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On March 19 2012 06:29 rotinegg wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2012 06:26 ymir233 wrote: But on the other hand, the good thing is if you act enough of a 'foreigner' (by that I mean living outside of Korea long enough) and show off enough of an aura when you come back, people won't care what the fuck you do as long as you're not an axe murderer. Most likely either you can laugh at peoples' shirts for having unintelligible English phrases or they'll be impressed enough by your foreign-ness to hire you as an Engrish tutor. Purposely acting like a 'foreigner' is a surefire way to get your ass beat due to the predominant anti-American sentiments
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?
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On March 19 2012 06:30 Lexpar wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2012 06:29 rotinegg wrote:On March 19 2012 06:26 ymir233 wrote: But on the other hand, the good thing is if you act enough of a 'foreigner' (by that I mean living outside of Korea long enough) and show off enough of an aura when you come back, people won't care what the fuck you do as long as you're not an axe murderer. Most likely either you can laugh at peoples' shirts for having unintelligible English phrases or they'll be impressed enough by your foreign-ness to hire you as an Engrish tutor. Purposely acting like a 'foreigner' is a surefire way to get your ass beat due to the predominant anti-American sentiments 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Huh,well,I'm about 185. Brb gotta measure the head.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
And as a woman?
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Woah, thanks for the insight
Lots of cute guys there :x
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On March 19 2012 06:43 Recognizable wrote:Show nested quote +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. 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.
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This trend is true in China, I'll take the extra step and say majority of that applies in urbanised Southeast Asian countries.
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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.
what's that?
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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.
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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.
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It's a guy being feminist in Korea, giving insights on gender issues and the like in Korea. Very interesting stuff.
Sociology stuff.
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