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koon_taung_daeng



Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Location: south korea

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:31 pm    Post subject: Are koreans poor sports?? Reply with quote

is it just me or does it seem that every time the korean team loses a game in any sport most korean people start making excuses and saying that its because of the referring oficals or any other crap they can make up. why is this?
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goodsounz



Joined: 09 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should talk to Jose Mourhino about bad refs...I think Chelsea and Chelsea fans complain more than Koreans do. Add to that the ozzies when they lose to kiwis and certain NBA players also have refs they hate not to mention umpires and base umpires in MLB....the list is endless.
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koon_taung_daeng



Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

true but ive even seen a korean tv show where they showed the world cup games and every single time the koreans got fouled even a little they slowed it down and circled the part and had everybody booo in the show.

seems like to much to me cause they wouldnt show any of the times koreans got away with a call
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gsxr750r



Joined: 29 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes.

They still play Ohno re-runs over 5 years after the fact.

And who could forget whining that the World Cup match was stolen from them, despite failing to score a single goal?
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goodsounz



Joined: 09 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like you are having a bad week. Old people? Poor sports? I think you need to sit down and enjoy a cold one tonight, forget about the shitty week you've had, and enjoy life! Smile Hope your weekend goes better than your week obviously has - or rather hasn't.
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billybrobby



Joined: 09 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Are koreans poor sports?? Reply with quote

koon_taung_daeng wrote:
is it just me or does it seem that every time the korean team loses a game in any sport most korean people start making excuses and saying that its because of the referring oficals or any other crap they can make up. why is this?


are you like new to watching sports?
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rolling Eyes
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koon_taung_daeng



Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Location: south korea

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

im new to watching soccer which is why i posted this, i was actually curious if it was just me or not cause even though im a cynical loser after i saw that tv show i thought i might be on to something real

and yea i did have a bad week and ill be drinking my problems away tonight and maybe post something more positive tommorow
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wild



Joined: 24 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:38 am    Post subject: poor sports!!! Reply with quote

is it just me or does it seem that every time the korean team loses a game in any sport most korean people start making excuses and saying that its because of the referring oficals or any other crap they can make up. why is this?


are you new here? Shit the kids cry when i don't pick them first to answer a question and then complain it's unfair because my shoes are blue....or something else ridiculous
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JMO



Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its not because they are poor sports, alot of them just don't normally watch soccer. During the world cup, my sisters completely irrationally think Ireland are getting screwed constantly and that we are the greatest footballing nation in the world. they when it comes to sport are idiots(how many times can u possibly explain the offside rule)and idiots invariably are the most unreasonably patriotic.

This is because they simply do not have the information to know the truth. The students I have who are most likely to concede that Korea isn't the best soccer nation in the world are the ones who watch alot of soccer. Since i knew every player in the3 major leagues in europe(thank you championship manager) I wasn't afforded the luxury of thinking Ireland was the greatest.


Long story short, the more you know about something, the less likely you are to have foolish opinions, no matter how much u ove your country.
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steroidmaximus



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: GangWon-Do

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In other words, the OP is hanging around idiots.
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rothkowitz



Joined: 27 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They don't care about the sport,just the country...

Then a loss becomes an affront...

Then a lack of support becomes an affront....

Then the players own insults to the national symbols on the field only serve to amplify the original insult....

Yeah-they're poor sports,but sport is neither here nor there to them

"88 Olympics a boxing result went against Korea.They went ballistic in the ring.

i think the world has known korean "colours" for a long time.

Yet,I work here,live here.

I've spent a good part of time here.
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yingwenlaoshi



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't watch TV in Korea.
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koon_taung_daeng



Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Location: south korea

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

steroidmaximus wrote:
In other words, the OP is hanging around idiots.





yep
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)

PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

koon_taung_daeng wrote:
true but ive even seen a korean tv show where they showed the world cup games and every single time the koreans got fouled even a little they slowed it down and circled the part and had everybody booo in the show.

How'd that work for the Swiss game then? Where they were "offside" for the second goal? Did they circle and replay and slo-mo where the Korean player touched the ball, thereby rendering the play NOT offside?

Nope.
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