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Comment on Open Thread: The “Relaxed in Seoul” Edition by PC Bahng or Bust

PC Bahng or Bust — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:38:19 +0000

No. 44:

It wouldn’t be the first time the K-rags lied, but it still leaves some glaring logistical gaps in the story: was he actually ‘rockclimbing with friends’ or was he at his yogwan? Was this yogwan on top of a 50-foot cliff? Did the UK papers accept a ‘modified’ version of events without checking what local sources said? There is a facebook memorial page to this guy, but it, again, adds little info. Someone must know this guy. I don’t want to rub salt in wounds, I am just curious about why there are such huge discrepancies in the stories.

Comment on When the Japanese right get an idea in their heads… by hardyandtiny

hardyandtiny — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:32 +0000

same old story for over twenty years…

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by PC Bahng or Bust

PC Bahng or Bust — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:13 +0000

Wombat:

Korean racism exists because they don’t have nukes? Then how do you explain the British?

Isageum:

There are lots of great American sayings. Like this one:

‘A perfectly stupid race can never rise to a very high plane; the negro, for instance, has been kept down as much by lack of intellectual development as by anything else; but the prime factor in the preservation of a race is its power to attain a high degree of social efficiency.’ – Theodore Roosevelt, 1895

Comment on When the Japanese right get an idea in their heads… by Stephane MOT

Stephane MOT — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:50 +0000

The real “conspiracy” remains the one led by these extremists against Japanese democracy: Abe & co want to change the constitution and to get rid of the Article 9 that protects the peaceful nature of the nation.

Their provocations are starting to backfire at the international level (like when they tried to stop memorials to sexual slavery victims in the US), but they don’t care as long as it doesn’t make to many waves at home.

Europe is getting more vocal as well, and I guess that if there were a strong Korean community in France, a law could be pushed, similar to the one condemning negationism of the Armenian genocide.

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by Ssamzi

Ssamzi — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:54 +0000

@AbhiKap55
Uhh…you rarely see a case of racism in India? Google ‘racism in India’ and you get articles after articles about serious incidents. Are you being intellectually dishonest because there may not be many people here who are familiar with India? Do you know Bonojit Hussain witnessed serious discrimination while he was attending Delhi University in India?

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Fighting-injustice-runs-in-his-blood/Article1-457005.aspx

Why the attempt at futile high horse?

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by Isageum

Isageum — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:02 +0000

@61

Such as?….

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by wombat

wombat — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:21:41 +0000

#1, because Park Jung Hee would’ve succeeded in acquiring nuclear ICBM for South Korea, guaranteeing the existence of the Korean race into the future. Right now this is cast in doubt, as nobody wants South Korea go nuclear as much as they don’t want North Korea to possess it.

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by outofspace

outofspace — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:06:40 +0000

@17

Sure they do. Plenty of instances of both in Korea.

Comment on China on Okinawa: “Yeah, that’s ours, too” by Arghaeri

Arghaeri — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:51 +0000

Even if it were so, how would that make me wrong and you right?

Habit!

Comment on India, Jordan pretty racist; so is Korea: survey by brier

brier — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:33:35 +0000

Has anybody looked into if ‘living next to the Weag’ lowers the price of property? What if hundreds of Weags live in an area? What happens to the price of property? It would be an interesting report. You can’t specifically choose your neighbors, but you can choose who you sit next to on public transport. Even though I have grown older and uglier, it is less likely a seat stays vacant next to me, compared to the 90’s. Not that this means anything, but I think it might show more acceptance. This could play out in perspective for neighbors too.