wants to remove the plastic. It drives me crazy because the plastic...
View ArticleWhich Meaning?
Hugh says: Pumpkin (hobak in Korean), the pumpkin flower is beautiful but pumpkins in Korea have a lot of wrinkles and creases so it doesn’t look pretty. So we say apples and watermelon are pretty....
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