Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Sure, Incheon is cavernous, silver, and gleaming. English-language reading materials are hard to findβnothing new in Asia, but surprising, given the economics of thousands of Western travelers coming through.
The Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Properties runs a storefront where unsuspecting traveling businessmen are roped into sitting down for a half hour and making something crafty.
But in between a flight from Tokyo and a flight to New York, I sat down and tried my hand at Jeonji Handicraftβbasically, a box covered with glued-down construction paper.
The ladies gave me the box, pre-cut paper, and a bowl full of glue made from mung beans. All in all, a wonderfully culturally inclusive showing on the part of Korean institutions. I wish Korean Air , which I flew, exhibited the same courtesies. Every time I opted for the Korean-version meal on my flights, the stewardesses tried to talk me out of it, and into the beef. Contact The Author Name required. Email required. Comment required. There was an error submitting your message.
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