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OnTheOtherSide · Joined: 29 Feb 2008

Where are all the Korean people? This forum seems like it might have better balance, and more positive energy if Korean people would start posting too. In fact, I want to hear the Korean perspective on a lot of these issues.

This isn't an ESL teacher's only zone, Koreans are welcome to post. I would actually like to hear from some Koreans. This forum is just ALL westerners posting, so it tends to be a safe haven for people to take the venting and complaining a little too far. I am guilty of this too i'll admit.

Maybe if some cool Korean people started posting here. It would create more positive energy, and a more pro-Korean vibe. It would show that Koreans and westerners can mix in harmony. Right now, the lack of Koreans here, to me, shows a certain level of segregation. And I think it might send the signal to some Dave's posters that it is indeed an "us and them" culture here.

I am sure Koreans read this forum. Dave's has been mentioned in major newspapers here. Why aren't you all posting here too? Let's bring it all together here....

merkurix · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Not far from the deep end.

You mean native Koreans, or Gyoppos like doggyji or komerican?

OnTheOtherSide · Joined: 29 Feb 2008

I'm talking about native Koreans who speak and write English well.

I know for a fact that lots of them check this site out. I find it wierd that none of them post. I guess they are all just observing the spectacle.

tigerbluekitty · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

Most native Koreans who frequent Dave's are probably just curious about foreigners' views of Korea and might be too shy to post. Not only that, they'd have to complete Dave's approval process in order to post here, right?

Oreovictim · Joined: 23 Aug 2006

Who was that one guy on here a few months ago? DanielKim or some name like that? That guy was entertaining. He'd have these posts that would anger a lot of the people on here. I miss that dude.

Freakstar · Joined: 29 Jun 2007

doggyji · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:02 am Post subject:

OP, your intention's quite admirable. I do feel there are lots of barriers, walls, bubbles and "us vs. them" attitude here while I understand it's somewhat unavoidable and rather natural. What typically happens so often here is... when complex things are going on among Koreans, it suddenly gets summed up to "these Koreans....blah blah". If you were Korean, you wouldn't go around labelling Koreans. Instead, you would just oppose other people (yeah, they are Koreans, too) who have ideas that you don't agree with.

By the way, although some Korean netizens might have read translations of random threads here, I don't think there are that many native Koreans who are aware of this forum and care to read and even post here as a routine. I actually try to spend less time on this forum.

merkurix · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Not far from the deep end.

Freakstar · Joined: 29 Jun 2007

Frankly Mr Shankly · Joined: 13 Feb 2008

There is nothing stopping them at the end of the day. After all, it isn't like you have to provide a passport scan or a national ID number to post here.

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

Kim chi is neither a Kim, nor Chi.....discuss

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

lastat06513 · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

Funny thing is, my Korean ex-gf used to see me surf the threads and post up here and sometimes when she was at work, she would come to this site to see what I posted and what kind of responses I would get. There were times when she would read something on these boards and ask questions like; "Do most foreigners think that way about (blah-blah)?"
The only thing I could do was shrug my shoulders and say, "Hey! That's on them. I have no idea what every foreigner is thinking......" But it becomes an interesting conversation piece at times.......

She tried to get a user name once so she can post here, she thought it would be a cool way to practice her English......but the MODs never replied to her...........good thing Wink

talika · Joined: 30 May 2008

This board isn't the most welcoming for Koreans; in my opinion it's pretty hostile. There is a lot of "oh, it's because she or he is Korean," as though that is suppose to justify their response merely because the Korean poster has disagreed with certain ideas, or has simply defended Korea.

How do you know that there aren't more Korean posters than there are already? Do you suppose that they all carry a badge that says "I am Korean"?

But I do see the OP's good intensions. Perhaps having more Korean people on this board would lessen the extremist view of Korea.

lastat06513 · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

Hardly........
I think it would provoke some people to become more extreme in their views.
Also, as anyone (specifically a non-Korean) ever tried to post on the Korean message boards on Daum or Naver?
I think you need a Korean ID number to register for those. Isn't that a kind of discrimination also?