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lastat06513

I got the news from watching the cafeteria news bulletin board at my university right now...all I can say, it was a real shocker....
How is this news and the "revelation" that the shooter was Korean being perceived back in Korea?
How are both Korean and foreigners taking the news?

To those of you who have friends, relatives or who just know people who study at V-Tech, my heart goes out to you...

gsxr750r · Joined: 29 Jan 2007

It's night now, but I'm sure I'll hear about it in the morning.

I was at a staff meeting before the news broke that it was a Korean, and my boss was telling me that she heard it was some Chinese guy.

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

I-am-me · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Location: Hermit Kingdom

Koreans hate americans. Today they were protesting in front of the American airbase in Osan..Chanting Yanks Go HOme!!! Those "Yanks" are the ones trying to save koreans from a possible slaughter by N korea's army. If you want to know the respect koreans have for americans,...you just got it in VA!

blynch · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: UCLA

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

A major Chinese government official publicly expressed deep regret when the student was still rumored to be of PRC nationality. Has the Korean government officially responded now that it's confirmed to be a Korean?

Speaks volumes to me and I'm not surprised.

gsxr750r · Joined: 29 Jan 2007

I'm wondering how much room salon money they'll be earmarking to compensate the families of those who were murdered by this Korean?

blynch · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: UCLA

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

blynch:

Figures you couldn't guess. Because to Chinese even the hint of loss of national face, especially toward Westerners, is reason enough to express regret even if its based on innuendo.

You can bet your sweet azz that we didn't hear a peep out of the Korean government until the gunman's identity (family name Cho) was solidly confirmed.

psychedelic · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul,South Korea

Roch,
"I......................laugh." F*** that bitch!!!!!!!! Why didn't you slap her in the face? F*** So. Korea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pull ALL the U.S. troops out of Kimchiland!!!!!!!

lastat06513 · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:51 am Post subject:

So whenever someone mentions the death of those 2 middle school girls by American Soldiers, you can just mention the deaths of those 31 students killed by that crazed South Korean..

I am concerned, but then again, this can happen anywhere with anyone pulling the trigger.

I hope this incident will humble the "victimization" Koreans feel about themselves, as one of their own turned out to be a crazed Korean student...

Wasn't one of the gunmen at the Baslan shooting turned out to be also a Korean-Russian muslim convert?

Yesterday · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject:

psychedelic · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul,South Korea

Oh yes,Koreans just LOVE to always play the victim..******* LOSERS!

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Why should the Korean government apologize until they know whether it was someone of Korean decent? Or why should they apologize at all. The guy was raised in the US. I have no hard feelings toward Koreans because of this. It simply wasn't their fault.

lastat06513 · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject:

But think of the generalizations koreans make when a soldier, teacher or any other foreigner does something bad in Korea?

I don't hold any grudges either, but it does raise some questions about how far Koreans should judge other people now that people, especially Americans, now have something to judge Koreans on.

Sometimes, the shoe feels painful being on the other foot.