Hi everyone!

I've been trying to learn Korean on and off for a while, but staying consistent has been my biggest challenge. I realised I do much better when I'm learning with other people.

A while ago, I joined a small book club Discord server. Before that, I'd start books and rarely finish them. Being part of a community completely changed that. Seeing others discuss chapters, share thoughts, and simply show up every day motivated me to keep reading. I ended up reading far more books than I would have on my own.

I'm hoping to recreate that experience with Korean.

So I've created a Discord server for anyone who's learning Korean—whether you're just starting with Hangul or already studying grammar and vocabulary.

The goal isn't to be another huge server with thousands of inactive members. I'd rather build a small, friendly community where we can:

• Study together
• Practice speaking and writing
• Ask grammar questions
• Share resources
• Hold each other accountable
• Celebrate progress, even the small wins

If you've also struggled with consistency or just want people to learn alongside, you're welcome to join.

If there's enough interest, I'll also organise weekly study sessions, vocabulary challenges, and conversation practice.

Leave a comment or send me a DM, and I'll share the invite link.

Happy studying! 😊

I am in my mid-twenties. Why am I telling this? To show what stage of life I am in.

I'm concerned about how the discussion about shows has degraded lately. I have been on mydramalist for about 10 years or so. Joined reddit may be 1 year or so ago. Lately, there is such a irriating tging i am seeing.

Whenever I open any comment section instead of Craft, there is always discussion, "I don't like this in character, which I will not personally do". FL is stupid or submissive, so I don't like it. ML is controlling, so I don't like it. The parents are very indulgent; I don't like it.

Yeah, these things are not great, but these people exist in the world. Nothing is very black-white in the world. They are showing the story, not endorsing it. Everything cannot be cookie-cutter.

They are not meant to be role models. Fairy tales exist for them. Any depiction of infidelity is not an endorsement. If we are in our twenties, cannot we consume content responsibly?

Rather than, would I date this character? Can we ask, does this fit the story? A non-confrontational, submissive character cannot get the courage to stand up to authorities in one day. It's a thing a character learns brick by brick.

Moral Judgment cannot be the only criterion of the craft.

There is also a lack of judgement: "Does this show not my preference?" or "Does this show not well crafted/written?".

People want romance, I get it. But downvoting something or rating it as bad just because it is not romance-heavy is beyond me. There is also a lack of demand for mature love stories. Why? A lot less room is being left for the characters to make mistakes. Whenever the character does a little bit in a grey area, or maybe a little less swoon-worthy. The barrage of comments starts, this thing I find to be immoral. Yeah, this is immoral, and it exists in the world.

I am personally exhausted. Sorry, I just wanted an outlet. Thanks.

I am looking for a good trimmer for the body, intimate areas. Could you kindly suggest some good ones?

I have budget upto 2-3K.

Hi people,

I am a huge fan of CDramas, so sometimes I experience culture from it.
So there is some confusion I have.

I am seeing some dramas, where the plot point is poverty, mostly from medical debts/schooling.
So I was wondering, is there a safety net to fall back on for cheap medicines and surgery like free public hospitals and all ? Similarly for young kids, are there a way for them to get financial help upto a certain age?

I just curious how much it is true or how much its a plot point to get story started?

Thanks all.

I don't know, I am watching KDramas from 2016 or so.
I was watching My Royal Nemesis.

One of the things I loved was how the ML was flawed/grey. For me, that made him human.

Lately, from the 2020s or so, there are more ML who are just there to love the woman. Don't get me wrong, I like those characters too, but every other character seems to be such a green flag, that it seemed like why this person doesn't have any flaws at all.

In the long term, those characters don't stay with you. What to think about, except the devotion to the FL?

For example: Gwan Shik in When Life Gives You Tangerines. I wanted him more flawed, for some reason. I was craving imperfections.

I know when I am going to look for characters that are not "green flag". I would surely find them. But I want those imperfections to be celebrated, too.

When the comment section goes, I don't like this drama, because ML shouted once in anger, my mind goes, why wasn't that accepted? Why are we avoiding the bad aspects of a human totally? People are grey in nature instead of black and white.

I don't think this would be coming out as rambling. Thanks for reading this.

Hi,
Is there any good discord server for kpop for 25+ people?

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I(27F) am kinda confused now. I would love to hear new perspectives.

So there is this guy(30M) from arrange marriage setup.

I like the guy in terms of talking; he and I seem to be on the same path for the future, like a career or other life values... mostly. We talked for around 2 months.

The only minus point is that he talks less, communicates less, but whenever he does, I like it. All in all, I was okay with him.

But my father does not agree to the alliance. The guy lives in a village with his parents, which is slightly less connected to the other places. It's in a distant place. It's around 4-5 hours from my hometown. Major issues are that the last kilometre to their house is totally disconnected. It's gonna be tough in the rainy season.

My parents were really clear, our daughter will not live here, for the long term, like 2-3 months are fine, but not more than that. His family also kinda agree to it. The guy doesn't want to stay permanently. But my father worries, like you always have to go back to your house or things like that, or what if the family disagrees in the end, like we both are working from home. He does not want to move away later on. We cannot do anything later on. It's the lifestyle concern more.

I don't know what to do. Should I fight with my parents for this alliance or not? I fear that later on, my parents will not support me if things go sideways. It will be "We told you so", later on, if I insist on getting married to the guy I arranged.

TLDR: 27F considering an arranged marriage match with a 30M whom I like and seem compatible with, but he currently lives with his parents in a remote village. My father strongly opposes the alliance because he's worried I may end up living there long-term despite assurances otherwise, and I'm unsure whether to trust the match or my father's concerns.an arranged

I(27F) am kinda confused now. I would love to hear new perspectives.

So there is this guy(30M) from arrange marriage setup.

I like the guy in terms of talking; he and I seem to be on the same path for the future, like a career or other life values... mostly. We talked for around 2 months.

The only minus point is that he talks less, communicates less, but whenever he does, I like it. All in all, I was okay with him.

But my father does not agree to the alliance. The guy lives in a village with his parents, which is slightly less connected to the other places. It's in a distant place. It's around 4-5 hours from my hometown. Major issues are that the last kilometre to their house is totally disconnected. Its gonna be tough in the rainy season.

My parents were really clear, our daughter will not live here, for the long term, like 2-3 months are fine, but not more than that. His family also kinda agree to it. The guy doesn't want to stay permanently. But my father worries, like you always have to go back to your house or things like that, or what if the family disagrees in the end, like we both are working from home. He does not want to move away later on. We cannot do anything later on. It's the lifestyle concern more.

I don't know what to do. Should I fight with my parents for this alliance or not? I fear that later on, my parents will not support me if things go sideways. It will be "We told you so", later on, if I insist on getting married to the guy I arranged.

I know I am stating the obvious. But I just had another deja vu moment when I saw Lesserafim ft. Guru Randhawa.

First, the song itself lacks any substance, the original one. But it was quirky, I'll give that.
But the collab - Guru Randhwa mostly sings about girls(falling in love with them and so on). His songs are mostly good.

But this collab - man, what are you guys singing about? Lessarfim is all about having fun, enjoyment and all, and then Randhawa starts singing how awesome the girl is. Is he singing about Lesserafim? Or who? Lyrically, it seems like two different people singing about two different subject matters.

Similarly, I remember Jacksong Wang and Diljit. There, too, I felt both were singing about two different subject matters.

Seriously, atp, Kpop companies need to do a better job at collabs, it really should not come across as "the project that needs to be done at deadline". Give us something that we will come back to, oh, that was something, when two cultures(industries) connected, something unique came out of it(e.g. Mic Drop).

And I don't take the responsibilities from the artist they are collaborating with, they are also doing half-heartedly.

Ps: I know there are good collabs, but mostly there are not.

I know I am stating the obvious. But I just had another deja vu moment when I saw Lesserafim ft. Guru Randhawa.

First, the song itself lacks any substance, the original one. But it was quirky, I'll give that.
But the collab - Guru Randhwa mostly sings about girls(falling in love with them and so on). His songs are mostly good.

But this collab - man, what are you guys singing about? Lessarfim is all about having fun, enjoyment and all, and then Randhawa starts singing how awesome the girl is. Is he singing about Lesserafim? Or who? Lyrically, it seems like two different people singing about two different subject matters.

Similarly, I remember Jacksong Wang and Diljit. There, too, I felt both were singing about two different subject matters.

Seriously, atp, Kpop companies need to do a better job at collabs, it really should not come across as "the project that needs to be done at deadline". Give us something that we will come back to, oh, that was something, when two cultures(industries) connected, something unique came out of it(e.g. Mic Drop).

And I don't take the responsibilities from the artist they are collaborating with, they are also doing half-heartedly.

Ps: I know there are good collabs, but mostly there are not.

I know I am stating the obvious. But I just had another deja vu moment when I saw Lesserafim ft. Guru Randhawa.

First, the song itself lacks any substance, the original one. But it was quirky, I'll give that.
But the collab - Guru Randhwa mostly sings about girls(falling in love with them and so on). His songs are mostly good.

But this collab - man, what are you guys singing about? Lessarfim is all about having fun, enjoyment and all, and then Randhawa starts singing how awesome the girl is. Is he singing about Lesserafim? Or who? Lyrically, it seems like two different people singing about two different subject matters.

Similarly, I remember Jacksong Wang and Diljit. There, too, I felt both were singing about two different subject matters.

Seriously, atp, Kpop companies need to do a better job at collabs, it really should not come across as "the project that needs to be done at deadline". Give us something that we will come back to, oh, that was something, when two cultures(industries) connected, something unique came out of it(e.g. Mic Drop).

And I don't take the responsibilities from the artist they are collaborating with, they are also doing half-heartedly.

Ps: I know there are good collabs, but mostly there are not.

My mother is in mid-50's. My god, she shares a lot. It's really getting on my nerves.

She has seen a lot of hardships in her life. Financial, physical, you know the drill. My grandmother was objectively bad to her. You know, the standard "my way or highway" woman. She took care of her, too, and then the bad in-law relatives. She had it all.

My family has improved a lot financially and in other aspects too. But she has a lot of grievances. As a family, we help her, but it's something she has to work on herself at some point.

She starts sharing her grievances with everyone, everyone means everyone, and she gets a little closer to her. I don't have a problem with her sharing; you need a person that you can open up to. But not to everyone, yrr. When I see another person who is not a bit interested in her stories, and my mother doesn't seem to have the emotional maturity to detect it.

She shares everything that I earn, what I am buying, and advises others on education, where I am getting a rishta from(my friends don't know yet). She doesn't have a filter at all and has no way to say something in a non-straight way.

I am with her at home rn, I can listen to her all calls, she starts the same story again and again. I am annoyed at p. I have stopped sharing my things with her, bcoz I don't know what she will share with others.

I don't know how to handle this. How to make her understand that oversharing with everyone is not good at all.

My mother is in mid-50's. My god, she shares a lot. It's really getting on my nerves.

She has seen a lot of hardships in her life. Financial, physical, you know the drill. My grandmother was objectively bad to her. You know, the standard "my way or highway" woman. She took care of her, too, and then the bad in-law relatives. She had it all.

My family has improved a lot financially and in other aspects too. But she has a lot of grievances. As a family, we help her, but it's something she has to work on herself at some point.

She starts sharing her grievances with everyone, everyone means everyone, and she gets a little closer to her. I don't have a problem with her sharing; you need a person that you can open up to. But not to everyone, yrr. When I see another person who is not a bit interested in her stories, and my mother doesn't seem to have the emotional maturity to detect it.

She shares everything that I earn, what I am buying, and advises others on education, where I am getting a rishta from(my friends don't know yet). She doesn't have a filter at all and has no way to say something in a non-straight way.

I am with her at home rn, I can listen to her all calls, she starts the same story again and again. I am annoyed at p. I have stopped sharing my things with her, bcoz I don't know what she will share with others.

I don't know how to handle this. How to make her understand that oversharing with everyone is not good at all.

My mother is in mid-50's. My god, she shares a lot. It's really getting on my nerves.

She has seen a lot of hardships in her life. Financial, physical, you know the drill. My grandmother was objectively bad to her. You know, the standard "my way or highway" woman. She took care of her, too, and then the bad in-law relatives. She had it all.

My family has improved a lot financially and in other aspects too. But she has a lot of grievances. As a family, we help her, but it's something she has to work on herself at some point.

She starts sharing her grievances with everyone, everyone means everyone, and she gets a little closer to her. I don't have a problem with her sharing; you need a person that you can open up to. But not to everyone, yrr. When I see another person who is not a bit interested in her stories, and my mother doesn't seem to have the emotional maturity to detect it.

She shares everything that I earn, what I am buying, and advises others on education, where I am getting a rishta from(my friends don't know yet). She doesn't have a filter at all and has no way to say something in a non-straight way.

I am with her at home rn, I can listen to her all calls, she starts the same story again and again. I am annoyed at p. I have stopped sharing my things with her, because I don't know what she will share with others.

I don't know how to handle this. How to make her understand that oversharing with everyone is not good at all.

I am not US citizen. But I would like to understand safety culture in US. Would love to know your thoughts.

After latest trump’s assassination attempt , I had a thought how the hotel dont have a luggage check, like how it is in an airport. Like in a country owning a gun is a fundamental right, and then how there is a lack of security checks. Similarly in schools, how is anyone is allowed on the premises.

Is this a cultural thing, where freedom is more prioritise or what?

For context: in my country, you go to mall, cinema, stations, metro, you get a security checks. Especially for metro queue can be as long as standing for 15-20 minutes. Similarly for schools, no outsider is allowed in school, even parents.

I would like to know your opinions. Thankyou.

PS: I once has to throw perfume to enter in a concert venue as it is consider as flammable material.

I am not US citizen. But I would like to understand safety culture in US. Would love to know your thoughts.

After latest trump’s assassination attempt , I had a thought how the hotel dont have a luggage check, like how it is in an airport. Like in a country owning a gun is a fundamental right, and then how there is a lack of security checks. Similarly in schools, how is anyone is allowed on the premises.

Is this a cultural thing, where freedom is more prioritise or what?

For context: in my country, you go to mall, cinema, stations, metro, you get a security checks. Especially for metro queue can be as long as standing for 15-20 minutes. Similarly for schools, no outsider is allowed in school, even parents.

I would like to know your opinions. Thankyou.

PS: I have to throw perfume to attend a concert, as it is considered flammable.

Hey people,

I am moving to Himachal Pradesh to work from home around Lunj in Kangra.
Does anyone use Jio Airfiber? How's the service? And what monthly package should I opt for?

Thankyou.

Hey people,

I am moving to Himachal Pradesh to work from home around Lunj in Kangra.
Does anyone use Jio Airfiber? How's the service? And what monthly package should I opt for?

Thankyou.