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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“One of my favorites was
the Renaissance on Chongnoro in Seoul.”</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>That struck a cord: I was in the US occupation
army in SK in 1960 and hung out with anti-Rhee students and faculty at the
Renaissance Coffee House in Seoul. Anyone know whether it survived? One of those
student radicals is now the reactionary chief editorial writer for <EM>Chosun
Ilbo.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Mike Munk</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=lawdri@hotmail.com
href="mailto:lawdri@hotmail.com">lawrence driscoll</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 17, 2012 7:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws
href="mailto:koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [KS] Korean Tea Ceremony and other
wonders</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Thanks Don. I knew that if I waited long enough that the more
modern phenomena would probably be addressed under "....other wonders".
<BR> <BR>But Don you are skipping over a very important period known for
its "Tabang culture". That period, which I first encountered in the early
sixties, probably gave way to the "coffee shops" you mention, somewhere in the
mid eighties. The Tabang was a wonderful institution of not only tea (culture)
and conversation, but of sounds perfectly fit to every taste in music. One of my
favorites was the Renaissance on Chongnoro in Seoul. There were Tabangs all over
devoted to business people, to artists, to scholars, to college students, and to
just ordinary folks. One had to be careful however when referring to a Tabang
while in Korean company, lest you be misunderstood by placing emphasis on the
first rather than the last syllable. <BR> <BR>Lawrence Driscoll
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<DIV id=SkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV>> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:25:03
-0700<BR>> From: kirkdon@yahoo.com<BR>> To:
koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>> Subject: Re: [KS] Korean Tea Ceremony and
other wonders<BR>> <BR>> Perhaps centuries hence scholars will be writing
about Korea's "coffee ceremonies" -- considering the long-time popularity of
coffee shops, getting ever more popular with global brands visible in all major
centers and quite a few minor ones. After all, the tea ceremony evolved from
simple meetings and conversations over tea -- long before coffee was on markets
all over the world.<BR>> Don
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