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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| If you are a white man in Bangkok, you might mistake need for desire. We were asked to leave a church parking lot in Eastern NC! So your experience of a culture may depend upon your appearance, and even if you are having a good time, your level of empathy may prevent you from enjoying a place, despite how nice everyone is to you. |
Yes, it reminds me of how some South Koreans will be so helpful to white foreigners and then turn around and be so mean in Filipino immigrant workers. In my opinion a lot of South Koreans who are nice to white foreigners are only doing because they want white people to have a good image of Korea. They are not doing out of the kindness of their heart. |
Or because they think all white people are rich and they're hoping the white folks will throw some money their way. |
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JZer
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Or because they think all white people are rich and they're hoping the white folks will throw some money their way. |
Chancellor, not true at all. The average income in South Korea is around $30,000US. Many Koreans that I knew were far richer than me. |
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underthesky
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| For me it's Indonesians. |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Or because they think all white people are rich and they're hoping the white folks will throw some money their way. |
Chancellor, not true at all. The average income in South Korea is around $30,000US. Many Koreans that I knew were far richer than me. |
I had a very different experience the several times I was in Korea during my Navy career. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Well. I am guessing that was 20 years ago. If so things have changed! |
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Sadebugo
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I have taught in Korea, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and for the federal government--Slovakia, Japan, Djibouti, Afghanistan in that order. Currently, I am in the Republic of Georgia and these are probably the friendliest people I've ever been around. They take 'hospitality' to a new level. BTW, Koreans were the most difficult for me to adapt to.
Sadebugo
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/ |
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JZer
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| BTW, Koreans were the most difficult for me to adapt to. |
If one is single, in my opinion the dating scene in Korea is not too friendly. |
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Bhemmat
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| Americans. |
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johnslat
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear Bhemmat,
"Americans."
Wow - another country heard from - literally. Thanks for the vote. If you're ever in the neighborhood, please drop by.
Regards,
John |
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Ernie Cuba
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| No one has mentioned the Laoatians! Shockingly friendly people! |
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Ernie Cuba
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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| Special mention: Turks - hospitality is second only to the Afar |
Hey Blingcosa, where are you in the horn? |
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dharma86
Joined: 05 May 2009
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Location: Southside baby!
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| I, myself have never met an unpleasant Canadian. |
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Blingcosa
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Blingcosa, where are you in the horn? |
Djibouti, Djibouti |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| JZer wrote: |
| Well. I am guessing that was 20 years ago. If so things have changed! |
Throughout much of the 1980s and 1991. |
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sharter
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject: erm |
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| Eastern Europeans are pretty miserable.......that's for sure, so they ain't gonna win this poll. |
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