Comments on: WHAT ON EARTH…???? http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/ Ruminations on Life, Korea, the Universe and Everything. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ruminations in Korea » The Bee Guy on BeeBeeCee http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2340 Ruminations in Korea » The Bee Guy on BeeBeeCee Tue, 02 May 2006 13:36:47 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2340 [...] I understand that this sounds very patriotic to many Koreans and stirs something deep within their souls, but from a westerner’s point of view, reading the quote on BBC, it sounds beyond ridiculous.  Once again, just like knife in the stomach guy, the people that are concerned about Korea’s image are the very people that make Korea look and sound foolish to the rest of the world.  On a positive sad note, he didn’t get out of it unscathed. Ahn Sang-gyu, known for his bee performances, had tears running down his face as he was stung 200 times. [...] […] I understand that this sounds very patriotic to many Koreans and stirs something deep within their souls, but from a westerner’s point of view, reading the quote on BBC, it sounds beyond ridiculous.  Once again, just like knife in the stomach guy, the people that are concerned about Korea’s image are the very people that make Korea look and sound foolish to the rest of the world.  On a positive sad note, he didn’t get out of it unscathed. Ahn Sang-gyu, known for his bee performances, had tears running down his face as he was stung 200 times. […]

]]> By: kimchipig http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2329 kimchipig Sat, 22 Apr 2006 23:55:42 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2329 I wonder why Koreans engage in such things? Do they like being laughinstocks? I wonder why Koreans engage in such things? Do they like being laughinstocks?

]]> By: Flying Yangban http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2328 Flying Yangban Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:46:44 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2328 <strong>Pain!...</strong> GI Korea has a picture of a guy who takes the whole Dokdo thing way too personally (warning, not for kids). If that is not good enough for you, Jeff at RIK has a bigger picture. Idiot (Yeah, I'm talking... Pain!…

GI Korea has a picture of a guy who takes the whole Dokdo thing way too personally (warning, not for kids). If that is not good enough for you, Jeff at RIK has a bigger picture. Idiot (Yeah, I’m talking…

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2327 Jeff in Korea Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:05:37 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2327 In all honesty, after shaking my head in stupifaction, the first thing I did was count his fingers. In all honesty, after shaking my head in stupifaction, the first thing I did was count his fingers.

]]> By: bighominid http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2326 bighominid Sat, 22 Apr 2006 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2326 Ziggy Freud writes: "Look on the bright side. At least he still has all 10 fingers." This had me rolling. Kevin Ziggy Freud writes:

“Look on the bright side. At least he still has all 10 fingers.”

This had me rolling.

Kevin

]]> By: littlebrownasian http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2325 littlebrownasian Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:04:13 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2325 I guess that means he'll be eating through straws for awhile. I'll probably send him a "Team America: World Police" DVD just to make him feel better. I guess that means he’ll be eating through straws for awhile. I’ll probably send him a “Team America: World Police” DVD just to make him feel better.

]]> By: Ziggy Freud http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2324 Ziggy Freud Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:46:40 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2324 Bizarre beyond words. Look on the bright side. At least he still has all 10 fingers. And this is the image the rest of the world will see and use to form their judgments about Korea and Koreans. How long until Leno or Letterman pick up on this topic? Korea = Land Where He Who Protests the Loudest or Most Violently Wins All Arguments Whether or Not His Arguments Have Merit Calm and rational argument be damned. Can't you just feel the 'Han'?! Bizarre beyond words.

Look on the bright side. At least he still has all 10 fingers.

And this is the image the rest of the world will see and use to form their judgments about Korea and Koreans. How long until Leno or Letterman pick up on this topic?

Korea = Land Where He Who Protests the Loudest or Most Violently Wins All Arguments Whether or Not His Arguments Have Merit

Calm and rational argument be damned.

Can’t you just feel the ‘Han’?!

]]> By: NOVA http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2323 NOVA Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:21:20 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/21/what-on-earth/#comment-2323 "ONLY people that can understand him, sympathize with him, and take him seriously are Koreans, and THEY already agree with him" Well...I don't. He is just another white-washed twisted patriotistic sick man to me. Althought Korean knows what he demands, still most Korean do not give credit on his stupid action, I think. Seems like He is more likely influenced by Japanese culture, stabs himself with a kinfe, cutting a fingure,...irony isn't it? Demanding Japanese action with Japanse culture. The culture might not even exist in todays Japan, you could only see in movies and TV drama. “ONLY people that can understand him, sympathize with him, and take him seriously are Koreans, and THEY already agree with him”

Well…I don’t. He is just another white-washed twisted patriotistic sick man to me. Althought Korean knows what he demands, still most Korean do not give credit on his stupid action, I think.

Seems like He is more likely influenced by Japanese culture, stabs himself with a kinfe, cutting a fingure,…irony isn’t it? Demanding Japanese action with Japanse culture. The culture might not even exist in todays Japan, you could only see in movies and TV drama.

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