Comments on: The Blog Blackout of 2005 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:20:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: matthewstinson.net http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21656 matthewstinson.net Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:08:57 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21656 Blogs blocked in the ROK Bloggers are reporting that the Korean Net Nanny has blocked access to B*S and Typepad blogs. Im speaking of Korea as in South Korea, as in free and democratic South Korea. This apparent blocking coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Lib... Blogs blocked in the ROK

Bloggers are reporting that the Korean Net Nanny has blocked access to B*S and Typepad blogs. Im speaking of Korea as in South Korea, as in free and democratic South Korea. This apparent blocking coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Lib…

]]> By: foreigner http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21655 foreigner Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:04:51 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21655 "I do believe many Koreans do not comprehend just how little people outside Korea care about these issues." Dogbert that doesn't stop Koreans or their government from trying to provoke Japanese at every opportunity. “I do believe many Koreans do not comprehend just how little people outside Korea care about these issues.”
Dogbert that doesn’t stop Koreans or their government from trying to provoke Japanese at every opportunity.

]]> By: Brendon Carr http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21654 Brendon Carr Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:04:19 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21654 I knew a Buryat Mongol student at Yonsei's foreign language institute, a kid (conveniently named, as it happened, Bulat) who later ended up working for the Russian Foreign Ministry. His physical appearance was absolutely identical to Koreans' but his food preferences were far from the mark. Some bastard stole his yak-gristle sausage that his parents mailed from Ulan Ude. He cried and cried when it was later found in the trash -- nibbled on, found to be unpalatable, and discarded. I knew a Buryat Mongol student at Yonsei’s foreign language institute, a kid (conveniently named, as it happened, Bulat) who later ended up working for the Russian Foreign Ministry. His physical appearance was absolutely identical to Koreans’ but his food preferences were far from the mark. Some bastard stole his yak-gristle sausage that his parents mailed from Ulan Ude. He cried and cried when it was later found in the trash — nibbled on, found to be unpalatable, and discarded.

]]> By: dogbert http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21653 dogbert Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:12:33 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21653 On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn??t, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words ??Dokdo belongs to Korea.?? I saw that too! The best part was when, having failed in getting them to care about Dokdo, he asked, "You know Takeshima?" When neither showed any hint of recognition, the whole "skit" fell quite flat. I do believe many Koreans do not comprehend just how little people outside Korea care about these issues. On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn??t, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words ??Dokdo belongs to Korea.??

I saw that too! The best part was when, having failed in getting them to care about Dokdo, he asked, “You know Takeshima?” When neither showed any hint of recognition, the whole “skit” fell quite flat. I do believe many Koreans do not comprehend just how little people outside Korea care about these issues.

]]> By: Ray http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21652 Ray Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:59:18 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21652 "On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn??t, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words ??Dokdo belongs to Korea.??" But isn't that she might know what "Takeshima" is instead of "Dokdo"? How was this presented? Christ... nevertheless this thing gets more and more ridiculous. “On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn??t, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words ??Dokdo belongs to Korea.??”

But isn’t that she might know what “Takeshima” is instead of “Dokdo”? How was this presented?

Christ… nevertheless this thing gets more and more ridiculous.

]]> By: Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21651 Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:49:48 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21651 There's gotta be a connection with various peoples in Siberia: consider Korean Shamanism whichfrom what little I know of the subjectis quite a bit like the Shamanic beliefs/practices of the various indigenous peoples living in eastern Russia. There’s gotta be a connection with various peoples in Siberia: consider Korean Shamanism whichfrom what little I know of the subjectis quite a bit like the Shamanic beliefs/practices of the various indigenous peoples living in eastern Russia.

]]> By: Kushibo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21650 Kushibo Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:47:35 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21650 Foreigner wrote:Where did you read about the Boryat? Sounds interesting.I've heard a theory like that before. Something similar about the Inuit, too. Foreigner wrote:Where did you read about the Boryat? Sounds interesting.I’ve heard a theory like that before. Something similar about the Inuit, too.

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21649 The Marmot Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:26:57 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21649 In the meantime, it is discovered that the Boryat people of the Siberian steppes (Russian Eskimos?) have the same identical genetic markings with the Koreans. You see, we??re all one people. I didn??t make this up, it was in the news. I always knew Koreans weren??t Mongolians. I'll assume by Boryat, you mean Buryat, and actually, Buryats are Mongolians who live near Lake Baikal. So when the press mentions that Buryats and Koreans are the same, it really means, "See, we really are descended from Mongolians!" In the meantime, it is discovered that the Boryat people of the Siberian steppes (Russian Eskimos?) have the same identical genetic markings with the Koreans. You see, we??re all one people. I didn??t make this up, it was in the news. I always knew Koreans weren??t Mongolians.
I’ll assume by Boryat, you mean Buryat, and actually, Buryats are Mongolians who live near Lake Baikal. So when the press mentions that Buryats and Koreans are the same, it really means, “See, we really are descended from Mongolians!”

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21648 slim Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:26:02 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21648 Freedom of speech of course also includes freedom to say stupid things, but I sure hope Washington is paying attention to this powder blue jingo-fascist lovefest. Freedom of speech of course also includes freedom to say stupid things, but I sure hope Washington is paying attention to this powder blue jingo-fascist lovefest.

]]> By: foreigner http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/16/the-blog-blackout-of-2005/#comment-21647 foreigner Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:18:48 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1919#comment-21647 Ummm...I grant you Kimbob that there are outburts of childishness in Korean society that are really disappointing. On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn't, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words "Dokdo belongs to Korea." It was just embarrassing--turn it around and imagine the uproar in Korea if a Japanese guy tried to do that on a TV show. Still, there's a relatively large, well-educated middle class here, and I hope they will turn out in the next election and vote out all the idiots, just toss out everybody with ideological baggage on either side of the divide. Maybe that's too much to ask, but you never know. Ummm…I grant you Kimbob that there are outburts of childishness in Korean society that are really disappointing. On the KM cable music channel last night some Korean guy was in Myongdong asking Japanese women if they knew what Dokdo was. Needless to say, they didn’t, so he then tried to get them to parrot the Korean words “Dokdo belongs to Korea.” It was just embarrassing–turn it around and imagine the uproar in Korea if a Japanese guy tried to do that on a TV show. Still, there’s a relatively large, well-educated middle class here, and I hope they will turn out in the next election and vote out all the idiots, just toss out everybody with ideological baggage on either side of the divide. Maybe that’s too much to ask, but you never know.

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