Instead, the anthem stresses the importance of democracy and the rule of law.

Racially inflammatory literature, arguing that races in their entirety have certain qualities and are laking others, is banned in Germany - and this ban is being enforced quite rigorously.

On a lighter note, H. Kim, despite the fact that he seems to have lived in Germany for some time in the late 1980s, does not seem to know that the national anthem does not, since 1945, contain the words ‘Deutschland, Deutschland…’ any more, nor indeed anything similar. Instead the anthem states the importance of democracy and the rule of law.

You seem to be a reasonable men with moderate views, open to bona fide arguments from all sides. I would imagine that now, after having read the comments above, you might see things differently from how you saw them on January 18th. Just a conjecture…

I think your slur of Shak was silly, too. His views may be upsetting, but he goes to the original language sources and does all the legwork. Hardly some dude who is slumming as you seem to suggest.

…and you should get your facts right before you refer to a lady as an asshole.

I had no idea that shakuhachi is a woman. My bad.

Stop.

Please. Just stop.

“Very convincing argument, which I have no problem going along with, i.e., if you can correctly answer the following: How would you rightly describe yourself? “Asshole” or “ethnic Asshole”? Your call.”

I guess H.Kim likes correcting other people’s language usage better than someone else correcting his, or do I detect an anti-expat chip on his shoulder?

Shakuhachi is one of those Asian wannabes who have nothing better to do but to spread misinformation, ignorance and chaos via the Internet. His so-called expertise on all-things Asian is limited to food and females, which makes him qualified to either write Asian-fusion restaurant reviews or juicy bar reviews. Anything else would be far above his purview. Nevertheless, I tend to agree with the following axiom:

“Arguing on the Internet is like winning the Special Olympics — even if you win, you’re stil retarded.”

Oh, have we met? I thought not.

That is quite a combination of straw man and ad hominem attack you wrote there, H. Kim. You are still wrong about the definition of kyopo and zainichi, and you should get your facts right before you refer to a lady as an asshole.

“Arguing on the Internet is like winning the Special Olympics — even if you win, you’re stil retarded.”