It was all very bitter and petty and self-defeating, and I didn’t begin to write about Korea in a meaningful away until I learned to keep that expat crowd (friends and coworkers included) at arm’s-length and experience the city on quieter, more Korean terms. 
Ilikuwa inaudhi na kuumiza, na sikuanza kuandika kuhusu Korea kwa namna ya maana mpaka nilipojifunza kuisogeza jamii hiyo ya wageni (marafiki na wafanyakazi wenzangu) karibu nami ili kuniwezesha kujifunza jiji hili, kwa mtazamo wa Kikorea.