Comments on: And You Thought Vershbow Was Blunt?

By: stacked

stacked — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:09:24 +0000

wtf go learn some history fools

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:48:52 +0000

Why bother when the US will fight back for you?

By: andy-in-japan

andy-in-japan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:42:20 +0000

“I think you will find Korea has pretty much been invaded by every one of its neighbours.”

You’d think they would have learned to fight back by now…

By: madar

madar — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:42:40 +0000

Wow, the way the ambassador sounded off makes me think that he was given personal assurances that the Dokdo issue would be put on the back burner, which he stood by. An over-reaction like this from a professional diplomat smells like a feeling of personal betrayal.

By: cm

cm — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:12:09 +0000

“Well, Korea has only two neighbors”

Three neighbors sharing borders to be exact. China Russia Japan.

All superpowers at one time or another.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:40:15 +0000

I think you will find Korea has pretty much been invaded by every one of its neighbours.

Well, Korea has only two neighbors, so that’s not saying much.

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:08:46 +0000

I think you will find Korea has pretty much been invaded by every one of its neighbours.

By: Alejandro Marivosa

Alejandro Marivosa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:08:53 +0000

captbbq: Another one for ya.
They both think their propensity to self-pitying tears means that they are uniquely soulful.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:30:06 +0000

Uncanny, but citizens of the Irish Republic aren’t brimming with resentment of Britain. Their ethnic and religious brethren in the North, like the Koreans, nurse historical wounds.

By: captbbq

captbbq — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:21:47 +0000

…they have the inherent desire to advance onto the continent.

Which reminds me of an anectdote I have about he Koreans and Irish are erily similar:
- They are always being invaded from the island to the East
- Their nations are hopelessly divided North and South
- They are both tiger economies
- Thier adult male populations have masive alcohol abuse problems

uncanny isn’t it?