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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
January 24 2008 17:27 GMT
#21
I have a totally random question about Korea. Why do they use metal bowls and chopsticks vs Japan/China's wood/porcelain? D:
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LeoTheLion
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
China958 Posts
January 24 2008 17:35 GMT
#22
wood absorbs water, and we all know stagnant tepid water lead to the possibility of contracting some random disease

metal avoids this, thus is a little more hygenic
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-24 17:58:03
January 24 2008 17:55 GMT
#23
Yeah, I don't think that's it.

My guess is it started with excess scrap metal from WW2.
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Spike
Profile Joined October 2003
United States1392 Posts
January 24 2008 17:57 GMT
#24
On January 25 2008 02:55 Jibba wrote:
Yeah, I don't think that's it.

?
sounds reasonable.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-24 18:15:32
January 24 2008 18:00 GMT
#25
On January 25 2008 02:57 Spike wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2008 02:55 Jibba wrote:
Yeah, I don't think that's it.

?
sounds reasonable.

No, that's an advantage to using metal, but that's not the reason they started using them. If it were that simple, then every SE asian country would use them, but the others don't.

EDIT: Another possible reason from some web forum

I read that Koreans used metal chopsticks because the metal would change color if the food was poisoned. I asked a few of my Korean students in Japan, and they said that that was the reason. There are probably other reasons too.
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amanet
Profile Joined December 2007
Croatia334 Posts
January 24 2008 18:00 GMT
#26
when idra comming to kor?
BlackStar
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Netherlands3029 Posts
January 24 2008 18:38 GMT
#27
I think he said mid February on the Blizzard board (yeah I know, don't ask).
MyLostTemple *
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2921 Posts
January 24 2008 18:40 GMT
#28
On January 24 2008 19:33 nevergg wrote:
2) There's a pretty big one in COEX mall. I've not ventured inside myself though.


That one fucking blows, i need one with IIDX machine (beatmania)
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yakii *
Profile Joined June 2006
Korea (South)1448 Posts
January 24 2008 18:54 GMT
#29
On January 25 2008 02:27 Jibba wrote:
I have a totally random question about Korea. Why do they use metal bowls and chopsticks vs Japan/China's wood/porcelain? D:


Using wood chopsticks in restaurants have been prohibited in Korea to protect natural environments.

metal bowls are to keep rice warm, I guess.
사마난
yakii *
Profile Joined June 2006
Korea (South)1448 Posts
January 24 2008 19:03 GMT
#30
On January 24 2008 12:32 MyLostTemple wrote:
5) How much would a top of the line gamer PC cost in koera? Excluding the montor. Delta airlines lost my PC (yes i'm very fucking pissed) and i may have to buy a new one. If they don't find it within a week i may have to give up hope.

Thanks :D


If you want to build your own Computer this site will help you to calculte the costs.

btw, Good luck in Korea
사마난
Quesadilla
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1814 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-01-24 19:06:25
January 24 2008 19:04 GMT
#31
Yo dude,

I looked to play IIDX while I was there too... I looked in probably 5 different arcades in a bunch of different sections of Seoul: I didn't see one machine, only ripoffs. Then I realized, that every Bemani game was a Korean version rip off there, so it seems like they may have gotten in a lawsuit with Bemani? They have their version of Beatmania, and Pump It Up instead of DDR and junk, I was pretty sad.
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zizou21
Profile Joined September 2006
United States3683 Posts
January 24 2008 19:50 GMT
#32
On January 25 2008 02:55 Jibba wrote:
Yeah, I don't think that's it.

My guess is it started with excess scrap metal from WW2.


LOL
its me, tasteless,s roomate LOL!
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
January 24 2008 22:57 GMT
#33
On January 24 2008 19:33 nevergg wrote:
2) There's a pretty big one in COEX mall. I've not ventured inside myself though.


It's right next to the movie theater in CoEX.
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Quesadilla
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1814 Posts
January 24 2008 23:16 GMT
#34
On January 25 2008 07:57 jkillashark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2008 19:33 nevergg wrote:
2) There's a pretty big one in COEX mall. I've not ventured inside myself though.


It's right next to the movie theater in CoEX.


Doesn't have it.
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snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
January 24 2008 23:22 GMT
#35
Will you go watch the PL finals live on sunday tasteless?
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33627 Posts
January 24 2008 23:46 GMT
#36
coex arcade blows and costs too much, don't go there -_-
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
January 25 2008 02:13 GMT
#37
Take pictures!
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