I’m not the only man in a hanbok

Our erstwhile chief executive looks bored. But damn, those are nice threads.

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UPDATE: Want to know what else the Nohmeister’s been up to during his unscheduled vacation? The Chosun’s happy to tell you.

This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on March 21, 2004 at 7:13 pm, filed under South Korea, South Korean Politics. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

10 Comments

  1. Sugar Shin your flag
    Posted March 21, 2004 at 7:44 pm | Permalink

    I like the Cheong Wa Dae PR-picture.
    Ah, my thoughtful president is watching out of the window…
    a Hanbok looks more peacefully than a pilot flight suit. Maybe (acutally impeached) President Roh should send President Bush a wonderful Hanbok as a present.

  2. Brendon Carr your flag
    Posted March 21, 2004 at 7:53 pm | Permalink

    I was right. Hanbok is the preferred garb of whack-jobs.

  3. The Marmot your flag
    Posted March 21, 2004 at 8:33 pm | Permalink

    Brendon, I’ve worn nothing but a hanbok for the last five or six years, although I occasionally sport a Mongolian shirt that the Mrs. bought for me in the Olde Country.

  4. Scott your flag
    Posted March 21, 2004 at 9:07 pm | Permalink

    Who staged that picture?

    Could I suggest that in the next he have a lone tear running down his cheek?

  5. The Marmot your flag
    Posted March 21, 2004 at 9:13 pm | Permalink

    Scott — Apparently, this was Cheong Wa Dae’s doing.

  6. kimchipig your flag
    Posted March 22, 2004 at 1:07 am | Permalink

    You know, Marmot,

    I have a lot of respect for you and your skills. However, wearing garb that almost nobody wears anymore is not going to make you Korean. You see, one of these days, you are going to do something to piss off the powers that be in South Korea and your hanbok and Korean language skills will not be worth two cents on your way to the airport. Eventually, as with all whites in Korea who try to go native, this will happen. Attracting attention to yourself is not going to slow the process.

    I would also suggest you tone down your Chosun Ilbo comments. They do pay you.

  7. The Marmot your flag
    Posted March 22, 2004 at 1:18 am | Permalink

    I would also suggest you tone down your Chosun Ilbo comments. They do pay you.

    Dude, I can’t make my comments about the Chosun any more tame. Especially considering that I agree with 75% of their stuff I link to on this blog.

  8. Brendon Carr your flag
    Posted March 22, 2004 at 10:34 am | Permalink

    Robert, I know you wear hanbok. (Don’t understand it, but I know it.) Not only is that fact in the title to this very weblog entry, but also you’ve commented on it in the past. That reference was a sly dig at *you*, sir, but offered in the spirit of good fun.

    By the way, can you drop me an e-mail?

  9. Toolboy your flag
    Posted March 22, 2004 at 1:53 pm | Permalink

    Ah, Korea’s most famous unemployed person.

  10. Rhesus your flag
    Posted March 22, 2004 at 9:22 pm | Permalink

    Marmot:

    “I’ve worn nothing but a hanbok for the last five or six years”

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