Comments on: Lost in “Korea” http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81387 Dram_man Wed, 09 May 2007 05:22:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81387 <blockquote>After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers.</blockquote> Next time I am in Honolulu I know where to party!

After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers.

Next time I am in Honolulu I know where to party!

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81384 Robert Koehler Wed, 09 May 2007 04:41:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81384 <blockquote>After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers.</blockquote> Lovely.

After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers.

Lovely.

]]> By: bluetranslator http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81381 bluetranslator Wed, 09 May 2007 04:36:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81381 In reality, the place is hardly a "mall." It is in a pretty diliapidated section of downtown Honolulu, on the skirts of Chinatown. And right across this "mall" is a park that is patronized by the homeless and the crystal meth addicts. After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers. In reality, the place is hardly a “mall.” It is in a pretty diliapidated section of downtown Honolulu, on the skirts of Chinatown. And right across this “mall” is a park that is patronized by the homeless and the crystal meth addicts. After sundown, the only people you can find walking around this area are generally druggies and transvestite hookers.

]]> By: bluetranslator http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81380 bluetranslator Wed, 09 May 2007 04:27:14 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81380 That bridge is right across the park in Chinatown, Honolulu where I score my crack and crystal meth. The hilarious thing is no one would have given a shit if the brilliant Korean culture consultants the show employs didn't put up that little Mickey Mouse sign saying "Han Gang Dae Gyo" on it. They should've thrown a little rock in the stream and put a little "Dokdo" sign on it. That bridge is right across the park in Chinatown, Honolulu where I score my crack and crystal meth.

The hilarious thing is no one would have given a shit if the brilliant Korean culture consultants the show employs didn’t put up that little Mickey Mouse sign saying “Han Gang Dae Gyo” on it. They should’ve thrown a little rock in the stream and put a little “Dokdo” sign on it.

]]> By: a-letheia http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81325 a-letheia Tue, 08 May 2007 09:00:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81325 Netizen Kim: “Why do I have a feeling that the average Kim in the street doesn’t really give a crap about some stupid bridge in some American TV show and that this “outrage” is a prop so that an expat with way too much time on his hands can have something smug to talk about on a slow news day….” Boy, thanks for adding just a little more negativity to the world. Netizen Kim: “Why do I have a feeling that the average Kim in the street doesn’t really give a crap about some stupid bridge in some American TV show and that this “outrage” is a prop so that an expat with way too much time on his hands can have something smug to talk about on a slow news day….”

Boy, thanks for adding just a little more negativity to the world.

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81321 dogbertt Tue, 08 May 2007 08:15:30 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81321 The average Korean doesn't care much about "Rain" either, but enough below-average ones do to make a difference. *^^* The average Korean doesn’t care much about “Rain” either, but enough below-average ones do to make a difference.

*^^*

]]> By: ZZOOzzoo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81320 ZZOOzzoo Tue, 08 May 2007 08:06:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81320 "Why do I have a feeling that the average Kim in the street doesn’t really give a crap about some stupid bridge in some American TV show and that this “outrage” is a prop so that an expat with way too much time on his hands can have something smug to talk about on a slow news day…." Beautifully put, lol. “Why do I have a feeling that the average Kim in the street doesn’t really give a crap about some stupid bridge in some American TV show and that this “outrage” is a prop so that an expat with way too much time on his hands can have something smug to talk about on a slow news day….”

Beautifully put, lol.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81298 sewing Tue, 08 May 2007 03:09:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81298 The Westcoast Transmission Building, which used to be such a distinctive landmark on the Vancouver skyline before it got eclipsed by all those other tall buildings? I missed that—the funny thing is, I never watched <i>MacGyver</i> or <i>21 Jump Street</i> (also shot here) when they were on. The Westcoast Transmission Building, which used to be such a distinctive landmark on the Vancouver skyline before it got eclipsed by all those other tall buildings? I missed that—the funny thing is, I never watched MacGyver or 21 Jump Street (also shot here) when they were on.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81296 SomeguyinKorea Tue, 08 May 2007 02:52:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81296 Sewing, I can't believe you forgot about the Pheonix Foundation building in McGyver (in reality the Qube, which was still the Westcoast Energy Building back then). I always look for a shot of that building if I suspect a TV show or a movie was shot in Vancouver. Sewing, I can’t believe you forgot about the Pheonix Foundation building in McGyver (in reality the Qube, which was still the Westcoast Energy Building back then). I always look for a shot of that building if I suspect a TV show or a movie was shot in Vancouver.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81283 sewing Mon, 07 May 2007 22:00:44 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/05/07/lost-in-korea/#comment-81283 Anyhow, I think <i>M*A*S*H</i> safely takes the cake for most egregious examples of non-Korean stuff (people, behaviour, architecture, etc.) in what was supposed to be a Korean setting. At least the southern Californian hills they used looked plausibly like the Korean countryside. I still thoroughly enjoy <i>Lost</i>. The news came out today that it's going to run for 3 more seasons before wrapping up. Argh—3 more years to wait to find out the final resolution of everything!? Anyhow, I think M*A*S*H safely takes the cake for most egregious examples of non-Korean stuff (people, behaviour, architecture, etc.) in what was supposed to be a Korean setting.

At least the southern Californian hills they used looked plausibly like the Korean countryside.

I still thoroughly enjoy Lost. The news came out today that it’s going to run for 3 more seasons before wrapping up. Argh—3 more years to wait to find out the final resolution of everything!?

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