> Everything stops for food. Fast food of course exists in Korea. But no matter what's going on, how critical it is, or how behind everybody is, my experience is that Koreans will drop everything during meal time and take a remarkably relaxed view of meal-time.
This is actually a very healthy attitude. The best of both worlds would be to take your time with meals - there's really nothing wrong with having lunch and discussions with friends even for two hours - but plan accordingly. Don't schedule anything for two hours after lunch starts, and so on.
I actually agree and it's one of the healthier attitudes I've adopted. It's nice having a break in the middle of the day where all I meditate on is enjoying and savoring my meal rather than seeing how fast I can shove it into my stomach.
This is actually a very healthy attitude. The best of both worlds would be to take your time with meals - there's really nothing wrong with having lunch and discussions with friends even for two hours - but plan accordingly. Don't schedule anything for two hours after lunch starts, and so on.