EPTAsk me anything about being a Man, Korean Style - Page 6
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mizU
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hammeronetime
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Rainmaker5
United States1027 Posts
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
On February 23 2011 14:31 MightyAtom wrote: No, but a nod of respect is all you get, that's all I get too. ^^ Sigh, guess the "public ivies" don't count eh  | ||
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Ciryandor
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mel_ee
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a good ability to read the social situation without words. If you needed to teach someone a crash course on what nunchi is, how to get better nunchi..etc. what would you say? I believe having a strong nunchi is quite useful in Korea (esp if ur not korean), agree? | ||
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mel_ee
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On February 23 2011 19:54 mel_ee wrote: If you needed to teach someone a crash course on what nunchi is, how to get better nunchi..etc. what would you say? I believe having a strong nunchi is quite useful in Korea (esp if ur not korean), would you agree? | ||
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mel_ee
2448 Posts
a good ability to read the social situation without words. If you needed to teach someone a crash course on what nunchi is, how to get better nunchi..etc. what would you say? I believe having a strong nunchi is quite useful in Korea (esp if ur not korean), would you agree? | ||
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MisterD
Germany1338 Posts
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 15:51 doihy wrote: MightyAtom-hyung, What are some books that you believe that are essential to read? Essential books; 1. You should be reading 1 book a week, if it is a good book, carry it around with you for three months. 2. Eventually after doing this for 3-5 years, most books you pick up to read, you'll notice that they are crap. 3. Then find a good quality book to read every 1 month. Now these are my essential books that are pertinent to me but were helpful for my development; but I'll list 3 books you should read in anycase. 1. NewTestment Bible, NIV version. 2. The Republic, Plato 3. Good to Great, Jim Collins 4. Essential Drucker 5. From the Gut, Jack Welch Optional 6. 33 laws of war 7. 48 laws of power 8. Generation to Generation: Friedman 9. digital mcluhan: Paul Levinson 10. Liars Poker: Michael Lewis 11. The big short: Micheal Lewis 12. Confessions of a Street Addict; Jim Crammer 13.The Warren Buffet Way: Hagstrom 14. Reality Check: Guy Kawasaki 15. The Crucified God: Jugen Moltmann (not for the faint of heart) 16. Crossing the Chasm: Moore 17. Positioning: Al Ries Its not an exhaustive list, but from looking at my book shelf, it is what stands out. I'd say that if I had a burning house and I'd try to save these copies. Thing is reading books has different effects on you at different points in your life; I thought Platos republic was mind-blowing the first time I read it, and now, just ok, but it had this special place in my own development, same like most of the books here, really ground breaking books in how I looked or began to articulate things. | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 16:24 mizU wrote: My goodness, hyung, you ARE a guru. Every hyung is a hyung because they care, my own hyung (real brother) always had the right answer for me. ^^ | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 16:41 hammeronetime wrote: Can you explain korean manliness? 1. Be a true friend and love your friends 2. Protect the weak 3. Speak you mind when its necessary 4. Never suffer fools, let them destroy themselves 5. Be quick to get angry for injustice and be ready to fight 6. Always have good manners 7. Always tell your friends the truth 8. Always be ready to sympathize for your friends 9. Never refuse a drink offer with good intent 10. Always protect the women and children 11. Never lose your patience with children 12. Exert your power over women as a responsibility to protect them and keep them well, never to dominate them 13. Don't speak to create politics or drama 14. Only your wife matters when it comes to women 15. Lead women, never follow, but listen, but only if they are not acting crazy (Korean women tend to act crazy once a week) | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 16:55 Rainmaker5 wrote: Ah, Hyung, if I had met you earlier how much time I would have saved ^^ Ah but now you appreciate it and understand it, whereas probably in the past you wouldn't have ^^ | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 17:17 EtherealDeath wrote: Sigh, guess the "public ivies" don't count eh Sorry, but at least you're educated. Once when I was at campus, some foreigner exchange was explaining everything about the world to his Korean friends (so much bs) and they asked him in their so/so English where did they study (and I was just pretending to be non English speaker in the background) and he says, I studied at the top university in Canada, Trent. And I blurted out in my native English tongue, by mistake, ' You gotta be fucking kidding me!', he turned white then murmured something then walked away. ^^ Similar thing happened at the movies too keke, so if you are a foreigner you can get away with lots of lies, unless there is someone like me sitting nearby you with fluent English and a professional background keke. | ||
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Cedstick
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 19:46 Ciryandor wrote: What do Koreans think of Filipinos? (And I agree with Koreans being hot when they want to be. )Koreans think negatively of Filipinos because most interaction they have with Filipinos is as entertainers here in Korea, also because of the economic disparity between the economies now, when Koreans visit the Philippines, they think that its dangerous, cheap and dirty. BUT, that is the general public who can't afford to fly anywhere but the Philippines. For the upper class who know other upper class Filipinos we think that they are very kind and well mannered, but not very good for long term business planning. Generally Koreans are a xenophobic race, we don't think that anyone outside of Chinese, Koreans, Japanese and White people are considered humans upon first glance. But I use the word, xenophobic because its not racist, but pure ignorance; once you become friends with a Korean, they can be a life long friend regardless of race. | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 19:54 mel_ee wrote: If you needed to teach someone a crash course on what nunchi is, how to get better nunchi..etc. what would you say? I believe having a strong nunchi is quite useful in Korea (esp if ur not korean), agree? 100% agree, easiest way for foreigners, STOP TALKING SO DAMN MUCH, observe and try to end an argument in 2 short sentences. if you can do that, that means your nunchi guided you to say and identify what was the real issue, not the one that you assume everyone is talking about. But nunchi is a very advanced cultural skill, if you are from a low class background, your nunchi wont' be as highly developed from a higher class background. | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On February 23 2011 21:27 MisterD wrote: lol mel_ee, how do you manage to make a post, then make an empty post just quoting that post, and then reposting that first post a second time? xD I thought the very same thing ^^ | ||
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VManOfMana
United States764 Posts
1. How would you explain the Korean Starcraft phenomenon to a foreigner (non-Korean)? Have you ever been in a situation where it becomes a topic of conversation with non-Koreans? 2. Given the competitiveness of Korean society (as you have explained it), how does progaming fits into it? I live in the United States, and my personal experience is that gaming is still looked down upon by people over 35. After what you said in your blogs, it sounds a bit illogical that of all countries, progaming would develop in Korea. | ||
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beetlelisk
Poland2276 Posts
On February 23 2011 22:26 VManOfMana wrote: Two questions: 1. How would you explain the Korean Starcraft phenomenon to a foreigner (non-Korean)? Have you ever been in a situation where it becomes a topic of conversation with non-Koreans? 2. Given the competitiveness of Korean society (as you have explained it), how does progaming fits into it? I live in the United States, and my personal experience is that gaming is still looked down upon by people over 35. After what you said in your blogs, it sounds a bit illogical that of all countries, progaming would develop in Korea. Yeah, do you think it's because competitive society is generating so much stress that Korean people are (or maybe have to be) tolerant to a wider variety of stress relievers than Westerners? | ||
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