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Really enjoyed reading this! I loved your analysis of the short story and how you shared the wider cultural context as well. Thank you for making these stories more accessible in English!!

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Thank you for reading!!

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That sounds like an interesting book. Re: the company retirement age, I remember one of the saddest days I had at 'S' company was seeing my director, Mr. P get retired out at 55. Mr. P was one of my interviewers and had helped me start with the company. I really liked working with Mr. P and missed having his as a manager. Not coincidently, things went downhill on the team from there and I ended u leaving 'S' company 6 months later and returning to Canada after 10 years in South Korea.

Fortunately, I was able to meet up with Mr. P several months later and he genuinely seemed much happier. In a way we was one of the luckier people though as he would have had a decent severance from 'S' company. He just needed to get by for the next decade until her turned 65 I suppose.

That sign with "아줌마 출입금지" is pretty bold and actually shocking to read to blatant like that. Thanks for sharing.

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I'm glad Mr. P had a good ending, but I'm shocked...forced out at 55?? That's incredible. Thanks for reading and sharing your story!

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I don't know Chase and Melia either, but I skipped through the video and at one point they start imitating the singing really well! I'm impressed (with Song, too, obviously).

Yeah, I'm really seeing the ageism in Miss Night and Day, how Lin Sum (don't know the romanization that's what it sounds like to me) is automatically just branded an "ajumma" wherever she goes. I think I am feeling it as I approach ajumma age.

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Yeah I was really impressed by them...I think I might share that video with Guilnard's class lol.

Also, idk, there's something so wonderful to me about how ajummas dress. Pretty, floral patterns, bright colors, everything very practical. Secretly, I think we all wish we had that freedom. Lol

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