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 Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: why do people ask so many "why do koreans....?" |
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livinginkunsan
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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If you're asking this question, you must be Korean.  |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, perhaps the question should be "Why are so many Canadians in Korea good for nothing outside of working at hakwons, drinking and raving about Canada despite not living there?" |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| Yeah, perhaps the question should be "Why are so many Canadians in Korea good for nothing outside of working at hakwons, drinking and raving about Canada despite not living there?" |
Or maybe we can ask, "Why is yaya so bitter about his family getting rejected from Canada when they tried to enter 30 years ago?" |
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jmbran11
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: U.S.
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| On a serious note, I hate these questions too. I hate any questions that lump an entire group together, unless you are actually trying to develop cultural understanding (which rarely seems to be the case here). |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Yeah, perhaps the question should be "Why are so many Canadians in Korea good for nothing outside of working at hakwons, drinking and raving about Canada despite not living there?" |
Or maybe we can ask, "Why is yaya so bitter about his family getting rejected from Canada when they tried to enter 30 years ago?" |
Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| jmbran11 wrote: |
| On a serious note, I hate these questions too. I hate any questions that lump an entire group together, unless you are actually trying to develop cultural understanding (which rarely seems to be the case here). |
Yes, it might not be the best way to frame a question but seriously I think that generally some of us may ask the question because all the Koreans they know do a certain thing. And on top of that, some people here seem lack the opportunity or desire to visit other places to see if what they view as typical Korean behavior holds up elsewhere....
The best way to frame it might be something like:
Why do all the Koreans I know do blah blah blah
Or Why do most Koreans do blah blah blah
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Why do Koreans do blah blah blah
Disclaimer: No, I am not trying to sterotype a behavior onto a whole group but from my experiences this behavior seems to be common amongst them and therefore I was wondering if any of you can give me some insight into this behavior......
Besides....even if someone writes a question like that to be a malicioius *beep*, it is usually found out and ridiculed...with some exceptions unfortunately....
In any case, it's interesting to me to read the responses to questions like that because sometimes it brings about some sort of new perspective that I may not share....
But....that's all just my opinion of course... |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Yeah, perhaps the question should be "Why are so many Canadians in Korea good for nothing outside of working at hakwons, drinking and raving about Canada despite not living there?" |
Or maybe we can ask, "Why is yaya so bitter about his family getting rejected from Canada when they tried to enter 30 years ago?" |
Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
Your father didn't have the choice to move you to Canada. Canada said "NO" to your father. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Yeah, perhaps the question should be "Why are so many Canadians in Korea good for nothing outside of working at hakwons, drinking and raving about Canada despite not living there?" |
Or maybe we can ask, "Why is yaya so bitter about his family getting rejected from Canada when they tried to enter 30 years ago?" |
Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
Your father didn't have the choice to move you to Canada. Canada said "NO" to your father. |
Whatever, burger flipper, get my fries now. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
He couldn't handle flipping bbondaegi in Korea, eh? |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
He couldn't handle flipping bbondaegi in Korea, eh? |
Nah, but hey, at least he hired your illegal alien Mexican mother. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
He couldn't handle flipping bbondaegi in Korea, eh? |
Nah, but hey, at least he hired your illegal alien Mexican mother. |
That makes no sense.
Anyway, good on you for leaving the U.S.  |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
He couldn't handle flipping bbondaegi in Korea, eh? |
Nah, but hey, at least he hired your illegal alien Mexican mother. |
That makes no sense.
Anyway, good on you for leaving the U.S. |
And the fact that you are still in Korea despite your constant whining about how bad it is here is NOT good, not to mention your stalking of me on this board. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| dogbert wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Best thing my father did was to move us to the U.S. rather than that loser country called Canada, so no, there ain't no bitter feelings. |
He couldn't handle flipping bbondaegi in Korea, eh? |
Nah, but hey, at least he hired your illegal alien Mexican mother. |
That makes no sense.
Anyway, good on you for leaving the U.S. |
And the fact that you are still in Korea despite your constant whining about how bad it is here is NOT good, not to mention your stalking of me on this board. |
No one's stalking you -- as you say, you are just getting the reaction you deserve.
Manage to save any more money? One's mid-30s is not the optimal time to begin preparing for retirement from scratch. |
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