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	<title>Comments on: Marmot Unplugged</title>
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		<title>By: The Marmot&#8217;s Hole &#187; Marmot&#8217;s Hole hits the 3 million mark</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-66276</link>
		<dc:creator>The Marmot&#8217;s Hole &#187; Marmot&#8217;s Hole hits the 3 million mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] as are posters living outside in cities and provinces outside of Seoul. And as I mentioned in my interview on Michael&#8217;s podcast, I&#8217;d love to add some diversity to the blog&#8217;s contributing staff, so if you&#8217;re [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] as are posters living outside in cities and provinces outside of Seoul. And as I mentioned in my interview on Michael&#8217;s podcast, I&#8217;d love to add some diversity to the blog&#8217;s contributing staff, so if you&#8217;re [...]</p>
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		<title>By: bluejives</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65331</link>
		<dc:creator>bluejives</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This yuhaksaeng-with-a-knife business continues to fascinate me. The idea of a Korean foreign student, threatening Fantasy's wife with a knife, just doesn't jibe with my own experiences with yuhaksaeng. The typical yuhaksaeng, usually coming from affluent backgrounds, seemed very much concerned with visa/international student issues, passing the TOEFL, sightseeing around the US, etc.

But for argument's sake, let us suppose that Fantasy's claim did indeed happen, for the sake of being objective. The idea that a knife was involved suggests that this might have been a crime of passion, ala OJ Simpson. Was Fantasy's wife having an illicit affair turned awry with the said yuhaksaeng? We shall never know the truth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This yuhaksaeng-with-a-knife business continues to fascinate me. The idea of a Korean foreign student, threatening Fantasy&#8217;s wife with a knife, just doesn&#8217;t jibe with my own experiences with yuhaksaeng. The typical yuhaksaeng, usually coming from affluent backgrounds, seemed very much concerned with visa/international student issues, passing the TOEFL, sightseeing around the US, etc.</p>
<p>But for argument&#8217;s sake, let us suppose that Fantasy&#8217;s claim did indeed happen, for the sake of being objective. The idea that a knife was involved suggests that this might have been a crime of passion, ala OJ Simpson. Was Fantasy&#8217;s wife having an illicit affair turned awry with the said yuhaksaeng? We shall never know the truth.</p>
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		<title>By: JK</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65319</link>
		<dc:creator>JK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fantasy, you got really questioned and thought you might want to address the questions.

I believe you myself btw about the yuhaksaeng.  At the same time, you do have your doubters.  And personally, I can tell you, since I have yuhaksaeng friends, that not ALL go around carrying knives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fantasy, you got really questioned and thought you might want to address the questions.</p>
<p>I believe you myself btw about the yuhaksaeng.  At the same time, you do have your doubters.  And personally, I can tell you, since I have yuhaksaeng friends, that not ALL go around carrying knives.</p>
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		<title>By: JK</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65138</link>
		<dc:creator>JK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I see.  Well, it's kinda confusing WHERE this dialog is taking place.  Someone continue if they have something they want to say, and I'll reply....somewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see.  Well, it&#8217;s kinda confusing WHERE this dialog is taking place.  Someone continue if they have something they want to say, and I&#8217;ll reply&#8230;.somewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: Iceberg</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65082</link>
		<dc:creator>Iceberg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From about two-thirds of the way through this thread commenters have taken a post titled "Marmot Unplugged" (Marmot, the person) and have turned it into something more like "Marmot Butt Plugged" (Marmot, the blog).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From about two-thirds of the way through this thread commenters have taken a post titled &#8220;Marmot Unplugged&#8221; (Marmot, the person) and have turned it into something more like &#8220;Marmot Butt Plugged&#8221; (Marmot, the blog).</p>
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		<title>By: JK</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65055</link>
		<dc:creator>JK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No! Let's keep it up here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No! Let&#8217;s keep it up here.</p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65010</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shall we proceed to &lt;a href="http://www.lostnomad.org/?p=3588" rel="nofollow"&gt;Lost Nomad&lt;/a&gt;?  I think this better suits "Angry Young Men" rather than "Marmot Unplugged."

Thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shall we proceed to <a href="http://www.lostnomad.org/?p=3588" rel="nofollow">Lost Nomad</a>?  I think this better suits &#8220;Angry Young Men&#8221; rather than &#8220;Marmot Unplugged.&#8221;</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: gbnhj</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65004</link>
		<dc:creator>gbnhj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah, that does seem like a bit of drama, and it deserves greater description if true.

My favorite part was 'But you have never had a Yuhaksaeng's knife at your throat...', as if knives are distributed to all Koreans who study overseas. Ooh - scary! How about 'But you have never had a yuhaksaeng hold a knife to your throat...' for something less broad and more accurate (again, if in fact true).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, that does seem like a bit of drama, and it deserves greater description if true.</p>
<p>My favorite part was &#8216;But you have never had a Yuhaksaeng&#8217;s knife at your throat&#8230;&#8217;, as if knives are distributed to all Koreans who study overseas. Ooh - scary! How about &#8216;But you have never had a yuhaksaeng hold a knife to your throat&#8230;&#8217; for something less broad and more accurate (again, if in fact true).</p>
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		<title>By: bluejives</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-65000</link>
		<dc:creator>bluejives</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;But you have never had a Yuhaksaeng’s knife at your throat and nobody uttered rape threats against your wife…&lt;/i&gt;

A &lt;i&gt;yuhaksaeng&lt;/i&gt; did that? His credibility has gone down the tubes. Now we know why he calls himself "Fantasy". Me thinks he's been watching a little too many Kim Ki Duk or Park Chan Wook movies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>But you have never had a Yuhaksaeng’s knife at your throat and nobody uttered rape threats against your wife…</i></p>
<p>A <i>yuhaksaeng</i> did that? His credibility has gone down the tubes. Now we know why he calls himself &#8220;Fantasy&#8221;. Me thinks he&#8217;s been watching a little too many Kim Ki Duk or Park Chan Wook movies.</p>
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		<title>By: JK</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/12/marmot-unplugged/#comment-64999</link>
		<dc:creator>JK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fantasy,

No, I never had a Korean student put a knife to my throat.  I HAVE had violent encounters in the US with both white and black people.  I HAVE had racist remarks thrown at me by white and black people (which again resulted in me getting in fights).  I HAVE had remarks and glares thrown at me because I was in the company of a white or black girl.

So am I supposed to categorize the entire white and black races????  And what good does that do me to make generalizing comments about whites and blacks on some hate blog whose sole purpose is to denigrate the entire white and black races the way you are a strong supporter of certain anti-Korean hate sites (not meaning this blog, btw)????

You have had problems with Koreans and with kyopos, fantasy, fine.  I believe you, and believe me when I say I am sorry to hear that...sincerely.  But this IS news to me as I go to a very LARGE church of Koreans and kyopos and they (the ones on the English-speaking side) have treated people of other races with acceptance.  In fact, some of the Korean-Americans joke with one of the white guys who goes to our church as having yellow fever, and the white guy laughingly will admit as much.  But we're all friends and we're all open to each of us dating anyone we want!

Yet I read day in and day out on many of these blogs that "kyopos" are brainwashed discriminating people that want to keep "their" women to themselves.  But my daily life experiences say otherwise. 

Well, I AM allowed to present an opposing viewpoint to those I am reading about that I can't really believe, aren't I?  I hope you allow me that much at least if I don't agree with some of the generalizations being thrown out there about us supposedly bad, bad kyopos.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fantasy,</p>
<p>No, I never had a Korean student put a knife to my throat.  I HAVE had violent encounters in the US with both white and black people.  I HAVE had racist remarks thrown at me by white and black people (which again resulted in me getting in fights).  I HAVE had remarks and glares thrown at me because I was in the company of a white or black girl.</p>
<p>So am I supposed to categorize the entire white and black races????  And what good does that do me to make generalizing comments about whites and blacks on some hate blog whose sole purpose is to denigrate the entire white and black races the way you are a strong supporter of certain anti-Korean hate sites (not meaning this blog, btw)????</p>
<p>You have had problems with Koreans and with kyopos, fantasy, fine.  I believe you, and believe me when I say I am sorry to hear that&#8230;sincerely.  But this IS news to me as I go to a very LARGE church of Koreans and kyopos and they (the ones on the English-speaking side) have treated people of other races with acceptance.  In fact, some of the Korean-Americans joke with one of the white guys who goes to our church as having yellow fever, and the white guy laughingly will admit as much.  But we&#8217;re all friends and we&#8217;re all open to each of us dating anyone we want!</p>
<p>Yet I read day in and day out on many of these blogs that &#8220;kyopos&#8221; are brainwashed discriminating people that want to keep &#8220;their&#8221; women to themselves.  But my daily life experiences say otherwise. </p>
<p>Well, I AM allowed to present an opposing viewpoint to those I am reading about that I can&#8217;t really believe, aren&#8217;t I?  I hope you allow me that much at least if I don&#8217;t agree with some of the generalizations being thrown out there about us supposedly bad, bad kyopos.</p>
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