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tfunk · Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland

When you think of Korea, what avatar do you choose (and WHY?):

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I hate polls.

flakfizer · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject:

I thought those were emoticons, not avatars.
There are days I feel that this pic sums up my view of Seoul, anyway.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Someone had that avatar of the guy dropping his pants in protest over that sports event. I forget which one. That one takes the cake.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

That's the one!

flakfizer · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject:

Yeah, that pic is great. I just wish that guy stepped back and a bit to his right so that the street arrow was pointing right at him.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

IncognitoHFX · Joined: 06 May 2007 Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

flakfizer · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject:

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

do you know from where this pic was taken?

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genezorm · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: Mokpo

Are they the lemmings · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:07 am Post subject:

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

It was taken in the summer of 2006, in Seoul, in the early morning hours after a broadcast of the Korea vs. Switzerland game. Korea lost 2-0. Many Koreans, both at the game and in general, felt the first goal allowed was cheap and was the result of shoddy officiating. That guy was protesting.

I was at City Hall for that game, and it was really disappointing to see such poor sportsmanship on the part of fans. After Switzerland scored the second goal---I'm not a soccer fan, but I guess that means it's out of reach---fans started leaving en masse, even though there was a good chunk of time left. So much for the "Reds Go Together" hype that had been going on for a month. I jokingly said to my friend, after the first goal, "looks like we've found a new scapegoat." It wasn't that off the mark.

Here's a blog post about it: http://lostnomad.org/2006/06/25/thatll-certainly-show-them-all-wtf-department/

Here's a hilarious op-ed piece:

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

I remember that guy! I was sitting in the front row in the middle of gwanghamun about 100 metres from the Lee Seung shin statue and that guy was running up and down with a korean flag! and yelling! finally one of the drum boys told him, please can you keep it down! hahhaahhahaha
yeah like your drums arent annoying!!! anyway finally they got the guy out of the way for about 10 minutes but he stand till the end, and he was last seen looking for empty beer bottles! that pic must of been after he found a few empties!

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

Gee and I thought my avatar personified EFL teachers here...or maybe just me, whore monger that I am.