Comments on: Baby mercantalism? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 7 Sep 2008 05:31:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46574 sanshinseon Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:05:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46574 That discussion is thoughtful indeed, thanks for the pointer. My non-thoughtful contribution: well, if Korean parents adopt a 'white' baby, at least they'll save a lot of money on plastic-surgery costs later on... That discussion is thoughtful indeed, thanks for the pointer.

My non-thoughtful contribution:
well, if Korean parents adopt a ‘white’ baby, at least they’ll save a lot of money on plastic-surgery costs later on…

]]> By: iheartblueballs http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46518 iheartblueballs Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:54:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46518 <blockquote>In a way, with so many local kids looking for a home, the adoption laws are perfectly understandable</blockquote> Allowing Koreans to adopt foreign children would be tantamount to sanctioned child abuse. Those poor kids would face a lifetime of "You just can't understand the Korean mind/culture/emotion/han/jeong" FROM THEIR OWN FAMILY! Not to mention being asked "Can you eat spicy food?" and told "you use chopsticks very well" at every meal their entire lives.

In a way, with so many local kids looking for a home, the adoption laws are perfectly understandable

Allowing Koreans to adopt foreign children would be tantamount to sanctioned child abuse. Those poor kids would face a lifetime of “You just can’t understand the Korean mind/culture/emotion/han/jeong” FROM THEIR OWN FAMILY!

Not to mention being asked “Can you eat spicy food?” and told “you use chopsticks very well” at every meal their entire lives.

]]> By: Sperwer http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46515 Sperwer Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:26:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/18/baby-mercantalism/#comment-46515 <blockquote>it’s still ironic that a country tagged as a “baby exporter” would ban imports</blockquote> If true, this is not surprising at all. Fits in perfectly with both Korean racial attitudes and the mercantilist/export-oriented economic system that, despite significant liberalization, still dominates the thinking of both the business sector and the government (regardless of political affiliation)

it’s still ironic that a country tagged as a “baby exporter” would ban imports

If true, this is not surprising at all. Fits in perfectly with both Korean racial attitudes and the mercantilist/export-oriented economic system that, despite significant liberalization, still dominates the thinking of both the business sector and the government (regardless of political affiliation)

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