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| What country is Korea most similar to? |
| China |
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25% |
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| USA |
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9% |
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| Japan |
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20% |
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| Philippines |
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3% |
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| Vietnam |
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7% |
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| Other |
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34% |
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wo buxihuan hanguoren
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Suyuskis
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| North Korea, or Lesotho. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:52 am Post subject: yes |
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I am surprised not more than 1 person voted for Vietnam.
They both blame Americans for their problems, but Vietnamese are more pro-American.
They both have motorcycles everywhere and shit infrastructure. Crumbling sidewalks, etc.
Corruption cental.
Also both have communist pasts. |
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wo buxihuan hanguoren
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Suyuskis
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| Korea is totally different to Vietnam, what do you mean? |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I agree in some ways but not in others about Vietnam.
Vietnam has been victimized more than most. Occupied by China for centuries, colonized by the French and divided in 2 after World War 2. Sound familiar?
After fighting a devastating civil war, Vietnam is now recovering rapidly and will be in the top ten for population in 10 years. Self sufficient in oil with steady economic growth, Vietnam seems likely to be the next Asian tiger.
Vietnam is also heavily Confusionist (sic) like Korea. However, Vietnam seems to be able to deal with their history much better and is willing to move on and forgive old foes such as the USA. I greatly admire Vietnam actually. Wonderful culture and the Ao Dai is much sexier than the Hanbok.  |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: |
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i vote poland.
two bigger powers want to set up shop and start a war, where do you do it? the weaker one in between.
anyone choosing canada is a dip-shit. no smart person would try to use canada as a strategic position. sorry blyntz. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| you could compare it to canada, as they have a lot of similarities. both countries are painfully irrelevant on the global stage (and always will be), bordering sister nations that are superior to them in every measure. the only significant difference b/w korea and canada is that not everyone's ugly in korea. |
You could also compare it to America. Full of ignorant dumba$$es who think their way is right and fuk everyone else. Superiority complex, loud annoying people. Errr...who am I talking about again? |
That was pretty good!
Thing is, Ireland and Italy have way, way, way, way, too many interesting people to ever be similair to the R.O.K.
No offence, eh.
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Seon-bee
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: ROK
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: way off the mark |
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You're all wrong! The most obvious choice is El Salvaldor.
For those who find Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions credible:
"South Korea displays Geert Hofstede Dimensions similar to Latin American countries (see Latin America Hofstede Graph below). South Korea's Index values are: PDI=60 IDV=18 MAS=39 UAI=85. South Korea's closest correlation to another country in the Hofstede survey is to El Salvador's values of PDI=66 IDV=19 MAS=40 UAI=94." |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:41 am Post subject: |
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dmbfan wrote:
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I voted "other." It's funny this poll came up; I was just talking with a friend about many cultural similarities that Korea has with Ireland.
Ah, but.........
Ireland has good beer.
Great native music.
A holiday that is celebrated in much of the world.
People generally like the Irish.
Ireland has some of the nicest people (at least in my opinion).
The Irish know how to party.
The Irish have writers and poets that are known around the world.
Ireland has a very interesting culture and cultural relics.
Irish women have a sense of humor.
Ireland has a few bands that are known world wide.
Ireland is in touch with what is going on with the world.
Anything else to add to the list?
Nice!
Of course, you must realise, Irish culture is not just from the island of Ireland. We have spread our seed over many barren lands including the USA, England, Down Under, and the most barren and void land of all, Canada . This is what makes the Irish famous. We emigrated. A lot.........
.......But I must add....we emigrated with a willingness to be fun and friendly people. |
You forgot about the Caribbean my boy.
http://www.raceandhistory.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/487 |
I see. So the Irish settled in the Caribbean too! That shows rare good choice.
Of course, part of being an Irish jesuit missionary was to go to the most god forsaken places on earth. It was a kind of perverse sport. Who can spread the word in the most inhospitable region. But the caribbean! I would have gone for that job. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| And Ireland is one of the more beautiful places on Earth |
If your idea of beauty is peat bogs and featureless heather then I suppose that is true. Irealand also has atrocious weather (constantly overcast) and food which makes English cuisine look like mouthwatering.
It's a nice place and some of the people are agreeable, but let's not go over the top with our praise of the Irish. |
Try spelling Ireland correctly. Then make your point.
Ireland has a varied landscape. Peat bogs make up a small percentage of the Irish vista. Most of Ireland is lush, fertile farmland complete with rolling hills. A lot like England. But nicer.
I agree about not going over the top about praising the Irish. There is a lot of that about. But at least my country has had a mostly positive impact on the world scene. We didn't indulge in the slave trade nor enforce our imperial dictates on a third of the world.
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Newfoundland. |
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bjonothan
Joined: 29 Apr 2003
Location: All over the place
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I think that Koreans are like Americans in some ways. They both think their countries are the best and are rediculously patriotic most of the time. Americans, in my opinion, are a country mile ahead in so many ways though. Just with the whole nationalistic stuff. I used to call Korea the America of Asia. |
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bigverne
Joined: 12 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
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| And Ireland is one of the more beautiful places on Earth |
If your idea of beauty is peat bogs and featureless heather then I suppose that is true. Irealand also has atrocious weather (constantly overcast) and food which makes English cuisine look like mouthwatering.
It's a nice place and some of the people are agreeable, but let's not go over the top with our praise of the Irish. |
Try spelling Ireland correctly. Then make your point.
Ireland has a varied landscape. Peat bogs make up a small percentage of the Irish vista. Most of Ireland is lush, fertile farmland complete with rolling hills. A lot like England. But nicer.
I agree about not going over the top about praising the Irish. There is a lot of that about. But at least my country has had a mostly positive impact on the world scene. We didn't indulge in the slave trade nor enforce our imperial dictates on a third of the world. |
Well, I for one find the Irish landscape rather windswept and depressing, but that is just my personal opinion. As for the statement regarding the slave trade and imperialism, of course you weren't involved in that. Poor, agricultural, underdeveloped nations rarely have the ability to force their will on the world.
One thing the Irish do have in common with the Koreans is constantly referring to their 'Irishness' and at least until recently cultural homogeneity and parochialism. And for all those Irish talking about how racist Korea is. I suggest you compare your experience to the experience of East Asian students in Ireland, who are often subject to sickening racist abuse. |
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goodluck
Joined: 20 Jan 2006
Location: The far east
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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One thing the Irish do have in common with the Koreans is constantly referring to their 'Irishness' and at least until recently cultural homogeneity and parochialism. And for all those Irish talking about how racist Korea is. I suggest you compare your experience to the experience of East Asian students in Ireland, who are often subject to sickening racist abuse. |
I'm curious about this, got any sources? |
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bigverne
Joined: 12 May 2004
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This is the second time a Chinese man has been killed in Dublin. I have friends who are abused in the street, many of them have been physically attacked and if they go to the Gardai there is no response or they are very slow. Other friends have had their windows broken by teenagers and been attacked. Many of the Chinese suffer this, and I think the Government are responsible for this, and especially the Garda authorities.� �Racism is getting worse. I have been working as a software engineer for a year, others I work with feel that the conditions in Dublin are getting worse.� Said Wan, who working in Ireland for a year as he took part the protest against a racist murder in Dublin.
http://www.freewebs.com/globalise/ |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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And racism doesn't happen in every country? No racism in England?
Ireland is no utopia. Never claimed it was. I wouldn't be in Korea if irealnd was so wonderful. But it is a country with beautiful scenery and mostly fun-loving and friendly people.
Here's a few shots I took myself.....
Uninteresting peatbogs?
I think a few English people might be a bit jealous of the warm affection held for the Irish in most parts ofthe world. Compared to the reaction to the English. Which is often a case of putting the shutters on the windows and getting the riot squad out. |
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