Comments on: Boys Will Be Boys… Even When They’re Provincial Officials Overseas

By: SeoulPodcast » Blog Archive » Episode 7: Amanda Takes Off…

SeoulPodcast » Blog Archive » Episode 7: Amanda Takes Off… — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:30:20 +0000

[...] Boys Will Be Boys… Even When They’re Provincial Officials Overseas The incident where Gyeonggi-do officials molested a nude female statue at Nike headquarters in Portland, Oregon. [...]

By: Mizar5

Mizar5 — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:29:01 +0000

Why would anyone here be surprised? All you have to do is watch Korean TV - or live in the country to see just how immature this culture is compared to the rest of the world.

By: jtb-in-texas

jtb-in-texas — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:37:10 +0000

Absolutely “Sparkling”…

By: ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 04MAY08

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 04MAY08 — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:12:10 +0000

[...] so the Korean educational system is really screwed. - Here is a good explanation for this "difference of culture".- A good look at what Yeouido looked like before all the buildings were constructed there. [...]

By: megook

megook — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:37:57 +0000

what the fuck does being “liberal-minded and multicultural” have anything to do with not acting like a pack of jerkoffs?

By: Nappunsaram

Nappunsaram — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:39:01 +0000

I can’t help but wonder what would happen if a group of American government employees did the same thing at a Samsung (or the like) factory.

I’m sure there would be screaming about immoral western values a la the crap we hear about English teachers all the time instead of some crap about “cultural differences.”

By: tmc1233

tmc1233 — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:18:59 +0000

The guys who claim “cultural difference” are probably the same ones who will always say “Here is Korea” to any ex-pats they encounter.

Also, what happened to promoting Korea’s national image? Or are they looking to promote a BAD national image?

By: Baek du boy

Baek du boy — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:41:08 +0000

Doesn’t mention what the government folk got up to that night. These education and learning trips are more about sex tourism than actually learning something. The Nike trip was just a facade for the real business at hand.

By: The Goat

The Goat — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:21:34 +0000

@12

Bullshit. I experienced it first hand working at a brokerage firm.

There is a relatively old joke…

Q - How do you take a perfectly good man and turn him into an asshole?

A - Put him in a suit and invite a few of his friends.

Mind you, most of this was in a personal context - not during official business.

By: seoulmilk

seoulmilk — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:51:25 +0000

hope these guys don’t visit “love land” on cheju island. they will probably die from giggling so hard like little school girls.