[KS] Korean Tea Ceremony and other wonders

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“One of my favorites was the Renaissance on Chongnoro in Seoul.”

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 Chosun Ilbo.

Mike Munk
www.michaelmunk.com



From: lawrence driscoll 
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:55 AM
To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws 
Subject: Re: [KS] Korean Tea Ceremony and other wonders

Thanks Don. I knew that if I waited long enough that the more modern phenomena would probably be addressed under "....other wonders". 
 
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. 
 
Lawrence Driscoll  
 
 
 

> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:25:03 -0700
> From: kirkdon at yahoo.com
> To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
> Subject: Re: [KS] Korean Tea Ceremony and other wonders
> 
> 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.
> Don Kirk
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