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Why is there a giant compass in the yellow sea?
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On July 10 2010 20:44 MyHeroNoob wrote:
Why is there a giant compass in the yellow sea?
I believe that compass was originally a massive Nexus monument, but due to issues of scale its construction had to be abandoned. So sad 
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What is the average korean's opinion about living in Ireland?
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On July 10 2010 20:51 MyHeroNoob wrote:
What is the average korean's opinion about living in Ireland?
I'll be honest, they're not mad for it. Sure, there are good things, but it's hard to ask for a Guinness in Korean. Instead they tend to focus on the fact that it's impossible to play StarCraft from most of the country because our broadband providers are rapacious vultures.
Invariably, they wither and die from BW withdrawal after a week or two of arrival
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Haha at that flag!
How does the korean food taste?
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Korean food all tastes like kimchi! It's like all of the best feelings you've ever had were boiled down into one food that's available everywhere. It's amazing.
Also, there are noodles... but they give me a bad case of the vespenes (if you catch my drift).
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On July 10 2010 21:13 VorcePA wrote:
Why is China purple?
I believe it's a result of sexual frustration owing to their one-child policy, but I'm no scientist.
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What can you tell me about the scientists in korea?
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Korean science is a tricky thing. At the moment they're trying to figure out if kimchi can cure any diseases other than avian flu.
If it turns out that there's more kimchi can do, then it looks like they'll try to find a way to spontaneously generate it from urban centres, so that it gradually spreads out to cover the landscape. In the future, this kimchi-creep will ensure that Koreans are healthy wherever they go.
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On July 10 2010 21:13 SirJolt wrote:I believe it's a result of sexual frustration owing to their one-child policy, but I'm no scientist.
Hm.
Do Koreans perceive Americans like many Europeans do (i.e. fat, stupid, ignorant, etc.)?
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As a European, this is a somewhat difficult to gauge, as I'm already viewing the matter from somewhere off-centre, so to speak.
Most of the Koreans I've met have been friendly and outgoing. I should also point out that I'm kind of fat, stupid and ignorant, and they haven't made a big deal out of it at all.
By induction, it seems reasonable to assume that, if they do stereotype Americans in this way, then they probably don't treat anyone badly because of it 
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As a white man is it easy to get pussy in korea?
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On July 10 2010 21:31 arb wrote:
As a white man is it easy to get pussy in korea?
Like you wouldn't believe! I swear man, it's like there's some kind of freaky cross-species attraction going on. They're all over you the whole time you're there, rubbing up against you and doing that amazing little Korean purr they have going on.
If you wanted, you could have like, eight cats in Korea and all of them would love you just the same as long as you fed them.
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^What type of cars do they drive in Korea? (brand)
Oh yeah, and are academic standards really high? Do they have prestigious universities that are nigh impossible to make it into?
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On July 10 2010 21:37 moon` wrote:
^What type of cars do they drive in Korea? (brand)
Oh yeah, and are academic standards really high? Do they have prestigious universities that are nigh impossible to make it into?
Most of the people in Korea just ride bicycles everywhere. You might think it would be tiring, but whenever they get on their bikes they just take some stimpacks and they're away. It's something beautiful to behold, two hundred bikes at 60mph... of course, the accidents are hard on everyone, especially since the stims take off a few hitpoints to begin with
Academic standards aren't as high as you might think. As long as you've got an APM over 300 you can get a scholarship to a BW university and then you're okay. If your APM is too low, you pretty much need to be a genius though.
Life over there is hard.
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I wonder if some of the posters will even read that you're just making everything up...
I hope someone posts before reading more than the title and then gets freaked out.
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Is there a correlation between average APM and kimchi consumption?
Does homosexuality exist in Korea?
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What is the difference between gg and ziziyo?
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What is the meaning of life?
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On July 10 2010 22:08 Scarecrow wrote:
Is there a correlation between average APM and kimchi consumption?
Does homosexuality exist in Korea?
These are two very good questions. I suppose I should answer them separately, because that's the normal approach.
1. That average APM rises with lifetime kimchi consumption is a known fact. This is likely how July got to where he is today. Of course, there is a certain amount of natural talent involved, but for July we can presume that he was less a product of innate talent than of Kimchi.
2. I like to think that all Koreans exist in a state of pansexual mystery. As such, there is no 'homosexuality' as we would understand it. Instead, sometimes a Korean boy will simply look and act more like a Korean girl. People try not to make a big deal of it.
On July 10 2010 22:14 MyHeroNoob wrote:
What is the difference between gg and ziziyo?
While we're all familiar with the usual GG, ziziyo is the 'gangsta' equivalent. Many westerners, myself include, have taken to using 'ziziyo' as a simply method of communicating to an opponent,
"I may have lost, but check out how cool I am when it comes to letters that don't build anything,"
Unfortunately, in Korea the term has far more nasty connotations, and harks back to the early days of professional StarCraft play. In the days before Brood War's release, SC was played dank underground clubs, usually run by the Korean mafia.
It was not uncommon for someone found to be maphacking to have their clicking finger cut off as a consequence.
"Ziziyo" basically says, "You may have won this time, but I will stab you in the kidneys as we leave the building and kekekekeke as you bleed out."
It's a sad truth.
On July 10 2010 22:02 Atom Cannister wrote:
I wonder if some of the posters will even read that you're just making everything up...
I hope someone posts before reading more than the title and then gets freaked out.
I included the impressive MSPaint pictures to help avoid that, but I'm kind of hoping people ask normal questions too
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On July 10 2010 22:16 arb wrote:
What is the meaning of life?
I'm going to have to ask you to clarify. Do you mean the meaning of life in general or the meaning of life in Korea?
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In a recent match a heard a vubuzela, is Korea being influenced by recent international events? if so please elaborate, or was the streamer just being funny?
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North Korea is Best Korea. True or false?
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On July 10 2010 22:29 valaki wrote:
North Korea is Best Korea. True or false?
ziziyo ^^
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On July 10 2010 22:29 gaizka wrote:
In a recent match a heard a vubuzela, is Korea being influenced by recent international events? if so please elaborate, or was the streamer just being funny?
In vuvuzelas as in so many other e-sports related noises, Korea informs the rest of the world, rather than the other way around. As a result, the stream you were watching had likely had vuvuzelas for a while, but we failed to notice it because we had no frame of reference.
When the Korean fans brought vuvuzelas to south africa, the rest of the world caught on.
On July 10 2010 22:33 gaizka wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2010 22:29 valaki wrote:
North Korea is Best Korea. True or false? ziziyo ^^
This is just the kind of eloquence we need more of.
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Explain why Korea must resort to slave-like ideologies to train their 'talent' in the music industry.
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On July 10 2010 22:38 GTR wrote:
Explain why Korea must resort to slave-like ideologies to train their 'talent' in the music industry.
Again, the issue here is with the kimchi-to-talent ratio. The near-enslavement of musicians in Korea comes as a result of the fact that they really do need to eat about 4.5k calories worth of kimchi to stay at the front of the musical-arms-race they've built.
Those who get to the top usually do so by eating a monumental amount of kimchi. In order to maintain that solid Korean figure, about which we see so many blogs, need to work hard to burn it off. They need to work harder than any single person can make themselves work... so they have to be made work
It's a cruel and vicious cycle
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On July 10 2010 22:21 SirJolt wrote:I'm going to have to ask you to clarify. Do you mean the meaning of life in general or the meaning of life in Korea?
Both.
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On July 10 2010 23:08 arb wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2010 22:21 SirJolt wrote:On July 10 2010 22:16 arb wrote:
What is the meaning of life? I'm going to have to ask you to clarify. Do you mean the meaning of life in general or the meaning of life in Korea? Both.
The answer is always + Show Spoiler +.
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How many % of Koreans know how to make kimchi?
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As I said before, I'm not a scientist, so I can't guarantee that the maths behind this are totally solid.
Still, I'm alright with statistics, so I'd feel pretty comfortable saying that around 105% of all Koreans know how to make kimchi, if you take foreigners living in Korea into account.
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I have to go to a girl's birthday party in less than 3 hours, I have no idea what to get her, what can I do?
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I'm hesitant to say "make kimchi" since the blog is going in a very "kimchi" direction. There are a few things you can do. I would write her a nice poem or a letter (on paper). I'm quite sure Korean people would do the same, though they might do it differently (their ideograms are very strange).
Maybe you should write her a letter in Korean? Then you could say when she asks, "Oh, well I'm very good at ideograms."
Bitches dig ideograms.
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As with soylent green, I have to tell you. Since I found out, I can no longer eat it + Show Spoiler +
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Can you describe the flavor of pocarii sweat?
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Pocarii Sweat is hard to describe. There are those who say that it reminds them of vitamin water, and those who consider it a mild and watered-down melon taste.
In truth, I've always found it tastes a lot like a very cheap beer, with some caffeine added. This also explains Flash's horrifying tics.
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How is the racism over there?
I'm Asian but not Korean and I know from a lot of different Asian groups here in Toronto, sometimes they like to make fun of each other, maybe light hearted but I'm not sure how it is in Korea.
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Why does Justin Bieber hate Koreans?
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How excited is North Korea to finally get to witness Justin Beiber live, in-concert??
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On July 11 2010 03:04 serenidite wrote:
how much is your rent?
My rent isn't actually all that bad. When I first arrived, I was paying something like €100 a month. I spoke to a few friends and they told me that, even though my place was very nice, I was being kind of ripped off. Moreover, I had kind of gotten into a bit of a situation with my landlord's wife, so I wanted to get away.
When I told my landlord I was leaving, he was very insulted and asked that I explain. He said that even though he had seen the way I looked at his wife, he had charged me a reasonable rate.
We came to an arrangement whereby, if I cup his wife's breast once or twice a week, or kiss her a little, then my place is free. I'm not sure if it's like... prostitution or anything, but it's super cheap. She looks a bit like Ellie Saddler from Jurassic Park.
On July 11 2010 03:01 Spiffeh wrote:
How excited is North Korea to finally get to witness Justin Beiber live, in-concert??
On July 11 2010 02:27 Myrkskog wrote:
Why does Justin Bieber hate Koreans?
I'll answer both of these at once. First, I guess it's important to note that Bieber himself doesn't hate Koreans, it's just that his publicist doesn't feel that North Korea is what they could consider an "important growth region" for his particular brand of teen-pop stardom.
Apparently, North Korea's ongoing internet issues mean that he is unlikely to gain any more Twitter followers out of the whole business, so he's keeping away for now.
As soon as they deal with their famine issues I have a feeling they'll be getting a call from Bieber's agent though.
On July 11 2010 02:04 jjun212 wrote:
How is the racism over there?
I'm Asian but not Korean and I know from a lot of different Asian groups here in Toronto, sometimes they like to make fun of each other, maybe light hearted but I'm not sure how it is in Korea.
This is actually a really good question. As I said before, most Koreans have been friendly to me, but they do treat me like I'm a fat, stupid and ignorant man. I'm not sure if this is something they'll do to any westerners or if it's just me.
Being honest, I am a bit fat, stupid and ignorant, but it seems like it would just be good manners not to treat me like that
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The cost of living in korea, compared to Taiwan/Japan/Singapore?
Other than Kimchis and seaweeds, what else do they eat?
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What are the bathrooms like there?
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On July 11 2010 09:31 kaleidoscope wrote:
The cost of living in korea, compared to Taiwan/Japan/Singapore?
Other than Kimchis and seaweeds, what else do they eat?
I find that the biggest problem with living is that it always tends to have a cost, and there's no real way to skip out on the bill. I know your question is a little complicated, but I think I'm well situated to answer your question, having spent an almost equal amount of time in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Korea.
Singapore and China can both expensive, because of their reputations as being "where the iPods come from." Fortunately, this means you can run a healthy side business shipping cheap iPods back home while you're working there. It's not ideal, but every little helps.
Japan, as well we all know, has a cost of living almost as high as its skyline.
Korea is a bit cheaper. In my experience, as long as you're willing to get a little too intimate with your landlord's wife, you can get away without paying rent. If you're willing to eat nothing but kimchi, you'll be fine on industry average.
For this reason, many Koreans eat nothing but kimchi. It's strange, a lot of the time, they just refer to kimchi as "supply." The number of employees a company can take is usually measured in terms of its access to kimchi.
On July 11 2010 09:40 wanderer wrote:
What are the bathrooms like there?
This is one that I hadn't expected anyone to ask. I'd known that Turkish bathrooms are often a source of consternation, but Korean bathrooms are something I hadn't been prepared for at all.
While the toilet looks like a normal European toilet, the bowl tends to be anywhere up to twice as wide around. Moreover, the water reaches almost up to the top of the bowl. Judging whether or not displacement will lead to an overflowing bowl is a delicate situation, fraught with social consequences.
One of the teachers who arrived at the same time as us, Dave, managed to block the toilet in his apartment. When he called a plumber, the man agreed reluctantly to come and fix it. When he saw what had happened, he gave Dave a really nasty look and said he'd come back later to, "address the problem."
We never heard from Dave again.
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can you live there in Seoul without knowing any South Korean for two months? Alone?
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On July 10 2010 20:41 SirJolt wrote:Before I go, did you know the Korean flag itself was based on Starcraft? Two eternally struggling zerglings, locked in combat. It's almost tragic in its beauty. ![[image loading]](http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/411/southkoreab.png)
Damn. I did not know this. I always thought it was based on taeguk, 'ying-yang'. Two colours making a metaphor, a sun rising over the ocean; Koreans will rise. And somehow I thought the surrounding stripes were 검리감곤, representing Earth, Metal, Fire and Water. How wrong I was... It makes a lot of sense now, Koreans predicted the rise of Starcraft more than 120 years ago.
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On July 11 2010 12:09 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
can you live there in Seoul without knowing any South Korean for two months? Alone?
Yeah, you should be fine. In truth, it's not that everyone speaks English, or even that everyone speaks enough high school level English that you'll be able to get by. Instead, make heavy use of the general human fear of anyone who is clearly speaking very slowly and enunciating every syllable carefully, gradually escalating in volume.
Then, when they're at their most afraid of you, point at what you want, whether you're shopping or out trying to pick up chicks, and they'll usually be too scared to say no.
On July 11 2010 17:49 ooni wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2010 20:41 SirJolt wrote:Before I go, did you know the Korean flag itself was based on Starcraft? Two eternally struggling zerglings, locked in combat. It's almost tragic in its beauty. Damn. I did not know this. I always thought it was based on taeguk, 'ying-yang'. Two colours making a metaphor, a sun rising over the ocean; Koreans will rise. And somehow I thought the surrounding stripes were 검리감곤, representing Earth, Metal, Fire and Water. How wrong I was... It makes a lot of sense now, Koreans predicted the rise of Starcraft more than 120 years ago.
It's okay ooni, it's the kind of mistake that just about anyone could make. Don't be ashamed though, if anyone asks, you can still claim you're right, because the 'taeguk' could always just be a metaphor for the two zerglings, locked in eternal conflict.
Between us though, you're wrong.
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what are the chances of getting mugged on the street at night?
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On July 11 2010 21:32 MyHeroNoob wrote:
what are the chances of getting mugged on the street at night?
They're not so bad. For the most part people tend to be at home at night, working on their APM, or out at the club, also working on their APM.
Of course, this means that if anyone mugs you, they're probably not too familiar with StarCraft, and the chances of you being able to talk them out of it with your BW lingo probably aren't great. You should still try to "ziziyo" your way out of it, but if that doesn't work you could be in trouble.
Personally I favour the 5-pool approach to social interaction at night in Korea:
If you see someone outdoors at night, it's a reasonably safe assumption that they are going to mug you. If they haven't decided on it yet, then it's only a matter of time before they see you, realise you're foreign, and then decide to try to mug you. The best defense against this is to mug them first, preferably before they've scouted you.
The odds are that they're off their heads on stimpacks already.
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