Well, wait a second. He’s probably right about that last one.”

Actually, most of the Koreans I’ve spoken to about this couldn’t decide which was the biggest idiot: George W. Bush, Roh Moo Hyun, or Kim Jong Il (’the trinity of drivel’).

In any event, VANK antics and these map stories _regularly_ appear above the fold on page 1 of Korean newspapers. Whether that translates into the average Korean on the street caring so much about it, I don’t know, but someone sure seems to think it sells newspapers.

Clearly jives is tuned in to the Korean zeitgeist. He also believes that the average Korean on the street doesn’t care about visits to the Yakusuni shrine, the Korean national soccer team, Dokto, the Korean Olympic team, the US FTA agreement, entertainers personal lives, the upcoming Korean presidential election, or North Korean nukes.

Well, wait a second. He’s probably right about that last one.

I swear, all this map stuff and whatnot is a much bigger deal on these blogs than they are in real life. Seriously, the average Korean in the street doesn’t really care so much about it.

I’m really curious how on earth you would know that. Seriously. I mean, by your own admission you’ve spent very little time in Korea during the past decade. Or are you referring to the average Korean on the street in Fort Lee?

In any event, VANK antics and these map stories _regularly_ appear above the fold on page 1 of Korean newspapers. Whether that translates into the average Korean on the street caring so much about it, I don’t know, but someone sure seems to think it sells newspapers.

I’d say amen to that and add that, for better or worse, Korea itself is a much bigger deal on these blogs than it is in real life.

They Killed Saddam, When Are They Gonna Kill Bush? Soon, I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone should either inform the Secret Service or hold this fellow down and medicate him. Yet in Korea, he meets editorial standards. Figures.