Comments on: How NOT to win friends in Korea

By: Darin

Darin — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:59:52 +0000

I’m so confused… So who’s side is he on then? (I assumed he was on Kushibo’s side — never really considered nationality/race.)
Does that mean he’s on my ’side’? Doh! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot huh.

By: Reverend Lovejoy

Reverend Lovejoy — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:01:12 +0000

“Ah yes, the true maturity level shows through.”

Darin,
Steve Kim is not a Korean. He is one of the personas of Dingles, Shingles, Takeshima

By: Darin

Darin — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:25:16 +0000

Ah yes, the true maturity level shows through. Kushibo, is this really even a cause worth fighting for? Join the dark side, with your help we’ll be unstoppable. Hehe.

By: SteveKim

SteveKim — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:37:11 +0000

Darin, you need to wipe off your chin, there is some of Kushibo load on it.

By: Darin

Darin — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:50:12 +0000

“Obviously Japanese wouldn’t have the courage to sue.”
eeee, that all depends on how you look at it. Perhaps courage is required to sue in American culture, but in Japan suing, requires stupidity, lack of self-respect, and all-around bad people skills. The Japanese would tend to look at sue happy America, and say, what a bunch of idiots.
I agree that most Japanese people would not sue, but not because they have no courage, but because they look down on suing, just as they due rioting. Cultural differences often cause for big misunderstandings on both sides.

By: JYCE

JYCE — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:33:37 +0000

Woo-hoo!

By: Darin

Darin — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:20:58 +0000

I had a long all encompassing comment written out to JYCE, but I’ll just ignore his personal attack and move on. JYCE, if you would like to send me hate mail directly, go to my web site (http://www.imbermedia.net) and use the form please.

Kushibo:
“”Did they pay it to the right people? Probably not.”"
So, who should the Japanese government have paid the settlement too in 1965 if the Korean government wasn’t the right people?

By: dogbert

dogbert — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:02:09 +0000

Kushibo: "Even the Chonkyojo (leftist Teachers Union) textbook refers to the ??? liberating Korea." Beginning in 1974, Korean history textbooks began emphasizing the role of the Korean provisional government in regaining independence from Japan, while de-emphasizing the role of Allied forces in defeating Japan. http://www.ngoworld.pe.kr/bbs/view.php?id=data&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=name&desc=asc&no=45 Since then, the issue has been whether to emphasize the role of the Independence Army at the expense of the provisional government or vice versa. Either way, Korean revisionism on this issue is firmly entrenched. Something to keep in mind the next time complaints about Japanese textbooks come up.

By: Daehan Miguk

Daehan Miguk — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:09:44 +0000

shingles: “When will Koreans go to trial for what they did during the Korean war to Allied UN forces in the Korean war. It seems only fair that the world looks at the murder and torture of Allied UN forces during the Korean war by Koreans.”

Good point. If and when such trial happens, Allied veterans should demand a SINCERE apology.

By: dogbert

dogbert — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:06:41 +0000

“‘Contrary to what might be taught in Korean schools, Westerners also bore losses caused by Japan at that time.’

Even the Chonkyojo (leftist Teachers Union) textbook refers to the ??? liberating Korea.”

Delightful.

Nulji must have just been a poor student then.