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VOLUME 10 NO. 5 JULY 8 – JULY 21, 2021 FREE SUBMIT STORIES TO: [email protected] KOREA.STRIPES.COM FACEBOOK.COM/STRIPESPACIFIC LET’S HIT Stars and Stripes is asking readerss to write about their own piece off ! paradise. Yes, that means you! Our annual Destination Paradisee magazine highlights must-see WUDYHOVSRWVDFURVVWKH3DFLƓFŋ and your bit of paradise could bee included in our 2021-22 edition that hits the streets on THE BEACH 3DFLƓFEDVHVLQ6HSWHPEHU Submit your story and photos to [email protected] by July 20. We’ll make you famous! Catch a wave at Mallipo Check out our previouss Destinazation Paradisee Pages 8-9 mags INSIDE INFO FEAR OF THE FAN AN URBAN LEGEND HEATS UP IN THE SUMMER PAGE 4 Safety measures in place Best coastal destinations Busan beaches Page 6 Pages 10-11 Page 12 2 STRIPES KOREA A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION JULY 8 − JULY 21, 2021 etting carry-out food at a restaurant in Korea is a great option. There are many eateries offering take-out and if you learn to use t--his key phrase, G you’ll be able to grab your favorite food to go. First, you might need to ask the restaurant employee whether they have a to-go Max D. Lederer Jr. Speakin’ menu or not, before ordering meal. In this situation, use this expression: “po-jang Publisher doe-na-yo?” which means “Do you have carryout?” If they do have a to-go menu, use Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum Commander Korean this expression when ordering food: “pojanghae juseyo,” which means “To-go please.” Michael Ryan Chief of Staff BY CHIHON KIM, t%PZPVIBWFDBSSZPVU u Chris Verigan STRIPES KOREA Engagement Director Marie Woods QPKBOHEPFOBZP աਃ uغtನ Publishing and Media Design Director Chris Carlson VIDEO Publishing and Media Design Manager QPKBOH • LESSON Eric Lee ನ QPKBOHUPHP Advertising and Circulation Manager EPFOBZP • BWBJMBCMFաਃ EPFOBZPغ .Enrique “Rick” W. 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JULY 8 − JULY 21, 2021 A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION STRIPES KOREA 3 4 STRIPES KOREA A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION JULY 8 − JULY 21, 2021 FEAR OF THE FAN File photos An urban legend heats up in the summer BY CHIHON KIM, coincided with a few mysterious deaths a timer function is extremely rare in Ko- STRIPES KOREA in the summer. Of course, many believed rea because of the fear of fan death. very time I clean the electronic fan they were fan deaths, and inaccurate re- Though I know the idea of it is a in this devilishly hot weather, I re- porting fueled that belief. little silly now, I must admit that I still E call an old urban legend from my Even as recently as 2007, the media re- set the timer on my fan. Sleeping with childhood: death by fan. ported an unfortunate situation involving the air conditioner on is not part of the Some Koreans believe that if you sleep five college students who attempted sui- urban myth, so these days that’s how I with a fan on in an enclosed space, like a cide by fan death. The five survived, but sleep. And whenever there is a fan on inn room with the door shut, you will die. This the media said the reason they did was a closed room, I am somewhat un- comfortable. A feelingg that may sound absurd to you, but it’s no joke because one of the five turned off the fan, I’m sure I won’t shakehaake to some, and it dates back decades. Even further fanning the flames. anytime soon. Speakin’ in the 1990s, I remember my parents keep- Still, for the most part, people have be- [email protected] ing the legend alive and telling me to keep gun to realize that there is no validity in Summerr Korean the door open when I slept with the fan on. so-called fan deaths. However, many older talk Where did this improbable story start? Koreans still fear death by fan. Depending on who you ask, the origin dif- Thanks to this fear, the electric fan in- fers. One of the stranger stories is dustry has had to adjust. Fan makers added that the South Korean government Please turn off the fan. WhereWWhere is the remote control? contro time functions and some fans even feature created the myth as propaganda Seonpunggi kkeojuseyo Rimokeoneun eodi isseoyo? to reduce the energy consumption 32 different speeds. To find a fan without Do you know where I can get a Please turn the AC down. of households during the 1970s’ cheap fan? Eeokeon ondo jom natchwojwoyo. energy crisis. Never proven, this is Eodiseo seonpunggi ssage sal su It’s hot outside! more conspiracy theory than truth, inneunji arayo? Bakke eomcheong deowoyo! especially since the rumor about I don’t sleep with the fan on. What is the temperature? fan death dates back further to Nan seonpunggi eopsineun Myeot doyeyo? Japanese colonial rule. motjayo. Can you set the timer on the fan Although the origin of the myth Please turn the fan this way. for one hour? isn’t clear, the superstition about fan Seonpunggi baram ijjogeuro death has been fueled by the media Seonpunggi taimeoreul haejuseyo. throughout the years. The fears about hansiganeuro matchwo jullaeyo? electric fans date back to 1920s, when Where is the air conditioner? I would like to purchase a fan. newspapers wrote about the risks of an- Eeokeon eodi isseoyo? Seonpunggi sago sipeoyo. oxia, which is a lack of oxygen. Fan - Sonpunggi Humidity - Seupgi Ventilation - Hwangi In the early 1970s, a couple of newspa- Air conditioner - Eeokeon Bedtime - Chwichimsigan Heat wave - Pogyeom pers warned readers about medical risks Summer - Yeoreum Electric bill - Jeongise – ChiHon Kim such as hypothermia. These reports also JULY 8 − JULY 21, 2021 A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION STRIPES KOREA 5 Takumi’s cold noodles are perfect for summer STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHIHON KIM, Hyeong-chan has been serving morsel melted it my mouth like .19ߣӡ 55 (KOR), 55, Munhwachon- butter۽ചୣޙSTRIPES KOREA up Japanese dishes for about 10 ADDRESS: ҃ӝಣఖद years, five of which were at its ro 19beon-gil, Pyeongtaek-si (ENG) NAVER MAP http://naver. The menu also offers other very time I find a tasty current location in Bijeon-dong, me/G99tT5cv options including soba noodle, HOURS: food photo while brows- Pyeongtaek. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Break time 3 – 5 p.m.), Closed noodle with salad, bukkake udon E ing the internet, I make The place does not have its Monday which is the restaurant’s sig- PHONE: sure to save it or take a mental own parking lot, so I arrived at 031-692-2021 nature item. You can order ex- PRICE RANGE: note to check it out later. One 11:30 a.m., allowing me to find a 5,500 – 11,000 won tra udon noodles for 2000 won day recently, one of these mental parking spot nearby and avoid and soba noodles for 3000 won. notes, and a subsequent craving waiting in line. The eatery is full ($11.22). Takumi’s combo menus and tender. To wash down the Though the flavors have been for cold Japanese noodles, resur- of tiny ceramics and interesting include one donburi rice bowl nice salty flavor of the chick- localized to Korean tastes, the faced. photos, making the place wel- and a cold or regular udon. You endon, I gulped down the well- dishes here will not disappoint. As I thought of what I wanted coming and cozy.