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Not too dusty out there, yet. Just checking the KMA, Seoul is in at 21.5 thus far. It hasnt been this warm since October 27th!
It is really bad out. I wouldn’t suggest exercising or walking around much. I think everyone should check the yellow sand (HWANGSA) in the air beofre going out. http://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/asiandust/timeseries.jsp?area=0&stnId=0&view=1
Remember…this stuff is coming from a particularly poluted place in China, one where they used to test nuclear weapons.
This has been the coldest winter in my 8 or so years in Korea. I haven’t ridden my bike since November.
It’s been a very warm winter where I live. Sure, we got more snow than usual, but I wore my heavy parka just half a dozen times this winter.
C’mon. Don’t exaggerate. I’m from Chicago — born and raised — and while this winter was a tad colder and snowier than most in Seoul, it hasn’t been the coldest, and if amount of snowfall and total days below freezing are a measure of anything, this winter pales in comparison to anything that I went through in Windy City during the Blizzard of ’79, ’94, ’99 and most recently, the Blizzard of 2011. (I was born during the Chicago Blizzard of 1967 if that counts for anything.)
Oh, yeah, and I just went cycling along the Dancheon bike trail last Tuesday afternoon from Garak Market in SongPa-gu, to where the Dancheon meets the Hangang, then headed west to the Banpo Daegyo wearing nothing but cycling shorts and a light jacket. Absolutely glorious spring-like weather, so no, this winter ain’t nuthin’ but a thang.)
Coldest winter IN KOREA – not Chicago. And by “bike” I meant “Motorcycle”
There has been a lot of dust for at least a week. As usual, the government is slow to report its arrival.
Great article on this topic. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14901-leading-climate-fight-defense-could-preserve-and-protect-rather-than-kill-and-destroy
Hey, no reason to be snippy. And thanks for the “bike” clarification, as usually the type of people who use that kind of vocabulary where I’m from are under the age of 12 and are referring to their Huffy BMX, which isn’t terribly different from what you’re talking about. And I’m just sayin’ your inability to handle temperate weather reminds me of the housewife who called into the “Live with Kelly” show last fall complaining that it was “freezin’” in her part of Alabama or Georgia. When Kelly asked for further clarification by asking, “What do you define as ‘freezing’?”, the caller responded by saying, “Oh, 45 degrees or so.”, to which Kelly said, “Well that’s the indoor temperature here.” (In the caller’s defense, maybe she — as well as yourself — didn’t know that anything above zero or 32 degrees F is not considered “freezing” per se.) Maybe you hail from the South as well?
Check the helpful KMA site, today was the warmest since October 7th of last year.
Were you hanging around the scene at the Medusa in the 80′s ?
Wow, quite an angry rant. Let me clarify some more. It doesn’t matter if I’m from Miami or Homer, Alaska, this has been the coldest winter I’ve experienced IN KOREA. I never said I couldn’t tolerate the cold, I said it was the coldest
winter I’ve experienced IN KOREA. Thanks for the assumptions, though. And yes, a Huffy BMX is exactly the same as a motorcycle.
Lol
It is safer not to ride your bike Nov~Feb and July~August in Korea, due to the slippery road conditions.
Motorbike riders have a 80% greater chance of having a serious accident in snowy/wet riding conditions.
Winter in Seoul 2012 – the temperature only got down to -15 °C ( 5 °F).
It was one year ago (winter of 2011) that the temperature in Seoul went down to -25 °C ( -13 °F).
Winter in 2012 in Jeongok, Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do the temperature was -26 °C ( -14.8 °F)
- Seoul’s winter wasn’t so bad at all.
As for the yellow dust, 2012 was quite good – without much yellow dust compared to previous years. I am hoping this year will be the same with less yellow dust than previous years. Maybe the Norths Nuclear detonations are keeping most of the yellow dust away?
Thought this might interest some here:
http://www.japancrush.com/2013/stories/teachers-who-refused-to-sing-national-anthem-face-punishment.html
Apparently Japanese teachers who refuse to sing the controversial national anthem Kimigayo are going to be punished (stood down?)
Is it just me, or did the name of the Mcdonald’s chain owner in Pennsylvania involved in that immigrant guest worker scandal, David Cheung, ring any bells. Appears to be Chinese because of the name spelling, but of course this stuff goes on in Korea all the time too – except the conditions are much worse here and there is no pretense that working in Korea is a cultural experience.
Their national anthem (adopted in 1999) doesn’t have many words to it…
“May Japan’s reign last for 10,000 years, until the pebbles grow into boulders, covered with moss”.
That’s it – not very controversial. The teachers who refuse to sing it are showing their students how to be unpatriotic to the very country that pays their salary.
Here’s another interesting video – a North Korean look at American poverty. It’s a good laugh.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=df8_1362850413
Not controversial? It served as the national anthem of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, and was re-adopted in 1999. Kimigayo is usually translated as His Majesty’s Reign.
Compare and contrast to Germany, where public singing or performing of songs identified with Nazi Germany is illegal and can be punished with up to 3 years of imprisonment.
Looks like all the advanced nations on the world stage are now considering it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/european-porn-ban-proposal-regulate-internet-pornography-media_n_2828633.html
Okay, now WBC turned into “World Boxing Classic” of Canada vs. Mexico:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldclassic2013/story/_/id/9035253/canada-mexico-brawl-breaks-wbc-game
Pity it couldn’t have ended up like this instead.
You’re talking about a government who’s still using the same military flag it did during its Imperial days. At least Germany had the decency to ban swastikas, SS, SS skull, and every other symbol that related to Nazis… to the point where even making fun of the Nazis can’t involve it. Japan? I see that shit everywhere like it doesn’t symbolize horrific militarism/imperialism, gut-wrenching gory atrocities, and general lack of humanity.
Come to Jeju which seems not to be even listed here by kma !!!
Curious. Is political speech protected in Japan? The Japanese teachers who refuse to sing the “controversial” (I’ll use your description) national anthem seem to be making a political statement.
The problem with these monarchical, figure head or otherwise, countries is that they maintain their archaic lese majeste laws. There is or should be a difference between not singing “long live the emperor” and saying “abolish or death” to him. (I, of course, think that citizens should be able to put forth the idea of abolishment.)
I’ve read so many conflicting accounts of Hirohito’s complicity, everything from mastermind to puppet dupe, in WWII. If he was in deed Tojo’s fool, then the lese majeste laws worked for Tojo. If not, the laws worked against the people.
LOL
Hypocritical a-holes probably downloading porn around the clock in advance.
The Great Stockpile of 2013
For those of you who are currently living in Korea, what are you going to do when North Korea actually attacks the South?
Die in a barrage of artillery fire, as I live in Gyungnidan, tucked neatly near the US army base at Yongsan.
Actually, that simplifies my decision tree.
http://takimag.com/article/tackling_asian_privilege_gavin_mcinnes
Isn’t this something to be encouraged, not affirmative-actioned?
I assume you know he was being satirical. Good link.
Yes. At least that’s what I think. Here’s his second article on the topic: http://takimag.com/article/tackling_white_privilege_gavin_mcinnes
Why don’t you use it to mean what it means, bicycle!
Maybe you should try living there a bit longer, it’s been nothing special.
Come down and haunt them, since it ain’t happening in my lifetime.
LOL!
So perhaps you could answer a question, is the US military still using the same military flag as during its period of colonialism?
Yes (well, more or less). Now let me ask you a question. Is the current US government fervently denying its wrongdoings during its period of colonialism, to the point of having Mayor of L.A., Mayor of NY, and the President calling its former victims willing, lucky, and whores?
The short answer is No.
The “new” U.S. naval flag
You can look up the relevant histories of the Japanese national flag and the American national flag yourself. The American flag has had 50 stars since 1960, when Hawaii became a state.
Both the military and the national flags of the United States have changed. The Japanese national flag(not imperial) has been in use since 1870 according to wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Japan
Thanks for the answer.
As for your question, probably not, but then I never suggested it did, nor has the answer any bearing on your point. Which inferred that using a military flag from a colonial period was inherently wrong. When now it is clear you meant it is only inherently wrong if you’re not American.
How will looking up the Japanese flag answer a question about the US flag?
How will looking up the US national flag answer a question about the military flag?
You seem very confused!!
But thanks for the bit where you actually answered the question.
I was thinking all those war movies I’ve seen over the years and I couldn’t think what the US military flags might look like.
I could argue your answer given The miltary flag introduction you mention was in 1956, some three years before Hawaii became a state and given the extant commonwealth territories, but yes I believe it’s fair to say Americas colonialism finished before 1956. So thanks, another factoid learnt.
Didn’t this whole discussion start with standing up for the Japanese national anthem? How did it become about the U.S. flag? You brought that up…. I was just bringing it back full circle.
Nope Bum brought up the issue of still using the same military flag, thereby inferring it was inherently wrong.
So I was specifically curious to see if as on other occasions he was applying double standards (he was) and generally curious, as I couldn’t think what the US military flag looked like let alone whether it had been changed.
Isn’t it so much easier to argue with people when you can determine what your counterpart has said? I’m done.
What you said is a matter of record, clearly in the context inferring that such was inherently wrong.
However, when challenged as to whether the same might apply to America you acknowledged (wrongly it now appears) that it did, but then tried to infer that it wouldn’t be wrong for America
My argument was that the flag, for countless people, means Japan’s horrific imperial past (something that you falsely equate to American colonialism), and combined with the context of Japan’s current attitude towards its past (which, again, differs significantly from US), it’s not surprising that their national anthem is the same. But you’re so fixated on the “military flag” aspect that you’re just seeing the double standard that isn’t there.
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i saw the movie “Side Effects” and it knocked my socks off. The best movie for this year!
(1) Buy beers for the extra service men and women stationed in Busan while NK is busy getting annihilated.
(2) Give blood for the Seoul relief effort.
(3) Train myself out of feeling so safe at night, I guess, in anticipation of the roving gangs of unemployed, single and bitterly racist nork gangs that will be with us for several decades.
I applaud Elizabeth Warren and her comments:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/elizabeth-warren-hsbc-money-laundering_n_2830166.html
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. This does not detract from the fact that EW is a monstrously stupid liberal cow
So what would that imply for the other cows? Milking?
You are hung up on labels and the sort of “black & white” thinking that comes with that.
She’s an ultra liberal who stands for massive redistribution and government intrusion into all spheres of life. She’s also a filthy liar. I called her a cow because she’s both as stupid and as ugly as a cow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80294502@N00/1180304470/
LOL the argument you made is on record. Changing your argument to include points you never made, such as policians denying their history, is not defuse its a withdrawal.
Fixation on flags you raised it, I only pointed out the double standard. And I’m pretty sure the American flag for countless Morro’s was pretty offensive to behold.
Anyway thought you were done, can’t even keep your promise on that!!!
because it means motorcycle, also?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bike
It’s time to start preparing more seriously for war with North Korea by using spy drones in North Korean airspace while also planning, preparing, and training for the large-scale use of weaponized drones. Before a war starts we need to have all their artillery positions along the border thoroughly mapped out and heavily targeted for a preemptive strike. It is unwise to keep ignoring or dismissing North Korean threats.
Okay, cow aren’t especially clever, but they have beautiful eyes.
Jeffery Hodges
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North Korean daily life pictures. I’ll give Ferris some credit, these are pretty good pictures, but they all seem pretty well orchestrated by his handlers as there are none concerning what is happening in rural areas, along the Yalu River, or in the many gulags. Also, he doesn’t mention why there are no women riding bicycles to his audience as most Americans don’t realize that it is illegal for women to do so in North Korea. I wonder why he left that point out.
Ugh, that was a string of pictures that the NK propaganda specialists can be proud of.
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