Comments on: KORAIL Unveils Luxury Train

By: MigukNamja

MigukNamja — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:37:30 +0000

These trains cars will hardly go to a chop-shop and their excuse to be used to transport cheerleaders is just that : an excuse.

This is yet another gift made by “The Great Pretender” Roh to his Emperor Kim Jong-Il at the expense of the Korean taxpayers, which includes a majority of the posters on this site.

So, how do you like “our” gift to “The Dear Leader” up north ?

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:37:17 +0000

“Basically the same layout as “Free Space” or “Snackers” dining cars you can find on some Mugunghwa or Saemaeul Korail trains, but with what looks like varnished wood and plush chairs in place of the cheap cafeteria plastic that is presently featured.”

You know lumber is way overpriced when people are easily fooled into thinking that particle board and wood-plastic composite are luxurious materials.

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:18:31 +0000

Maybe Korail, assuming they keep the cars, can later use them to expand their wine tour service, which wouldn’t be all that bad except for the fact that they insist on serving some locally grown and bottled pseudo-wine called Chateau Mani. Slightly better than the Jinro red you can buy for 3000 won/bottle, but not nearly as good as a Majuang cabernet!

By: angelle

angelle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:03:57 +0000

“베이징올림픽 응원열차로 사용된 후 국내 여행객을 위한 관광열차로도 전환해 활용할 수 있도록 계획하고 있다”

So i guess that KORAIL will use it aftwerwards as part of a site-seeing tour promotion? (Travel in style.. 명품 기차 여행.. yadda yadda)

Also, I doubt that ‘응원단’ means an all-girl cheerleading squad. The train will probably be full of stuffy old men in boring suits.. like you normally see at important official events.

Me? I’d rather fly there in an hour than ride on a train for 33 hours…

By: knickerbocker

knickerbocker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:46:57 +0000

The DPRK have a habit of keeping Chinese trains that are used to drop off supplies. Sometimes they return them stripped and sometimes they never return them at all. I’ve got to think these will also go to the DPRK chop shop.

By: Zonath

Zonath — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:10:51 +0000

Is it just me, or do North Korean cheerleading squads bear an eerie resemblance to the robots in the “Small World” attraction at Disneyland? Y’know… like post-ethnic cleansing.

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:53:54 +0000

Basically the same layout as “Free Space” or “Snackers” dining cars you can find on some Mugunghwa or Saemaeul Korail trains, but with what looks like varnished wood and plush chairs in place of the cheap cafeteria plastic that is presently featured. And, as one who has been paying taxes to the ROK for the last decade or so, I can’t say I’m any more impressed with this waste of money as I am with the design.

By: whitey

whitey — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:20:51 +0000

Our tax dollars at work. Grrr!

By: keith

keith — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:10:06 +0000

Yeah, he the “great leader can make his way around the NK in the luxury train carriage. I wonder it Pres. Noh will let him keep the south Korean cheerleaders to add to his collection-harem?

By: hardyandtiny

hardyandtiny — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:27:39 +0000

terrible interior design