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NaNiwa 1 hour interview post-IEM - Page 7

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3point14
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany890 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-22 13:58:01
March 22 2014 13:56 GMT
#121
On March 22 2014 22:26 Incognoto wrote:
Anyone have a tl;dw post? Like, a brief recap so we know the gist of the interview? I'm interested in the content but simply don't have an hour to sink in. :p

it is mostly about Naniwa wanting to train in Korea cause theres the highest skill, but culture and Koreans being reserved towards foreigners made it really hard to profit skillwise from living in Korea. he talks about his and other players experiences there, for example that despite living in a teamhouse he almost only played ladder and almost no custom games
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
March 22 2014 14:00 GMT
#122
On March 22 2014 22:56 3point14 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2014 22:26 Incognoto wrote:
Anyone have a tl;dw post? Like, a brief recap so we know the gist of the interview? I'm interested in the content but simply don't have an hour to sink in. :p

it is mostly about Naniwa wanting to train in Korea cause theres the highest skill, but culture and Koreans being reserved towards foreigners made it really hard to profit skillwise from living in Korea. he talks about his and other players experiences there, for example that despite living in a teamhouse he almost only played ladder and almost no custom games


hmm all right that makes sense
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WOPR
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada145 Posts
March 22 2014 14:56 GMT
#123
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ---Aristotle
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
March 22 2014 15:03 GMT
#124
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi

Yeah you show him, beating him up will surely prove your point and resolve the situation.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
WOPR
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada145 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-22 15:09:40
March 22 2014 15:07 GMT
#125
naw Squat.. nothing like that at all. i just wonder how his statements would of changed infront of ppl he speaking about.

edit: anyways im only touched in the manner he said those thing. thats all
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ---Aristotle
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
March 22 2014 16:30 GMT
#126
blanking out all the drama surrounding Thorin and Naniwa himself, this was quite the good and insightful interview, thanks!
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yebisu
Profile Joined June 2013
United Kingdom2 Posts
March 22 2014 18:44 GMT
#127
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi


well I'm Polish and if he said all those things in front of me I would... agree with pretty much everything
that's actually the reason I moved to the UK and been living here for the past 6 years - I don't intend to ever go back (maybe during my retirement years )...

so yeah it's not that I hate my country but most of the things Thorin said are actual facts... of course he shouldn't have said them being an 'official' person at the IEM (especially in the 'aggressive' way that he did) but meh they didn't bother me a single bit...

and I found the interview very interesting, to my surprise I watched it without skipping too many parts so thanks for that <3
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ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
March 22 2014 18:46 GMT
#128
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi


Did you really just type this on the internet?
secret - never again
aka_star
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United Kingdom1546 Posts
March 22 2014 18:48 GMT
#129
On March 23 2014 00:03 Squat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi

Yeah you show him, beating him up will surely prove your point and resolve the situation.


He just wants to show him something, not beat him up geez Chinese whispers over here.
FlashDave.999 aka Star
lamprey1
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada919 Posts
March 22 2014 18:48 GMT
#130
i wonder how Guilliame Patry managed to break this barrier Koreans put up against foriegners?

any one know?
Zoundsforsook
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Scotland636 Posts
March 22 2014 19:09 GMT
#131
On March 23 2014 03:48 lamprey1 wrote:
i wonder how Guilliame Patry managed to break this barrier Koreans put up against foriegners?

any one know?

Grrrr... immersed himself in Korean culture and language far more than most foreigners going over to practice Starcraft.
Paint it bright and bold.
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
March 22 2014 19:20 GMT
#132
On March 23 2014 03:48 lamprey1 wrote:
i wonder how Guilliame Patry managed to break this barrier Koreans put up against foriegners?

any one know?


Back when being a professional gamer was considered as a "rockstar" (yeah they still get respect these days but let's face it, professional gamers are becoming uglier and uglier and much more "effeminate" these days). Guillaume would constantly hang out w/ Boxer, YellOw, and etc. They would go out clubbing in Korea night time and whatnot (along w/ Elky, a french player).

During the documentary "WCG2005 National Geographics", Guillaume was seeing talking in conversational Korean to purchase food there and community w/ much clarity.
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LaNague
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany9118 Posts
March 22 2014 19:49 GMT
#133
On March 22 2014 16:18 Malphite wrote:
I don't understand what all the hate is on thorin. IT'S CALLED AN OPINION.




an opinion about every single person of an ethnicity based on where they were born is pretty much the definition of racism.
Demand2k
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Norway875 Posts
March 22 2014 19:58 GMT
#134
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi


You're also most likely in your early teens.
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
March 22 2014 20:01 GMT
#135
On March 23 2014 03:48 lamprey1 wrote:
i wonder how Guilliame Patry managed to break this barrier Koreans put up against foriegners?

any one know?

learned their language, isn't that always what you should do if you wanna be accepted in another country?
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
March 22 2014 20:02 GMT
#136
On March 23 2014 04:49 LaNague wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2014 16:18 Malphite wrote:
I don't understand what all the hate is on thorin. IT'S CALLED AN OPINION.




an opinion about every single person of an ethnicity based on where they were born is pretty much the definition of racism.

koreans are so good at starcraft

shit I'm racist :K
DMXD
Profile Joined February 2008
United States4064 Posts
March 22 2014 20:30 GMT
#137
Great interview and content as always thorin. Keep up the good work =)

interviews with Naniwa is always interesting and informative.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 22 2014 20:37 GMT
#138
On March 23 2014 05:02 ROOTFayth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 23 2014 04:49 LaNague wrote:
On March 22 2014 16:18 Malphite wrote:
I don't understand what all the hate is on thorin. IT'S CALLED AN OPINION.




an opinion about every single person of an ethnicity based on where they were born is pretty much the definition of racism.

koreans are so good at starcraft

shit I'm racist :K



korean-ethnocentric actually
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Azelja
Profile Joined May 2011
Japan762 Posts
March 22 2014 20:38 GMT
#139
On March 23 2014 00:03 Squat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2014 23:56 WOPR wrote:
i dare him to say those things infront of polish ppl. so bold.. so bold behind the internet. id like him to say it to me face-2-face...ill show how pols do.. im polish fyi

Yeah you show him, beating him up will surely prove your point and resolve the situation.


I kinda wanna say that post was meant to be sarcastic to point out the idiocy of the polish guys that actually sent Thorin pms threatening to beat him up and rape and/or kill him. Might be mistaken, but that's how I saw it :o
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
March 22 2014 20:40 GMT
#140
What an interview! This is great. I understand the man's motivations and history so much better now.
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