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This is a consolidation of some of my previous posts in which I lament the torture of dogs, the ignorance relating to fan death and the general level of crudeness (spitting in buildings, talking ultra loud on cell phones, etc.)

I've been accused of wanting Korea to be like "home." I've been accused of being "ignorant" or "intolerant" of cultural differences. I'm not going to defend against those claims. First, very few of you on here, know where I'm from or my background or the places I've lived. So claiming that I want Korea to be like "home" is just a factless statement. I've lived in some of the worst hell-holes in the world. I've worked in a variety of places amongst countless cultures. I certainly don't need "educating" from a few Canadians that have lived in Korea for a year or two and defend everything about this place as a knee-jerk reaction.

Every culture has it's quirks and contradictions. However, the difference with Korea is that this place has invited most of us here. They want to be viewed in the international community as a developed place. That street runs two ways. If they want to be treated like adults, they should start acting like adults.

Weekly FTA riots with firebombings, protests against the US military (whom the Korean government has asked to stay here LONGER than the US wanted) hysteria over US beef. All of these things highlight the hypocrisy of the country. The Koreans are happy to let the US pay for the majority of military expenditures, yet they attempt to manipulate trade agreements or impose US citizen immigration restrictions that are stiffer than those of any other Western country? America has paid for most of the affluence that Korea enjoys, yet Korea is unwilling to be more "tolerant" in areas such as trade, immigration and business?

I'm happy here in Korea. I like this place, I am just trying to understand why many people here on Dave's enjoy defending everything Korean. I don't expect or want Korea to be "like home." But I do expect Koreans to give the same respect geo-politically that they expect from everyone else.

They demand trade consessions from our home countries. They are happy to take our money. They are ultra-eager to have some of us teach their children or invest in their businesses. They want the world to view them as "modern" and "developed." Yet, many Koreans persistantly maintain third-world attitudes and manners.

Korea has no problem taking money from the west, or even outright stealing (IP law anyone?) yet, they seem to only want to selectively import moderninity.

I would suggest that the West embargo Korea. Just shut the country's trade down. If Koreans want to continue to practice unfair trading and business practices such as chaebols, import quotas, excessive tarrifs, Intellectual Propery protections. Then perhaps they aren't ready to be "modern" like they all seem to want.

The west, of course is far from perfect, however, the balance, especially in areas such as trade, is excessively skewed towards Korea.

[ChopChaeJoe]

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[pugwall]

I'm not happy about a lot of the stuff the US does. Lets embargo them too

[Matt_22]

I suggest that we place an embargo on manpurse manufacturers, and I'm personally going to place an embargo on this thread. Immediately after I submit this.

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