More Comparisons

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jeff in Korea at 7:46 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2005

I have commented before on Koreans’ endless need to compare its places and people to OTHER places and people, seemingly in an effort to give some validity to the Korean situation.

But THIS… This has just crossed the line well into absurdity:

“Park Jin, a two-term lawmaker of the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP), might as well be called the Joschka Fischer of South Korea.”

WHAT?

“Only, Park hasn’t experienced the yo-yo syndrome Fischer did _ and doesn’t intend to, either.”

HUH?

“And the 49-year-old politician confessed that the German foreign minister of the Green Party, who is also well-known in Korea for the translated version of his book, “Nanun Dalinda (I Run),’’ gave him constant food for thought while on his diet program.”

Whatever.

2 Comments »

Comment by Brad Spit

27 August 2005 @ 5:00 pm

The Korea times is your one-stop source for absolute nonsense. Speaking of comparisons, did you see this? “Byeonsan Bikini Beach Journal”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/international/asia/23bikini.html
“This beach might be compared one day to Bali or to other famous beaches in Southeast Asia,” Mr. Gang said.” Hahaha haha ha

Comment by johanna

30 August 2005 @ 5:10 pm

Koreans surprise me again and again with their ability to recognize what is truly essential in a person or subject. lovely article.

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