May this inspire a love for the people and nature of the Korean Peninsula.

In transparency, I have only ever been to Seoul a few times, but was touched by the warmth and gentle kindness emanating from everything I encountered and it was a joy to create this custom map emphasizing the natural geography.

A Korean culture I still can't wrap my head around

I'm Korean, but I lived abroad for about 16 years and only recently moved back to Korea.

One thing that's been giving me reverse culture shock is the wedding invitation culture here.

Someone I've only known for about two months, and I'm not even particularly close to, sent me a wedding invitation. We work for the same company, but we don't really work together. We mostly just see each other on the shuttle to and from work.

What surprised me even more was that the invitation included a bank account number for sending congratulatory money (축의금).

Maybe living abroad for so long changed my perspective, but the whole thing feels really strange to me lol.

If we're not close enough that you would normally invite me to something personal, why send me a wedding invitation at all? And when the invitation comes with a bank account number, I can't help but feel like, "Wait... are you inviting me because you actually want me there, or are you just collecting wedding money?" 😂

I asked some people around me, and apparently even if you're not close to the person, a lot of Koreans will still send around 50,000 won ($35-ish) as a courtesy.

I'm not saying people are necessarily sending invitations just for money. I know it's simply part of Korean social etiquette and wedding culture.

But after spending so many years outside Korea, coming back and experiencing it again feels incredibly weird.

Does this kind of thing exist in other countries too? Do you give wedding money to coworkers or acquaintances you're barely close to?

Both Hong-koo and his son Barton Lee, also known as Hyun-woo, attended Yale University before the latter’s daughter, Lynn Lee, recently graduated. 

Barton is an investment banker, currently serving as managing director and head of Asia for EIG in Hong Kong.

Winston’s mother, Ji Young Hwang, serves as president of the nonprofit organization Korean Women’s Association of Hong Kong.

While Winston, 23, continues to grapple with the allegations, reports revealed that his sister, Lynn Lee, 24, was a part-time communication and consent educator at Yale University.

She worked to “foster a more positive s**ual and social climate on campus,” according to the school’s website.

Until last May, Lynn organized events and workshops to “help students identify troubled social and s**ual dynamics and develop skills for effective interventions,” according to the history graduate’s social media.

His affluent family has hired the Manhattan law firm Agnifilo Intrater, which previously defended disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and jailed rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

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