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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| What you should have said was something like "I love your brothers and sisters in the north. You guys should give them more aid. Do they like American beef up there?" |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: My employer asked me about North Korea during dinner |
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| My employer took me to a Korean restaurant last night. There were other co-workers that accompanied us. Everyone stopped talking when my boss asked me about North Korea. He asked me, "What you think about North Koreans." I wanted to say, "Who the hell cares, eh?" The co-workers were waiting in suspense, I could tell, for my answer. I just told them, "I don't like communists, South Korea should stop giving them aid." There were no comments at the table. No teachers have spoken to me since. |
I'd have said " I don't think about them." |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| A good way to duck out of that loaded question is to simply say, "I believe it is a Korean issue and should be dealt with by Koreans." |
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aka Dave
Joined: 02 May 2008
Location: Down by the river
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'd have said I feel pity for the populace, contempt for the leadership.
As long as I'm here I'm going to treat the Koreans as adults who can handle differing opinions. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Sure they are communists but they are people too. Even so, they are Koreans who are divided from their families in the South due to U.S./U.N. intervention. Communism is all they know and they are some of the sickest and poorest in the world. Show some compassion. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
| Even so, they are Koreans who are divided from their families in the South due to U.S./U.N. intervention. |
What an asinine comment. US/UN intervention prevented the entire peninsula from being communist.
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| you should have said you love them, like you love all of God's creatures |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: My employer asked me about North Korea during dinner |
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| aquafresh wrote: |
| My employer took me to a Korean restaurant last night. There were other co-workers that accompanied us. Everyone stopped talking when my boss asked me about North Korea. He asked me, "What you think about North Koreans." I wanted to say, "Who the hell cares, eh?" The co-workers were waiting in suspense, I could tell, for my answer. I just told them, "I don't like communists, South Korea should stop giving them aid." There were no comments at the table. No teachers have spoken to me since. |
Frankly I'm surprised. In my experience the older generation is quite passionate about North Korea, but anyone under the age of 40 doesn't seem to care. Some under 40 people have outright told me they don't care. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| aka Dave wrote: |
As long as I'm here I'm going to treat the Koreans as adults who can handle differing opinions. |
That will work. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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I once answered the question with a long debate about how the issue is very complex, there are two sides to the story, and a lot of people have died as a result. Then I said it would be great for the two to be united if it were ever feasible politically and economically.
One guy said I sounded "Just like Korean"
I subsequently went home and banged two chicks. At the same time! 
Sucks to hear they won't talk to you now... |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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You're better off when koreans don't talk to you. All they talk about is korea this and korea that.  |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I would have said "I think Kim Jong Il is a azzhole" |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I would have said "I think Kim Jong Il is a azzhole" |
I would've said "Kim JI is a handsome guy like spliff." |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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You should've said
"North Koreans attacked the South, and since then they have had a dictatorship that starves its people and spread lies. They kidnap, kill, and rape people. Should I like them?" |
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Alyssa
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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You should have said
How do you feel about men going to room saloons. |
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