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[blaseblasphemener]

[Kuros]

[mindmetoo]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[MollyBloom]

I became a lot more patriotic/country-lovin' and actually switched my political stance a lot.

[Kuros]

[ernie]

i realized that canada has great beer, weed, cigarettes, and trees!

[Omkara]

That we, in America, expect everyone to speak English. Those who don't are stupid.

Here, a basic knowledge of Korean will win you warmth from the people.

Here, spitting and pissing everywhere is synonymous with masculinity.

At home, pink is feminine.

[yoja]

I learned that I was wrong in assuming that Koreans annoyed me more than people from my own culture. There are many, many more annoying and stupid people at home than I had previously realized.

I learned that Korea does not have a monopoly on "saving face"--they just have a name for the concept.

I learned to appreciate the simple things in life, like stopping at Target or the drive-thru at Taco Bell or Dairy Queen, the abundance of cheese, decent bread, chocolate pudding, and ranch dressing.

I learned that we are spoiled in the US when it comes to the endless variety of consumer goods available.

I learned that people who freak out because I come within 8 inches of "almost touching" their body need to relax and concentrate on more important things that happen to them. Excuse me, I hope you can manage to recover from the horrid case of cooties that I nearly inflicted upon you. Same goes for people who stand 6 feet away from the elevator and then frown at me because I have the audacity to stand only 3 feet away.

I learned how to communicate a lot more directly and efficiently (and, I would hope, effectively).

I learned that the systems of recycling and public transportation in my local area are pathetic.

I learned that every country thinks they're the best, and the smartest.

I learned that so much of my culture is relative and seemingly arbitrary, and I learned to see beyond that, to some extent.

Good idea for a thread. Thanks, K-man.

[Dome Vans]

I knew Britain was doomed a while ago. Nothing recently has made me change that view. If anything I think it's more doomed than ever.

When I turn my computer on the first page is Msn.co.uk. The first page:

*Alan 'fuking' Sugar and his Apprentice programme. "You're fired!" Brilliant!
*"Britain's got Talent" winner didn't listen to Doctor's advice to win the program. Brill! Well Done!
*Britain's coastline is disappearing! OMG. An island is getting even smaller, Sh*t Where's everyone gonna live? Holy Sh*t.
*Where are the former Big Brother housemates now? Who f*king cares? I hope they're all doing very very badly and in a great deal of pain.

See I've done it again. I despise celebrity culture and media with a passion. After watching Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, which was mint, I feel the urge just to start complaining as soon as anything is on tv.

Being in Korea and when I was in Sweden you really notice the media fuelled paranoia in the West. It's a disgrace. So pleased not to be there.

The crazy cow thing at the moment is kinda funny considering the tactics that the media is using (a scapegoat, the Beef) as a reason to try and get people incensed about LMB. They want him gone. EVERY country's media does this, pick on a minority issue blow it up as a touch paper for a bigger issue. This whole issue has made me realise how stupidly sensitive some Yanks are. Jesus, grow up!

[Summer Wine]

[ds_fan]

iv realised that my country is the best one going, and will return to my country to settle down for life, dont get me wrong, i am doing what i came here for, experiencing things for a while, but the education system here sucks, the work envirnment sucks, traffic sucks, pollution sucks, everyone living in the same sized small flats sucks, and overall the attitude of koreans sucks, tbf its a facinating country to see, but i wouldnt want to live here all my life, makes me proud of my heritage, especially as they are so nationalist and proud of their country, i think i sould also be proud of mine, its also given me a slight dislike towards americans, every western influence must be an american one here, american food is considered the white mans food etc, lets you see the dangers of americanisation

[Newbie]

- I'm lucky as hell to be from Canada
- We're annoyingly patriotic, but at least we're not the worst. Thanks Korea.
- Tipping is retarded. Might just give it up when I go home.
- PCness is gay
- Canada is beautiful
- We need more neon
- Multiculturalisn actually is cool
- Canadian nightlife is not so great.

[Oreovictim]

[Captain Marlow]

having choices: food (even korean food if i wanted), women (i'm over the yellow fever thing), jobs (if you hate your job, you can quit and easily find another), amongst other things... honestly, i'm happy to leave korea and will never come back... the "quality of life" is lacking...