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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: CHUNG is KING email confirmed by Snopes |
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http://www.snopes.com/risque/tattled/chung.asp
There's an email that's been circulating for years, written a Korean-American who gets sent to Korea by an private equity firm and within a week and a half finds that he is the awesomest dude on the peninsula. Somehow he manages to parlay being rich into sexual success through some magical alchemy that he unfortunately leaves out of the letter. I thought it was too good to be true. It too perfectly summarizes the combination of Korean status-obsession and American arrogance that characterizes the worst aspects of Korean-American culture (sorry to all those on the board). Imagine my delight when I found that it's been confirmed by Snopes (although they don't say how). Anyways, here it is:
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I've been in Korea for about a week and a half now and what can I say, LIFE IS GOOD....
I've got a spanking brand new 2000 sq. foot 3 bedroom apt. with a 200 sq. foot terrace running the entire length of my apartment with a view overlooking Korea's main river and nightline......Why do I need 3 bedrooms? Good question,.... the main bedroom is for my queen size bed,...where CHUNG is going to *beep* every hot chick in Korea over the next 2 years (5 down, 1,000,000,000 left to go).... the second bedroom is for my harem of chickies, and the third bedroom is for all of you fuckers when you come out to visit my ass in Korea. I go out to Korea's finest clubs, bars and lounges pretty much every other night on the weekdays and everyday on the weekends to (I think in about 2 months, after I learn a little bit of the buyside business I'll probably go out every night on the weekdays). I know I was a stud in NYC but I pretty much get about, on average, 5-8 phone numbers a night and at least 3 hot chicks that say that they want to go home with me every night I go out. I love the buyside,.... I have bankers calling me everyday with opportunties and they pretty much cater to my every whim - you know (golfing events, lavish dinners, a night out clubbing). The guys I work with are also all chilll - I live in the same apt building as my VP and he drives me around in his Porsche (1 of 3 in all of Korea) to work and when we go out. What can I say,.... live is good,... CHUNG is KING of his domain here in Seoul.....
So,.... all of you fuckers better keep in touch and start making plans to come out and visit my ass ASAP, I'll show you guys an unbelievable time....My contact info is below.... Oh, by the way,... someone's gotta start fedexing me boxes of domes,...I brought out about 40 but I think I'll run out of them by Saturday.....
Laters,
CHUNG
Peter Chung
The Carlyle Group
Suite 1009, CCMM Bldg.
12, Yoido-dong, Youngdeungpo-ku
Seoul 150-010, Korea
Tel: (822) 2004-8412
Fax: (822) 2004-8440
email: [email protected] |
I just love everything about this letter. I love the naked insecurity that cannot allow a sentence to go by without some sort of boast, coupled with the almost touching neediness as he entreats all of those fuckers to come visit his ass (not knowing they'd eventually betray him by forwarding the email). But the capper has to be the phrase CHUNG is KING. I've even adopted it myself when I feel embarassed about bragging about my exploits. I usually say it right after an anecdote, combining it with the double-fist pump that I imagined this guy did after he originally wrote it. |
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The Kimster
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Dude,
this is really old news, it happened in 2000 or early 2001. Peter actually sent out several emails to friends in NYC and eventually they all wound up in the Wall Street Journal. If you know anything about Carlyle they are one of the most powerful and secretive PE shops out there, so Peter was sacked and sent packing. If I recall he was bragging about going to room salons with the head of the Korean office, Michael Kim, who of course was married and his wife read the said article, needless to say Michael went balistic. When Carlyle looked to replace Peter, they made it clear that only female canidates need apply. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| The Kimster wrote: |
Dude,
this is really old news, it happened in 2000 or early 2001. Peter actually sent out several emails to friends in NYC and eventually they all wound up in the Wall Street Journal. If you know anything about Carlyle they are one of the most powerful and secretive PE shops out there, so Peter was sacked and sent packing. If I recall he was bragging about going to room salons with the head of the Korean office, Michael Kim, who of course was married and his wife read the said article, needless to say Michael went balistic. When Carlyle looked to replace Peter, they made it clear that only female canidates need apply. |
As the first sentence in my post indicates, I was aware it was it old. I am never wrong about anything!
BILL is KING! |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:26 am Post subject: Re: CHUNG is KING email confirmed by Snopes |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| But the capper has to be the phrase CHUNG is KING. I've even adopted it myself when I feel embarassed about bragging about my exploits. I usually say it right after an anecdote, combining it with the double-fist pump that I imagined this guy did after he originally wrote it. |
Cool. Now I have something new to annoy my officemates with. |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| He's a second rate Patrick Bateman. |
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