Jake over at A Canadian Kyopo’s Tour of Duty posted a series of cool photos and commentary from a recent field trip down to lovely South Jeolla Province. Man, I only wish I had the time to get out of town like that nowadays.
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The southbound train on the rainy Honam Line … The rain falls, and so do my tears, and so does my lost first love ….
(Well, not in my case, but those are the lyrics to the song….)
I’ve spent a lot of time in Yeongnam, but I’ve never been to Honam. I hear that Jeolla is famous for its foodin particular, Jeonbuk?
Jolla is KimDaeJoong country. He’d better say “???袴 ???????? ????????”. And, he should never go near Kwangju. Some crazy people live there. Those people started “anti-American” movement in Korea.
One more thing. They will not know the difference between the U.S. and Canada; they think, as many Americans do, that Canada is a part of America.
??????, with all due respect, do you have to turn a thread that has nothing to do with politics into a political thread? Cute comment in Jeolla Dialect, though
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Covert reconnaissance photos from behind enemy lines…at least Kwangju has US missile defense. :p
So just because there’s a maple leaf flag beside my name, it’s pick-on-Canadians day? Good thing it’s not a French Tricolor! (Sorry, dda.) BTW, I am not a kneejerk yay-Canadians-are-great type, so please don’t draw any conclusions.
I was hoping that in reply to my original comment, someone might say, “Oh yes, I like that song,” or “No, the food’s not that great,” or whatever. I don’t think it was necessary to dredge up yet again Gwangju, Kim Dae-jung, etc.
There are lots of things to say about the various regions of Koreatheir history, geography, culture, dialects, cuisine, etc.without having to get into politics on a thread that had nothing to do with politics!
Okay, enough said.
Actually, the people I met in Jeolla-do were much more friendly than I am accustomed to in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, or Daegu. However, when I asked for chicken/cheese ramyon, they became very puzzled.
baduk: “And, he should never go near Kwangju. Some crazy people live there. Those people started ?橫anti-American?? movement in Korea.”
I think you’re doing quite a disservice to Kwangju and Honam by saying something like this. My light-skinned features stick out despite my best efforts to hide behind sunglasses when I’m out and about outside of Seoul, but I have never had anything but positive experiences with people in Kwangju or the surrounding areas. In fact, on half a dozen trips there over the past three months, I have been treated very well. Not like an outsider/guest, just like anyone else. Of course, I mask my slight Pusan accent.
Chonnam was beautiful this past weekend, with the cherry blossoms already in full bloom in many places, like popcorn trees. A beautiful area, and you shouldn’t discourage Americans (or people who might be mistaken as Americans) from going there.
“One more thing. They will not know the difference between the U.S. and Canada; they think, as many Americans do, that Canada is a part of America.”
Thank you, baduk, I have just realized I probably should see all your posts in a new light.
Overall, although I have always enjoyed the time I’ve spent in Seoul, I’ve even better experiences in the “provinces.” ????? ????? are the salt of the earth, and I’ve never felt the least bit uncomfortable even in small townswhereas in Seoul, despite its cosmopolitanness, there is a certain degree of snobbery.
…But what is true of Seoul is true of any large city anywhere in the world…. Anyhow, international residents and visitors to Korea should definitely make an effort to see cities and towns outside of the capitalyou will be pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and hospitality.
I am sorry to bring in politics into this but JeonNam(or HoNam, I do not why they use different names) people have some bad track record in Korea. Let me explain.
Starting from Park ChungHee and up to KimYoungSam, Korean government was filled with YoungNam natives. These people were pro-American, pro-Japanese and anti-Communist. And, I think they steer the country in the right direction looking at the economic prosperity achieved by Korea under their rule.
Starting from KimDaeJoong and now Rho MuHyun(=underling of KimDaeJoong), Korean government is filled with Honam natives. These people are anti-American, anti-Japanese, pro-North,and pro-China. These Honam commies turned an innocent vehicle accident of two junior high schoolers into a nationwide anti-American movement. They are busy rewriting Korean history to accept more Commies as genuine Korean heroes. They want to make Korea a communist country!
Thanks to them, Koreans are confused lot. They don’t know if Korea should be pro-China, pro-North, anti-America and anti-Japan. Koreans are totally lost. So blind they are that they deny the obvious outcome of anti-Americanism and pro-China stands. It is similar to beating your wife senseless and still think she will cook your meal tomorrow. Honam Commies insist so. They say, without any proof, that the U.S. has to stay in Korea to check the Chinese expansion and that the U.S. will stay even if Koreans mistreat them. Sorry, pal, there is no intention in the U.S. part to stay in South Korea any longer.
To protect Korea from Communism(NK and China are still Communists), these Honam communists must be purged from Korean government. Otherwise, they will kick out American forces from SK, lose all foreign investments, get attacked by the North, and will make all South Koreans to be slaves to the North.
They must be purged! Korea must come back to pro-American and anti-North stand.
These are the agenda kept by Honam Commies.
1) Kick out the U.S. forces from Korea.
2) Get close to North Korea and achieve unification, even if it means that Korea become a Communist nation. They are willing to lose personal freedom; they do not see anything wrong with NK situation. Typical frogs in the pond!
3) They want to take from the Rich and give it to the Poor. I agree that SK needs to grow its middle class. However, not the radical way of these Commies.
4) They advocate SK (and united Korea) being Chinese satellite country. Strangely these people see no problem of kowtowing to the Chinese while vehemently protesting against Japanese occupation.
5) They want to get rid of Korean military because strong military does not go with 1),2) and 4).
Now you see the present Rho government is carrying out these agenda. Most people in the present government are from Honam province. They are Commies; they will doom Korea.
Baduk, I take great offense of the term “Honam Commies.” Although I do think that Uri party is annoyingly pro-commies, but this sort of regional stereotyping is even more annoying. Especially considering all the past abuses of “Youngnam Fascists.”
Incidentally, I am a a Honam-Youngnam love-child. And we all know that “Honam Commie” cuisine is better.
I like to see Honam people change. I want them to be pro-democracy and pro-American.
If Korea continues its present course(Honam way), it will wind up being a part of China, a poor part. Like NK is right now. China will see to it.