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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| billybrobby wrote: |
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| Two students with signs were walking through the subway on the brown line today, and just as we were approaching Itaewon, they were about to begin their speech. Just then, and guy in a suit with some sort of bank or political-looking symbol stuck on his lapel stood up and told them not to give their talk. I have no idea why he said that, but I wondered if it had to do anything with me being there? |
pffft. I'll bet you wonder that about everything.
"The other day, I was driving along and the light turned from green to red. I don't know why, but could it have been because they didn't want the foreign guy passing them? Was it because I was foreign? Xenophobia, anyone? I don't think it was a conincidence because the light changed *right* when I got there! And I was the only non-Korean around! Maybe they didn't want me find out about the middle school student sex ring that was going on right down the road!" |
Given your obsession with middle-schoolers and that you don't find it disturbing that a booking bar advertises "Middle School Student" on their business cards in big, bold letters, I have to wonder.... will billybrobby be the next swirly-face we see on the news? |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Another photo of the same protest. You can see the Korean in this photo and the rough translation is "Crazy cow ..." I can't see the rest of the meaning.
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bovinerebel
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| When you're in a state of hysteria about the 0000000.1 % risk of catching a disease and out on the streets protesting in a fit of rage....I don't mean to be harsh......but is mad cows really going to affect your lifestyle that much ? |
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bovinerebel
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| billybrobby wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Two students with signs were walking through the subway on the brown line today, and just as we were approaching Itaewon, they were about to begin their speech. Just then, and guy in a suit with some sort of bank or political-looking symbol stuck on his lapel stood up and told them not to give their talk. I have no idea why he said that, but I wondered if it had to do anything with me being there? |
pffft. I'll bet you wonder that about everything.
"The other day, I was driving along and the light turned from green to red. I don't know why, but could it have been because they didn't want the foreign guy passing them? Was it because I was foreign? Xenophobia, anyone? I don't think it was a conincidence because the light changed *right* when I got there! And I was the only non-Korean around! Maybe they didn't want me find out about the middle school student sex ring that was going on right down the road!" |
Given your obsession with middle-schoolers and that you don't find it disturbing that a booking bar advertises "Middle School Student" on their business cards in big, bold letters, I have to wonder.... will billybrobby be the next swirly-face we see on the news? |
I don't know what "beef" you guys have....I just want to say I'm wary of people that read too much into the writings of others. It shows your mind went places that the average persons didn't. That says something about you. Pedo. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| My friend and I once glued a "McDonald's isn't food" sticker prominently on a McDonald's drive through screen. |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| What would have been hillarious is if that McDonald's sign fell down while those two clowns were dancing on it. |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, McDonalds does use Australian beef. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| bovinerebel wrote: |
| When you're in a state of hysteria about the 0000000.1 % risk of catching a disease and out on the streets protesting in a fit of rage....I don't mean to be harsh......but is mad cows really going to affect your lifestyle that much ? |
I think the risk is decidely smaller than 1/10 of a percent. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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It is not necessirly xenophobia if you are protesting against US beef, but there is a lot of ignorance behind it all. Supposedly, some TV program was claiming that Koreans are more suscetible to getting mad cow than Caucasians which doesn't seem to be scientific at all. How did they come up with that conclusion? It sounds like some African Americans who think the white man came up with HIV to kill black people. Some people become easily paranoid and influenced by leaders involved in propaganda.
The risk of mad cow is so small. That said, I can't say I wasn't alarmed when I found some greedy farmers created mad cow disease, and that there was still a risk. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Street Protests Descend Into Lawlessness
Chosun Ilbo (July 28, 2008)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807280019.html
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| Downtown Seoul descended into a state of lawlessness this weekend, four days after Police Commissioner Han Jin-hee was sacked for being unable to control illegal street protests. Between Saturday night and early morning on Sunday, police estimate some 1,500 protesters gathered in the Cheonggye Plaza and held the 80th candlelight vigil against the import of U.S. beef. During the rally, some demonstrators beat police and reporters, and caused traffic congestion as they occupied the roads. A drunk motorist drove into the crowd, injuring six.... |
Protests Turn into Violence
JoongAng Daily (July 28, 2008)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892879
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| Candlelight protests turned into another violent confrontation with riot police on Saturday and early Sunday morning as a thousand demonstrators started street protests at 9 p.m. in Jongno streets, central Seoul, after holding candlelight vigils against resumption of imports of American beef at the Cheonggye Plaza.... |
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billybrobby
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Only 1,500? Now we're down to the hard core. I'll bet they're not even protesting beef, they're probably a mix of leftover clone doctor (what was his name?) supporters and the 2-dead-girls supporters. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Only 1,500? Now we're down to the hard core. I'll bet they're not even protesting beef, they're probably a mix of leftover clone doctor (what was his name?) supporters and the 2-dead-girls supporters. |
from the Chosun article
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| Meanwhile, another candlelight vigil was held in the Cheonggye Plaza from 7 p.m. on Sunday attended by some 300 members of the Korean Council for Democratic Martyr and an anti-Lee Myung-bak online club who called for overthrow of the government. The vigil was held in memory of the late Lee Byung-ryeol, who burned himself to death to protest against the import of U.S. beef in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. Sunday marked the 49th day since Lee�s death. |
Street Protests Descend Into Lawlessness
Chosun Ilbo (July 28, 2008)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807280019.html |
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regicide
Joined: 01 Sep 2006
Location: United States
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| ED209 wrote: |
| Doesn't McDonald's use Australian beef? |
I don't know. But Outback is a US company with headquarters in Florida.
Aussie theme and beef as well.
I told that to two locals so the whole country knows by now.
They will protesting there next.
Sorry for telling them. |
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R-Seoul
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: your place
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| My friend and I once glued a "McDonald's isn't food" sticker prominently on a McDonald's drive through screen. |
 You are the Andreas Baader of our generation! Respect my man. |
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Oreovictim
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Trying to convince some Koreans that U.S. beef is okay is pointless. How can you argue with people who still believe in fan death? Or that sam gyup sal is healthy? (Yes, I've had Koreans tell me that.) |
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