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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: I heard an interesting analogy about Korea. |
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My coworker just left today for home.
Any way he heard an interesting analogy about South Korea.
It goes like this: South Korea is a 3rd world country with a sugar coating.
I get a giggle from it. What do you think?
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bobbyhanlon
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| if its a third world country, and it pays well enough or is good enough for you to live here, what country are you from? |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrench wrote: |
| It goes like this: South Korea is a 3rd world country with a suger coating. |
That's original and novel as hell. By the way, did you mean "sugar"?  |
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billybrobby
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| doggyji wrote: |
| Wrench wrote: |
| It goes like this: South Korea is a 3rd world country with a suger coating. |
That's original and novel as hell. By the way, did you mean "sugar"? |
oh don't be kind. it wasn't that great. i'll bet wrench thought of it himself. |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the French have a proper term for it - "nouvelle riche" (the new rich) which basically means poor people who just because rich all of a sudden like lottery winners. |
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billybrobby
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| coffeeman wrote: |
| I think the French have a proper term for it - "nouvelle riche" (the new rich) which basically means poor people who just because rich all of a sudden like lottery winners. |
isn't it nouveau riche? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: I heard an interesting analogy about Korea. |
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| Wrench wrote: |
My coworker just left today for home.
Any way he heard an interesting analogy about South Korea.
It goes like this: South Korea is a 3rd world country with a suger coating.
I get a giggle from it. What do you think? |
Go to a real third-world country and get back to us. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Why does everryone takes everything so personal..
I said I heard, not I said.
I didn't say I agree with it. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Jongoguru mentioned one I found more apt, something about explaining Seoul culture with these three words: Farmers In Suits. |
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Axl Rose
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrench wrote: |
Why does everryone takes everything so personal..
I said I heard, not I said.
I didn't say I agree with it. |
sorry to be rude but that means nothing. you still thought it was interesting, true, profound, whatever enough to bring to everyone's attention as though it's gonna get a load of "OMG HOW TRUE IS THAT???? WELL DONE WRENCH!!!!1" replies. it's an item of total BS. whether you love Korea or hate it, or whether you neither love nor hate it, it simply cannot be argued that it's a 3rd world country, unless you enjoy sounding foolish. |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, Jongnoguru seems to be the one with the closest analogy. I always thought that people here just got off the farm. |
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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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LMAO!! That is so unfair but it is funny and heals the bitterness of my recently having been ripped off. Thanks. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I would describe more like "Third world culture, first world economy". |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: I heard an interesting analogy about Korea. |
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Thanks for posting something that will be used as material for an upcoming SBS expose on the evils of English teachers.
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Wrench,
you said you dont believe it. Arent you the guy who started the oh so classy "Koreans stink" thread? |
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