I'm sure there are tons of articles here about the principle of yin and yang so there's no need for me to talk about the principle which can be dry at times. Instead, here's something I noticed during my stay in S. Korea.

So as you all probably already know, because of the whole principle of yin and yang, there are differences in Eastern and Western culture. This even includes the emergency number (in America we dial 911... in Korea, it's 119)! You might not think much about things like this at first but after a while, you begin to see that the yin-yang principle applies to not just everything but EVERYTHING. So on to my story for the day....

I was at the Seoul International Book Fair 2007 yesterday. On our drive back to Taejeon, we stopped by a resting place for a light meal and had some popcorn (°­³ÃÀÌ-gangnaengi) as a snack while we were waiting.

I was looking at the shape of the popcorn and it was round on the outside as if it was enclosing something inside. It was the opposite of the popcorn I was used to eating in America where the it's that shape you know? It's like the corn kernel bursts open and the insides are facing out! Kind of hard to explain in words. Just refer to the pictures and you'll know what I mean.