You can call me “sis.”

There is no denying that there is a sizable population of Japanese in the states. But how many are here to stay and how many actually identify with their culture is another matter.

# 77,

I am not racist since America is an idea, not a race. Nor I’m an an anti-American in the general sense. I’m more like anti-crybaby American. But, then again I’m against anyone who needlessly whines, including Koreans.

# 78,

Cool deal. Rock on bro.

Yes, you did try to add to the body of knowledge. Your comments were interesting albeit off-topic. I merely questioned the factuality of one statement. I’m not bothered at all, and I certainly hope you aren’t, friend.

Gosh I love Marmot’s Hole. It’s a cess pool for Americans who have XYZ bachelor’s degrees from equally unremarkable ABC universities, who, in their vulnerable states (”should I go teach English in Korea or should I work for $9/hr at Starbucks?”) come to Korea only to sarcastically vent their spleens and make smart ass remarks against Korea and Koreans on a daily basis in cyberspace.

Comments like these are just thinly veiled racism. Shall we now talk about Korean dry cleaners or hookers? Or what motivates Koreans to leave their country on a permanent basis? To do so would be considered racist, so it is not OK to do the same thing to Americans, especially implying that the Americans in Korea are just scum.

For the record, I neither live in Korea, am not and never have been a teacher of any type, nor am I American.

Good call, Sonagi.

Hummm…. So topics morph into different discussions in a non-virulent environment. So what? I answer questions and provide explanations in the flow of a thread. I like adding to the body of knowledge. So what? Everybody does that. Big fat hairy deal. Obviously you are upset or bothered about something so take a deep breath and get it out of your system.

“…Chinese food is so various that it is difficult to find a single identity.”

A native English speaker would say “varied” not “various,” which is used only as an attributive adjective, not a predicative adjective (varied can be both). Most Koreans are unfamiliar with “varied” and use “various” both before the noun and in the predicate. The quote was probably fabricated.

Then why did you say this?

“Also, Japanese expatriate communities tend to integrate faster then Korean communities”

You made this comment in the context of explaining why Japanese restaurants are frequently owned by Koreans. I disagreed with that comment.

“I suppose you can make anything relevant by widening the scope.”

You had already widened the scope by enumerating your reasons as to why Koreans run sushi restaurants in comment #61. I merely disagreed with a claim made as part of the first reason. You then dragged out the argument by accusing me in comments #68 and #70 of going off topic when you’re the one who first posted a long comment about why Koreans run sushi restaurants. If you check the OP, there is no mention of sushi restaurants. The OP is about a Korean media story on an American culinary professor who was quoted as praising Korean food over Japanese and Chinese food.

“Do you like to bring up arguments just for the sake of arguing?”

No, I disagree when I think people are wrong. A perfect example of someone who argues for the sake of arguing can be found in comments #68 and #70.