Comments on: Marmot’s Open Thread #11

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:52:06 +0000

Thanks for the link, Michael. Looks like Michael Hurt has joined Robert as an expert expat informant on Korea.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:33:34 +0000

Ethnic Bias Seen in South Korea Teacher Hiring
by Jason Strother

Day to Day, July 9, 2007 · As South Korea’s economy grows, many students there are learning English. But Americans of every race who apply to teach in that country are discovering a troubling reality. Schools in South Korea often only hire white Americans.

http://www.npr.org/templates/s.....d=11826937

By: French Quarter

French Quarter — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:07 +0000

Following #73 -

Debate of Michael Moore & Dr. Sanjay Gupta at Larry King Live regarding the health care system of the U.S. and Moore’s documentary film “Sicko”

Part I:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ifV.....mp;search=

Part II:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mpf.....mp;search=

Part III:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IBD.....mp;search=

By: French Quarter

French Quarter — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:54:24 +0000

I just happened to watch this -

Michael Moore with Wolf Blitzer of CNN regarding his documentary “Sicko”

Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s comment on “Sicko” (poor quality):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ZxkMtqJZkU

Michael Moore’s response (better quality):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDg7lGZh-dQ

By: pawikirogi

pawikirogi — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:27:54 +0000

paul, i forgot to ask you, how many young men and women are you willing to see die in iraq? care to answer?

By: French Quarter

French Quarter — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:40:11 +0000

#70

I wasn’t commenting on his article. He might be right about it.

By: The Marmot’s Hole » OhMy PyeongChang

The Marmot’s Hole » OhMy PyeongChang — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:39:40 +0000

[...] [HT to Hugh] [...]

By: michael

michael — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:31:12 +0000

Sorry French Quarter, I don’t get your anecdote. Did you even read Card’s article? He is saying Korea is utterly unprepared to host the Winter Games, in large part because Pyongchang doesn’t have the facilities or conditions, but also because, to be blunt there’s nothing attractive about the area to an international audience as far as food, lodgings, night life, etc.

Also I respectfully disagree, hosting international events is not a way to learn what “international” means–that should be learned long before staging the events.

By: Maddlew

Maddlew — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:08:51 +0000

Yes Robert, indeed she is. I hear that your wife shares that heritage. Small world.
In fact, on the twenty-eighth we are heading to that sparsely populated world for about nine days. It’ll be my first time. I’m looking forward to coming back walking like John Wayne. The land around Maya’s mother’s home is apparently dazzlingly beautiful. I’m about a week from getting pumped up.

By: French Quarter

French Quarter — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:04:37 +0000

#67

“His article reminds me how funny it is that the generally xenophobic Koreans try so hard to draw international events to the country without a clue as to what “international” means.”

Hosting international events can be a way to learn what “international” means. Should they live as it is without knowing what diversity is? Korea is a homogenous country, and a racially homogenous place generally has “xenophobic” people. As my user name indicates, I spent plenty of time in the South in states as well as in the Midwest, and, honestly, non-whites have to deal with a lot of racism and insult there. Even in Manhattan, there are guys calling me “Pizza pie” or spitting on my car, apparently because it is a fancy one, although I’m bigger and taller than they are, even when I’m with my American friends. This is a part of the damn expat life.