There was a discussion on some forum a while back about Koreans not being able to understand satire. I would agree. Especially if their culture is the focus of it. Too blinded by emotion to see the humor.
But they sure love the slap stick style of comedy show.
This is far more of an indictment of modern society than of the people you’re trying to impugn, Netizen Kimjives.
After all, universitas, from which the English word “university” is derived, refers to the wide-ranging nature of the classical curriculum: education in its truest sense, as was formerly practiced at the great universities (and still is at some, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Navarre, etc.) as opposed to the glorified, overpriced trade schools most “universities” have become. This type of education taught its students to speak well, to write well, to reason well, and to evaluate arguments—the skills which are so sorely lacking in modern discourse.
I suggest taking a look at John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University for more on what higher education ought to be, and how far off the mark it currently is.
And I probably wouldn’t have gone off on the liberal arts tangent if I had one of those marketable trade school degrees as opposed to my philosophy parchment.
Job-market incompatible degree from a Korean “University”: $20,000
Plane ticket to America, because pressing pants or slinging cabbage in LA is better than degrading yourself for your “seniors” and drinking yourself to death at some rinky-dink, ass-backwards Korean company: $900
Full supply of anti-American reading material to tide you over while you wait for your American citizenship: $120
Fancying oneself as a “Proud Korean” while sucking the tit of George W. Bush: priceless
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Jeeeeze, the netikims are going to have a field day when they become aware of this site.
I freaked out when I saw that!
It is wicked satire and I wonder how many Koreans would understand such and why it is satire.
There was a discussion on some forum a while back about Koreans not being able to understand satire. I would agree. Especially if their culture is the focus of it. Too blinded by emotion to see the humor.
But they sure love the slap stick style of comedy show.
Job-market incompatible degree in liberal arts: $200,000
Plane ticket, because teaching English in Korea is better than becoming permanent fixture in Mother’s basement: $900
Bong plus a bit of ganja: $120
Fancying oneself as “wicked satirist”: priceless
This is far more of an indictment of modern society than of the people you’re trying to impugn, Netizen Kimjives.
After all, universitas, from which the English word “university” is derived, refers to the wide-ranging nature of the classical curriculum: education in its truest sense, as was formerly practiced at the great universities (and still is at some, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Navarre, etc.) as opposed to the glorified, overpriced trade schools most “universities” have become. This type of education taught its students to speak well, to write well, to reason well, and to evaluate arguments—the skills which are so sorely lacking in modern discourse.
I suggest taking a look at John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University for more on what higher education ought to be, and how far off the mark it currently is.
And $200,000? What university is that?!
Well, Kim shows that at least one Korean understands satire. His comment is wicked funny.
Linkd, you have a point there. He done good.
And I probably wouldn’t have gone off on the liberal arts tangent if I had one of those marketable trade school degrees as opposed to my philosophy parchment.
Yeah. I went and got a second degree, myself.
There are lots of law school graduates driving cabs. It’s not the degree that makes you marketable, it’s you.
Job-market incompatible degree from a Korean “University”: $20,000
Plane ticket to America, because pressing pants or slinging cabbage in LA is better than degrading yourself for your “seniors” and drinking yourself to death at some rinky-dink, ass-backwards Korean company: $900
Full supply of anti-American reading material to tide you over while you wait for your American citizenship: $120
Fancying oneself as a “Proud Korean” while sucking the tit of George W. Bush: priceless
Tit?