Comments on: Married to a Korean? Better get ready to make a baby. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Dec 2008 04:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Korea as a Social Laboratory? The Impending Birthrate Crisis « The Grand Narrative http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-186846 Korea as a Social Laboratory? The Impending Birthrate Crisis « The Grand Narrative Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:54:59 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-186846 [...] for why there was a boost in 2007, see here. That that was only a temporary blip was confirmed by the National Statistical Office on Thursday, [...] [...] for why there was a boost in 2007, see here. That that was only a temporary blip was confirmed by the National Statistical Office on Thursday, [...]

]]> By: dda http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60296 dda Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:38:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60296 Bulgasari, you stole the words from my mouth, yes indeed every cycle is 60 years long, and the last 丁亥 year, the 24th of the cycle, was in 1947. 丁, along with 丙, stands for: • South / 南 [五方, 5 Directions] • Summer / 夏 [四時, 4 Seasons] • Fire / 火 [五行, 5 elements] • Mars / 火星 [五星, 5 stars] • Red / 赤 [五色, 5 colours] • Bitter / 苦 [五味, 5 tastes] • Heart / 心 [五臟, 5 viscerae] • Proper demeanor[?] / 禮 [Virtues] • 徵 4th note of the pentatonic 五音 So Pig of Fire indeed... Arguably, there is no "gold" in the five elements, or anywhere in the 天干, for that matter. The closest would be 金 – usually translated in that case as "metal", but more generally as gold – which is the fourth element, and represented by 庚 and 辛; the next 辛亥 [Pig of Metal] is in 2031, the last one in 1971. Bulgasari, you stole the words from my mouth, yes indeed every cycle is 60 years long, and the last 丁亥 year, the 24th of the cycle, was in 1947. 丁, along with 丙, stands for:
• South / 南 [五方, 5 Directions]
• Summer / 夏 [四時, 4 Seasons]
• Fire / 火 [五行, 5 elements]
• Mars / 火星 [五星, 5 stars]
• Red / 赤 [五色, 5 colours]
• Bitter / 苦 [五味, 5 tastes]
• Heart / 心 [五臟, 5 viscerae]
• Proper demeanor[?] / 禮 [Virtues]
• 徵 4th note of the pentatonic 五音

So Pig of Fire indeed… Arguably, there is no “gold” in the five elements, or anywhere in the 天干, for that matter. The closest would be 金 – usually translated in that case as “metal”, but more generally as gold – which is the fourth element, and represented by 庚 and 辛; the next 辛亥 [Pig of Metal] is in 2031, the last one in 1971.

]]> By: bulgasari http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60184 bulgasari Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:45:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60184 A quick question - shouldn't that be 'once every 60 years'? The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals and 5 elements, and multiplying them gives you 60 (which is why a 60th birthday is important in Korea). Did the Donga Ilbo add a zero by accident? A quick question - shouldn’t that be ‘once every 60 years’? The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals and 5 elements, and multiplying them gives you 60 (which is why a 60th birthday is important in Korea). Did the Donga Ilbo add a zero by accident?

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60167 SomeguyinKorea Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:09:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60167 "I can see English teachers demanding more money, not beause demand is high due to birth rate, but rather demand is high for anyone who will put up with the brats." When you read between the lines, you'll find that's exactly what I meant. “I can see English teachers demanding more money, not beause demand is high due to birth rate, but rather demand is high for anyone who will put up with the brats.”

When you read between the lines, you’ll find that’s exactly what I meant.

]]> By: Juggertha http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60144 Juggertha Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:59:25 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60144 My Golden Pig is due in late June. Let the good times roll. My Golden Pig is due in late June.

Let the good times roll.

]]> By: Herod http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60137 Herod Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:28:33 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60137 captbbq: I'm sure the sight of their aggrieved chocolate-smeared faces on the subway is part of the growing aversion to having kids. Korean mothers have never disciplined their offspring, but in the past society used to beat the resulting egocentrism out of people. Now it's left to run rampant, which leads to the me-centeredness you see everywhere - parking in the middle of the road, placing shopping bags on the empty subway seat while others stand, placing an order (as already discussed on this blog) while others are ordering, etc. captbbq: I’m sure the sight of their aggrieved chocolate-smeared faces on the subway is part of the growing aversion to having kids. Korean mothers have never disciplined their offspring, but in the past society used to beat the resulting egocentrism out of people. Now it’s left to run rampant, which leads to the me-centeredness you see everywhere - parking in the middle of the road, placing shopping bags on the empty subway seat while others stand, placing an order (as already discussed on this blog) while others are ordering, etc.

]]> By: mins0306 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60136 mins0306 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:55:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60136 I've heard somewhere that next year is NOT the Year of the Golden Pig but the Year of the Red Pig(or is it Blue?) Anyway, if you have any plans for kids next year and if you are into the pig stuff, my suggestion is do some research before making the next big leap. I’ve heard somewhere that next year is NOT the Year of the Golden Pig but the Year of the Red Pig(or is it Blue?)

Anyway, if you have any plans for kids next year and if you are into the pig stuff, my suggestion is do some research before making the next big leap.

]]> By: captbbq http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60135 captbbq Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:47:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60135 SomeguyinKorea, It's painfuly obvious that the next generation of Koreans are spoilled hellions and many will likely grow up to be sociocopaths. I can just watch on the subway little children beat their parents relentlessly because they did not get what they want, while their mother just tells them to stop and tries to block it. No attempt at discipline (other than verbal). I can see English teachers demanding more money, not beause demand is high due to birth rate, but rather demand is high for anyone who will put up with the brats. Andy, Congrats on the (relatively) new one. I trust you won't have this problem with yours ;-) SomeguyinKorea,

It’s painfuly obvious that the next generation of Koreans are spoilled hellions and many will likely grow up to be sociocopaths. I can just watch on the subway little children beat their parents relentlessly because they did not get what they want, while their mother just tells them to stop and tries to block it. No attempt at discipline (other than verbal).

I can see English teachers demanding more money, not beause demand is high due to birth rate, but rather demand is high for anyone who will put up with the brats.

Andy,

Congrats on the (relatively) new one. I trust you won’t have this problem with yours ;-)

]]> By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60109 railwaycharm Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60109 The answer is much simpler... Harvest from the orphanages...Oh, I forgot, the blood thing..... The answer is much simpler… Harvest from the orphanages…Oh, I forgot, the blood thing…..

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60107 SomeguyinKorea Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:12:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/24/married-to-a-korean-better-get-ready-to-make-a-baby/#comment-60107 mcnut...and if people have kids once every 12 years. mcnut…and if people have kids once every 12 years.

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