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[TOPIC 01] Shilla Hotel Takes Flak Over Hanbok Gaffe

The Shilla Hotel operated by the Samsung Group is under fire for barring entry to a customer who wore traditional Korean dress or hanbok. Worse, the customer was Lee Hye-sun (51), a renowned hanbok designer whose creations appeared in hit movies "A Frozen Flower" and "Untold Scandal." 

Lee was refused entry to the Park View buffet restaurant at the hotel on Tuesday. "I couldn't enter a hotel because I wore the traditional dress of our country," Lee said. "I was dumbfounded. It felt like an insult to our entire beautiful culture."

Lee told the Chosun Ilbo a hotel staffer at the entrance of the restaurant said customers wearing hanbok or sweats are banned. Lee immediately called the restaurant manager and protested, but was told hanbok poses a safety hazard to other customers because it is voluminous. "I'm worried that this incident is going to be reported around the world," Lee said. 

Lee wore a creation made from soft, thin silk consisting of a white top and lilac skirt. Angered by the hotel's rule, she told her friends, and soon the incident spread through Twitter. 

Shilla Hotel's website was filled with criticism from angry netizens, prompting the president of the hotel Lee Boo-jin to visit Lee's hanbok shop in Cheongdam-dong on Wednesday morning to apologize. The Shilla president is the daughter of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee. "I am so embarrassed I can't even raise my head," Lee Boo-jin said. The hanbok designer said she is merely saddened by the way Korean culture is being treated.

1. What's your opinion about this issue? Do you think that we can limit the particular clothes in a Hotel restaurant?
2. Why do you think this issue happen?
3. When was the last time to put on Hanbok?
4. Why do Korean people mind wearing traditional clothes, Hanbok?
5. It is said that traditional culture should be kept. Why? and What can we do for it?

[TOPIC 02] Does Money Really Make You Happy?

Ever since my first allowance was doled out, I’ve had a complicated relationship with money. I’m pretty grounded, but the impulse to spend frivolously often wins out. Mostly I grab last- minute items at the check-out, splurge on over-the-top outfits, or buy extravagant gifts for family and friends. None of these purchases led to financial ruin, but they do come with a high price tag of letdown and regret.
“Shouldn’t I have saved the cash?” I ask myself, especially with a college-aged son in the picture.  “Or given the money to a worthy charity? Or bought something more practical our family could really use?” When I run this dilemma by my friends -- some more flush than others -- they agree money is a tricky business and spend though we do, it doesn’t buy happiness.
Yet according to the latest research, that may not be true. New studies show money not only has a powerful effect on our brains -- but it really can make us happy. Here’s the key: It’s not how much we have (there is only a small correlation between wealth and happiness, accounting for about 1% of the happiness reported in surveys) but how we spend it.
So, what does offer us happiness? Here are some proven tips:
Arrange a regular lunch or dinner out with friends. A large survey by the University of Chicago‘s National Opinion Research Center finds that those with five or more close friends are 50 percent more likely to describe themselves as “happy.”
Go on a great vacation. “Experiences blossom rather than diminish as you recall them,” says Barry Schwartz, Ph.D. “Next time you think that arranging a vacation isn’t worth the trouble or cost -- factor in the delayed happiness quotient.”
Invest in lessons that challenge you. Try piano, golf, tennis, or dance. “We‘re far happier when we‘re working toward a goal then when we reach one,” says Harvard psychology professor Carol Kauffman.
Consider getting a dog or cat. Studies show pets raise endorphin levels, and pet owners report being happier than those without a four-legged companion.
Spend money on a journal you love. Keeping a gratitude list, writing down affirmations, exploring your thoughts, all reduce stress and help focus you focus what matters.
Buy memorabilia. Souvenirs or anything that reminds you of your youth -- a T-shirt with a picture of your favorite band, for example -- are powerful mood boosters.
Get a backyard grill or invest in a fireplace. Creating a space where friends, relatives and neighbors can relax will give you endless pleasure.
Choose time over money. Studies show cutting back the hours you work will leave you happier, even if it means less pay.
Splurge on fresh flowers. A Rutgers University study linked being around flowers to greater happiness and over-all life satisfaction.


1. Do you agree that money can really make people happy? Why/why not?
2. How often do you eat out with friends? How do you feel when you get together with your friends?
3. Tell about your dream vacation?
4. What are some activities you find challenging and fun at the same time?
5. How do flowers make you feel? Why does the article say that fresh flowers can make you happy?

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