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[VanIslander]

men don't squat
men don't sit on the floor
men don't beat dogs
men don't hit girls
men don't give wives their paycheques
men don't hold other men's hands
men don't break their word
men are man enough to admit when they make a mistake

men are so different where I come from, at least in terms of what makes for a good man

i am VERY aware and tolerant of cultural differences usually... but when I think of Korean men as men, I sometimes slip into a form of contempt bred by my upbringing and only countered by thoughts of koreans qua koreans, as an often conquered people struggling to survive in the shift to modern forms of living

[Alyallen]

[Richard Krainium]

You forgot men don't whine.

Whiner.

[VanIslander]

[4 months left]

[VanIslander]

[whatever]

I completely agree with the previous post...lived in Japan for over a year and found Japanese men to be completely in control of themselves. The vast majority would be horrified if they or someone else broke into the Korean way of expressing themselves. It would be an unmasculine spectacle indicative of a lack of self-control. Never saw anything like that there and I would be shocked if I did.

I am finding that the longer I spend in Korea, the more respect and admiration I have for Japanese individuals that I interacted with in the past and just their culture in general.

[goodgood]

Korean men have all been in the army, drink hard, screw whores, and work HARD to support their family.

What are you, the marlboro man? This doesn't seem manly to you?

(though I do agree about the Japanese thing- those guys are cool)

[VanIslander]

[seoulsucker]

[whatever]

[Corporal]

I know what you mean! And where I come from:

women don't squat
women don't sit on the floor
women don't dye their dogs pink
women don't hit their kids
women don't take their husband's paycheques
women don't hold other women's hands
women don't break their word
women are woman enough to admit when they make a mistake

women are so different where I come from, at least in terms of what makes for a good woman

i am VERY aware and tolerant of cultural differences usually... but when I think of Korean women as women, I sometimes slip into a form of contempt bred by my upbringing and only countered by thoughts of koreans qua koreans, as an often conquered people struggling to survive in the shift to modern forms of living

[wo buxihuan hanguoren]

[happeningthang]

I used to work on major construction sites in the Australian bush, an almost eclusively male domain.

I found the conceptions of what made a male there to be very restrictive and annoying. One of the things I enjoyed about Korea, when I first arrived was the complete disregard of a blokey, machismo.

I enjoy the improvements as I see them, although I still have my own ideas of what it takes to be a guy and don't neccessarily join in. Squatting, sitting on the floor, hand holding are nothing to be concerned about.

Wife and dog bashing isn't cool anywhere.

Breaking your word and not admitting mistakes is a case of same-same to my background. Not desirable, but frequently occuring.

[RACETRAITOR]

An interesting thing I read about Japanese culture: they consider excessive muscles to be kind of gay, and bodybuilding to be the pinnacle of gayness.