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Bingo
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: Westerners in their 20's playing on skateboards??? |
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Spring will soon be here, and the spectacle of 27 year-old Westerners walking around Seoul with skateboards under their arms is upon us. I could never understand how anyone past the age of fifteen could get on a skateboard - let alone someone approaching 30. The fact that these university graduates feel a need to bring their little skateboards with them to Korea is beyond amusing.
Am I alone in finding these people rediculous? Or am I just no longer hip? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I always laugh at it. But, in the grand scheme of things, who cares. They ain't hurtin' nobody. |
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rowdie3
Joined: 22 Sep 2003
Location: Itaewon, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| My brother is 34 and carries a skateboard all over Toronto with him. Who cares what you think dude? Go home and play Dungeons and Dragons in your basement. lol |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| not as ridiculous as the fat korean kids (some of them seemed to be in their 20s) i saw at anyang river park skating on their motorized skateboards. damn, the kids who rode them were porkers. they sure seemed to think they were cool though. |
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corroonb
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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riduculous redoculus ridiculous
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snowy32
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Location: NZ
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| What's wrong with that? At least their out getting excercise. I don't care what they do, if it makes them happy then why the hell not? |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't this kind of attitude just a Western version of confuscianism?
You're like some old ajumma telling the young ajumma that she needs to get a perm because women over 30 look silly with long hair. Go to hell. |
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aldershot
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm 28 and sport a long board and a short board. stop insulting people. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
Isn't this kind of attitude just a Western version of confuscianism?
You're like some old ajumma telling the young ajumma that she needs to get a perm because women over 30 look silly with long hair. Go to hell. |
Lots of skateboarders in Hell actually. Try finding a decent stairway that hasn't been ground down. |
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yesman
Joined: 15 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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To the OP-
What shaped your thinking to regard skateboarding as a strictly juvenile activity? Some adults enjoy it because it's fun and a form of transportation, just as others enjoy inline skating or biking. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| billybrobby wrote: |
Isn't this kind of attitude just a Western version of confuscianism?
You're like some old ajumma telling the young ajumma that she needs to get a perm because women over 30 look silly with long hair. Go to hell. |
Lots of skateboarders in Hell actually. Try finding a decent stairway that hasn't been ground down. |
I don't even like skateboarders but I hate this act-your-age attitude even more. The only point in acting one's age is to stop doing stupid sh*t. But if you're doing something fun like skateboarding or being in a band or whatever, there's no reason to stop.
And if you're wondering, I'm 25, so no, it's not because people made fun of my 50-year-old @ss wearing a trucker hat. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| billybrobby wrote: |
Isn't this kind of attitude just a Western version of confuscianism?
You're like some old ajumma telling the young ajumma that she needs to get a perm because women over 30 look silly with long hair. Go to hell. |
Lots of skateboarders in Hell actually. Try finding a decent stairway that hasn't been ground down. |
I don't even like skateboarders but I hate this act-your-age attitude even more. The only point in acting one's age is to stop doing stupid sh*t. But if you're doing something fun like skateboarding or being in a band or whatever, there's no reason to stop.
And if you're wondering, I'm 25, so no, it's not because people made fun of my 50-year-old @ss wearing a trucker hat. |
Bingo wants us whippersnappers to get off his lawn. |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Spring will soon be here, and the spectacle of 27 year-old Westerners walking around Seoul with skateboards under their arms is upon us. I could never understand how anyone past the age of fifteen could get on a skateboard - let alone someone approaching 30. The fact that these university graduates feel a need to bring their little skateboards with them to Korea is beyond amusing.
Am I alone in finding these people rediculous? Or am I just no longer hip |
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Yeah, I fully agree. What a bunch of immature IDIOTS! I mean, carrying around SKATEBOARDS?! And, the worst part of it is that they are actually getting out and having some fun, while NOT hurting anyone. And you know what else?! Skateboarding is exercise! They are exercising as well!
What is next? Skiing?
Cheers.
Sarcastic dmbfan |
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patongpanda
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're old and fat like me try a long board skate - great for cruising around. |
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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Well....I would have to agree that it sometimes looks stupid if they bring the board to work, dressed in really casual clothes while holding a ratty old backback.
--I really think the western teachers need to stop carrying the stupid backback and buy a proper bag. It looks bad, bad, bad. |
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