I’m not saying what happened to them was in any way justified (if it really happened the way it is described), but anyone paying attention at all would realize there was a protest going on.

Even if they realised there was a protest going on, why should they feel that they would be singled out and attacked because they were foreigners, Nora?

Do you mean “some Koreans” or “some Korean MEN”? I never saw ajummas whip down their drawers to tuck in their shirts.

Maybe you just couldn’t tell the difference?

(Running and hiding now)

Some Koreans feel uncomfortable wearing pants. And, they unbuckle and tuck their shirts back into the pants. Sometimes, you can see the briefs.

Do you mean “some Koreans” or “some Korean MEN”? I never saw ajummas whip down their drawers to tuck in their shirts.

a) mindlessly violent (which is often true: Korean protesters beating the living crap out of those poor podori-kids as a regular trait))

b) ruining Korea’s image (whatever it is) abroad

c) making unwanted trouble

d) disturbing traffic for Seoulties

e) which leads to the implicated conclusion for the dear Chosun Ilbo readers, that being anti-FTA ain’t that good for Korea (without actually printing it in the above metioned article)

Sorry for the unlucky Swiss guys. Would have wished them a nice time in good old Korea without any street battles with the natives.

Dogbert: WTF are you talking about?

Baduk: I was thinking if a guy like that goes to Alabama

Baduk is creating a hypothetical situation. With that kind of imagination, he would have made a very good reporter for the KT or KH.

Actually, since no one was hurt, what’s the big deal?

You’re right, Wedge. It’s not a big deal. It’s a silly Chosun Ilbo report on foreigners’ reactions/experiences with the big demonstration, highlighting two ‘dumb’ white guys who were saved by a ’smart’ Korean student. Sort of reminds of a lot of American movies about racism, in which the good white guys save black people from the bad white guys.

Some Koreans feel uncomfortable wearing pants. And, they unbuckle and tuck their shirts back into the pants. Sometimes, you can see the briefs.

You don’t say, Baduk…

Some old guys do this in public and even in the presence of female employees. Surprised me when one guy did this in the office all the time. He could be sued for “sexual harrassment” by female employees.

I was thinking if a guy like that goes to Alabama and does the same thing. He may pull down his pants to tuck his shirts in. Some women in the bus will scream and he will be locked up in a mental hospital. Or, some men will jump him and beat him up so bad that he cannot explain himself to policemen.

All because he felt uncomfy in Alabama heat.

Americans will never understand why Mr. Kim had to undo his buckle in the mass transit in Alabama. They will never understand. Never.

WTF are you talking about?

There’s mass transit in Alabama?