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I’m finally finishing up the last bits of printing for Blue Planet Run today. Here are some things I learned about Korea this week:
• People in Korea spend a whole lot of time brushing their teeth. Which is a
good thing, since Koreans have about the highest per capita consumption of
garlic and chilies in the world.
• Although the pamphlet in the hotel says civil defense exercises take place
on the 15th of every month, it really only happens twice a year.
• The spiky armor and astroturf wrapped around the utility poles both serve
the same purpose, to discourage posting of bills.
• If you are a preferred customer at the sashimi joint, they’ll give you a dollop
of the real wasabi. Hooo-weee, that clears the head!

Brad and I came across this Passport of United States Meat Information on one of the desks at the printing company in Seoul last night. It’s been our primary source of both inspiration and information, enabling us to make it through these long nights of work. Published by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, the passport explains and diagrams every meat-related issue. It’s all in Korean except for abbreviations (AMR is Advanced Meat Recovery). The USMEF website is well worth a read, with quotes from excited Korean consumers such as “the taste of the grilled Boston butt was marvelous – beyond our expectation” along with some great photographs.