Comments on: Oh, no, not the “no foreigners in the sauna” thing! http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Dec 2008 03:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Philo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-184848 Philo Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:33:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-184848 the previous message was actually meant for yankabroad not harold. My bad!!! the previous message was actually meant for yankabroad not harold. My bad!!!

]]> By: Philo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-184846 Philo Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:31:04 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-184846 Harod, you need to go read some book about slavery before you even think about saying stuff about it. Everyone else, I am trying to go to a korean sauna in new york called inspa world (http://www.nyspacastle.com/eng/main/ main.php)I really want to go but i don't want any negative energy around me on my birthday. so people please be honest with me. Should i? why/why not? oh and by the way am black :)! Harod,

you need to go read some book about slavery before you even think about saying stuff about it.

Everyone else,

I am trying to go to a korean sauna in new york called inspa world (http://www.nyspacastle.com/eng/main/
main.php)I really want to go but i don’t want any negative energy around me on my birthday. so people please be honest with me. Should i? why/why not? oh and by the way am black :)!

]]> By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59816 railwaycharm Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59816 Herod, Now don't confuse the truth with the facts! Herod,

Now don’t confuse the truth with the facts!

]]> By: Herod http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59815 Herod Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:51:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59815 Wait a sec, yankabroad. On the one hand, you say we're being worshipped for our white skins. On the other hand, you tacitly admit that doors are closed to us, and that we need to learn Korean if we want a few to open. I'm confused. [Incidentally, we whites were not the first race to start slavery. We were just the first to stop it - over the protesting howls of black delegations from slave-exporting West African nations.] Wait a sec, yankabroad. On the one hand, you say we’re being worshipped for our white skins. On the other hand, you tacitly admit that doors are closed to us, and that we need to learn Korean if we want a few to open.
I’m confused.

[Incidentally, we whites were not the first race to start slavery. We were just the first to stop it - over the protesting howls of black delegations from slave-exporting West African nations.]

]]> By: yankabroad http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59813 yankabroad Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:38:25 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59813 Black people from Africa slaved their asses off and never got shit but lynchings and Jim Crow laws for hundreds of years. White people here in Korea never had it so good. They are treated like Gods by Korea, who, as one writer pointed out, "Is one of the last places on Earth where white poeple are worshipped simply for their skin color." So, unless there are Indians or Bangladeshis or Pakistanis or Philippinos posting here, I suggest all you whining White Folks (This is a White Bulletin Board after all, isn't it?) quit whining, because you never had it so good. In America, the competition would kick your ass. And by the way, learn a modicum of Korean and maybe a few doors will open up. Black people from Africa slaved their asses off and never got shit but lynchings and Jim Crow laws for hundreds of years.

White people here in Korea never had it so good. They are treated like Gods by Korea, who, as one writer pointed out, “Is one of the last places on Earth where white poeple are worshipped simply for their skin color.”

So, unless there are Indians or Bangladeshis or Pakistanis or Philippinos posting here, I suggest all you whining White Folks (This is a White Bulletin Board after all, isn’t it?) quit whining, because you never had it so good.

In America, the competition would kick your ass.

And by the way, learn a modicum of Korean and maybe a few doors will open up.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59153 SomeguyinKorea Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:06:33 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59153 being Canadian...once again, I posted before proof reading. being Canadian…once again, I posted before proof reading.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59152 SomeguyinKorea Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:04:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59152 Dram_man, I was being modest. I could have mentioned that being Canadians, I'm hung like a moose. ;) Dram_man, I was being modest. I could have mentioned that being Canadians, I’m hung like a moose. ;)

]]> By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59140 Dram_man Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:17:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59140 <blockquote>4. I’d say I’m pretty trustworthy (again, secret clearance in the armed forces)…Did I mention that I attended grad school at a university that is ranked one of the top 5 in the world in the fields of TESOL and Applied Linguistics…and is higher ranked than any of the Korean universities?</blockquote> You forgot to mention your modesty. (Sorry, I could not resist.)

4. I’d say I’m pretty trustworthy (again, secret clearance in the armed forces)…Did I mention that I attended grad school at a university that is ranked one of the top 5 in the world in the fields of TESOL and Applied Linguistics…and is higher ranked than any of the Korean universities?

You forgot to mention your modesty.

(Sorry, I could not resist.)

]]> By: hardyandtiny http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59134 hardyandtiny Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:57:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59134 How do some Southeast Asians wear their undergarments into the sauna if they're not allowed into the sauna? How do some Southeast Asians wear their undergarments into the sauna if they’re not allowed into the sauna?

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59133 Sonagi Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:58:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/13/oh-no-not-the-no-foreigners-in-the-sauna-thing/#comment-59133 <blockquote>This is not a democratic forum.</blockquote> Your freedom of speech has not been curtailed by any editing or banning from the administrator. The fact that several commentators have rebutted your remarks does not make this forum less democratic. Perhaps <a href="http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/index.php" rel="nofollow">this forum</a> would seem more democratic to you.

This is not a democratic forum.

Your freedom of speech has not been curtailed by any editing or banning from the administrator. The fact that several commentators have rebutted your remarks does not make this forum less democratic. Perhaps this forum would seem more democratic to you.

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