Really? I have this fantasy that Korean girls would flock to my milky white skin and blue eyes. Anti American?? How do I say "No no, I'm Canadian" in korean?

rotinegg

United States1719 Posts

March 18 2012 21:32 GMT

#22

On March 19 2012 06:30 Lexpar wrote:

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Really? I have this fantasy that Korean girls would flock to my milky white skin and blue eyes. Anti American?? How do I say "No no, I'm Canadian" in korean?

I should have said a KOREAN acting like a foreigner.. :p my bad lol yea Korean girls do have a fantasy for milky white skin and blue eyes. The anti-American bit is only for cultural and political reasons, not the actual individual's heritage, so a commoner wouldn't give a shit about whether you're American or Canadian while they would beat up their friend if he/she started speaking Korean with an English accent on purpose

casualman

United States1198 Posts

March 18 2012 21:34 GMT

#23

Damn. No wonder korea always loses to china and taiwan in olympiads, it's because they have to spend so much time worrying about this shit instead of nerd-ballering it up basement dweller style.

blubbdavid

Switzerland2412 Posts

March 18 2012 21:35 GMT

#24

One of the things I hate of my dear Korea is the ullzzang movement... superficialness at it's best.

And the conformity mentality. THAT sucks.

prplhz

Denmark8045 Posts

March 18 2012 21:36 GMT

#25

This is a great blog post.

I think it's weird how people can live in a community (or a nation!) that will ostracize you for not having a Louis Vuitton bag.

Sadistx

Zimbabwe5568 Posts

March 18 2012 21:38 GMT

#26

On March 19 2012 05:51 hai2u wrote:
makes me glad im not living in Korea.

I agree, this is the most disgusting thing I've read in a while about human behavior and priorities.

Jealous

10142 Posts

March 18 2012 21:38 GMT

#27

Great blog! Very accurate from the things I've heard.

EDIT: I especially enjoyed the perspective on history and recent development and its impact on the culture.

TheKefka

Croatia11752 Posts

March 18 2012 21:39 GMT

#28

Huh,well,I'm about 185.
Brb gotta measure the head.

LunarC

United States1186 Posts

March 18 2012 21:40 GMT

#29

The alternative route to Korean-defined success for men would be to study your ass off, get into a first-rate college, land a high-paying job, and rake in the dough. Then you can do whatever you want and people will flock help you do it.

rotinegg

United States1719 Posts

March 18 2012 21:41 GMT

#30

On March 19 2012 06:40 LunarC wrote:
The alternative route to Korean-defined success for men would be to study your ass off, get into a first-rate college, land a high-paying job, and rake in the dough. Then you can do whatever you want and people will flock help you do it.

very true

Lexpar

1813 Posts

March 18 2012 21:42 GMT

#31

I actually have two related (not really) questions about SK culture, based on stuff I've heard/read second hand (how do you read something second hand? I don't know).

Both relate to how things are in Canada.

Basically its about pot and homosexuality. Marijuana possession caries pretty soft punishment here. It's been on the verge of legalization for years and, probably sometime during our next government, will be de-criminalized. Its a pretty big part of the culture for a lot of young people. I heard in SK the cops are very serious about grass. People get serious prison time for smoking a joint. Its sounds crazy to me- is it true?

The other one is homosexuality. It's pretty much a non-issue in Canada's cities (ignoring red neck corn farming areas). Gay marriage is legal, and gay culture is celebrated openly. No one (almost no one) cares if you're gay or straight. I heard in SK there's still huge stigma's against gay people. Is that true? Is gay marriage legal there?

Recognizable

Netherlands1552 Posts

March 18 2012 21:43 GMT

#32

And as a woman?

Barburas

United Kingdom247 Posts

March 18 2012 21:44 GMT

#33

Woah, thanks for the insight

Lots of cute guys there :x

blubbdavid

Switzerland2412 Posts

March 18 2012 21:45 GMT

#34

On March 19 2012 06:43 Recognizable wrote:

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And as a woman?

You can do the same, but it will be hard... or if you are good-looking, try becoming an actress.
If you can't do both... then well, good luck finding true happiness.

Disregard

China10252 Posts

March 18 2012 21:46 GMT

#35

This trend is true in China, I'll take the extra step and say majority of that applies in urbanised Southeast Asian countries.

blubbdavid

Switzerland2412 Posts

March 18 2012 21:48 GMT

#36

rotinegg, do you know "The Grand Narrative"?

rotinegg

United States1719 Posts

March 18 2012 21:48 GMT

#37

On March 19 2012 06:42 Lexpar wrote:
I actually have two related (not really) questions about SK culture, based on stuff I've heard/read second hand (how do you read something second hand? I don't know).

Both relate to how things are in Canada.

Basically its about pot and homosexuality. Marijuana possession caries pretty soft punishment here. It's been on the verge of legalization for years and, probably sometime during our next government, will be de-criminalized. Its a pretty big part of the culture for a lot of young people. I heard in SK the cops are very serious about grass. People get serious prison time for smoking a joint. Its sounds crazy to me- is it true?

The other one is homosexuality. It's pretty much a non-issue in Canada's cities (ignoring red neck corn farming areas). Gay marriage is legal, and gay culture is celebrated openly. No one (almost no one) cares if you're gay or straight. I heard in SK there's still huge stigma's against gay people. Is that true? Is gay marriage legal there?

Pot: It is a HUGE issue, you will get prison time. When I first came to the US somebody offered me a joint and I thought it was a cig, so when i was about to smoke it I smelled something else and asked wtf is this? and they said marijuana... so I kind of just ran away lol yea you will get in big trouble if you are caught smoking a joint

Homosexuality: It's pretty much a non-issue in Korea as well, but in that it's just not spoken about much. Homosexuality is still a pretty taboo subject in Korea and they keep to themselves. Honestly I don't have much insight into this because I only have 1 gay Korean friend and we don't talk about it.

On March 19 2012 06:48 blubbdavid wrote:
rotinegg, do you know "The Grand Narrative"?

what's that?

LunarC

United States1186 Posts

March 18 2012 21:51 GMT

#38

After reading through this blog, I finally understand why my mom keeps telling me it's good that I have a small head. I'm 5'5'' with a 1: 7.5 ratio. What the fuck does that make me haha.

OneOther

United States10774 Posts

March 18 2012 21:51 GMT

#39

Haha I definitely do notice how tall other Korean guys are but I never care about the height of my white friends. It's pretty funny. I can't complain about my height (5'9) but obviously it would have been cool to have an extra two inches. Oh well, there are so many other things we should be thankful for.

The Korean culture on looks is so harsh. I feel bad for the Korean ladies.

blubbdavid

Switzerland2412 Posts

March 18 2012 21:52 GMT

#40

It's a guy being feminist in Korea, giving insights on gender issues and the like in Korea. Very interesting stuff.

Sociology stuff.