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Korean Connection
PO Box 140852
Grand Rapids, MI 49514
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김치국부터 마시지 말라
(Do not drink your kimchi soup first).
A Korean proverb warning someone not to get ahead of him- or herself in a project or in planning for the future. Kimchi soup is spicy and is usually eaten with rice to help reduce the sting; therefore, this proverb suggests that a person wait for the rice to arrive before drinking the soup because the person might be in a fix if the rice arrives late or not at all.
We welcome everyone to participate in our events: Koreans now living in West Michigan, Korean students, Korean-Americans, Korean adoptees, veterans who served in Korea, Americans with an interest in Korean language and culture, and friends and relatives of Koreans.
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낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다
(Birds hear the words spoken in the day, and the mice those at night).
A Korean proverb warning someone to be careful about what he or she says since one never knows who may be listening.