I’m not fluent in Korean but I was still surprised to learn a new term recently: nunchi. Not only is…

Najinsu Manse!

Then again, my original post was in response to another person, whom I doubt would respond like you did. But anyway, I confess I did miscontrue and over-generalize a tad about the nature of the “Be the Reds” excitement.

When Koreans send death threats and purposely try to sabotage Olympic websites when a judge’s ruling doesn’t go their way, then I think it is fair to say that at least THAT segment of Korean society is in dire need of growing up and getting some perspective. But to extend that to all Koreans who got excited about the World Cup was a little off-target.

As for Diakorea, I think I’ll stand my ground. Stick around for a while and you’ll eventually see what I mean, but since you seem to have your dictionary out anyway, look up “sarcasm.”

“even so, maybe hamm supporters should consider the fact that it is ridiculous that one should lose a gold medal on an error of the judges.”

“i was not implying anything, i said it plainly to diakorea”

your comment here was… a bit “off.” koreans were not trying to prove their pride to themselves. they were proud. period. and they were simply showing it. if they truly were “desperate to prove [their pride] to themselves by whether or not their team kicks more balls in a net than another,” they would have been embarrassed when they ultimately did not win the world cup, and they certainly were not. yes, they were disappointed, especially after having played so well in the tournament for their first time, but they still proud of their players, who had played hard.

and… “People who truly have pride keep things in perspective.”?

in this case of the men’s all-around, if americans, or hamm supporters specifically, “truly have pride,” they would be able to see things from the korean “perspective” as well. yes, i agree that it was definitely a great fault on the part of the koreans not to have disputed the scoring earlier if they had the chance. even so, maybe hamm supporters should consider the fact that it is regardless that one should lose a gold medal on a ridiculous error of the judges. true, there are rules against changing published results. but isn’t it logical that faulty rules can and should be changed? the olympic ideals should represent qualities of athleticism and integrity. it is more ridiculous that the better-performing athlete should lose a hard-earned gold due do an admitted error of the judges, than that one would lose an undeserved gold because the opponents failed to dispute the error quickly enough. (don’t get me wrong, i do believe that the koreans should have disputed earlier). and let’s be honest here. regardless of the judges’ error, does it make sense that someone who fell on his butt, rolled off the mat oer to the judges, and was propped up by a judge would win the gold unless everyone else had fallen on their butts at some point in the competition?

people are stating that “it’s just sports, that koreans are overreacting, and that people should stop making such a big deal out of things and get on with their lives. if it is honestly not a big deal, why do americans have to bother defend hamm? why not just give up the gold, if it really doesn’t matter and no one will care in a few days?

now, let me ask you. do YOU understand diakorea’s comments?
thanks for being worried about my embarrasing myself. except, next time, you might consider worrying about yourself a bit more.
you said, “I’m worried that you might be embarrassing yourself by implying that you agree with [diakorea].”
maybe you want to know the meaning of the words you’re using before writing them. so i was “implying” that i was agreeing, eh? i was implying anything, i said it plainly to diakorea “I understand your comments now.” “To understand” means “to sympathize with” (hopefully, you knew that “understand” has more than one meaning…)

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=understand
if you don’t believe me…
“to interpret in one of a number of possible ways”
“to show a sympathetic or tolerant attitude toward something”
i’ll admit you could use definitions for or against me, but… let’s just consider the context and choose the appropriate meanings here…

i’ll agree, jeff does attract… er, all kinds of people… to this blog

CHINA WILL RULE ALL!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

And please Jeff, attract more of her type….

i dont want silly sally to go because she is like drunk angry purple mom-boyfriend.