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mee · Joined: 08 Sep 2007

just like anyone who isn't white, black or hispanic is considered a "foreigner" in america. because those who are most adamant about being american in america are definitely not multicultural or open-minded at all. they are all about the american entitlement, ego and nationalism. Just like koreans who consider anyone nonkorean to be foreigners.

but you ain't american blah blah blah. you're right, i'm only american technically. I'm really intercontinental or multicultural really. of course, there are exceptions and that attitude never happens to me in hawaii but that place is like the garden of eden compared to the rest of america which actually pretty much sucks and is depressing too. god, the riffraff culture is horrible.

skconqueror · Joined: 31 Jul 2005

PeteJB · Joined: 06 Jul 2007

Yep, and even if the people around you accept you as Korean like any normal Korean, the random strangers on the street will see you and automatically assume you are a foreigner who cannot speak Korean, let alone have a Korean citizenship and speak it better than they do (of which there are some special people). That is the difference about having a citizenship in a country that isn't multicultural.

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Well, who is to say Korea is going to keep the same train of thought.
Korea has only had mixed marriages in the past couple of decades in a major way if that much. So, the views of the larger society will change.
There is no doubt about that. I would not want to be a Korean citizen, because I do not feel that the country has enough economic opportunities, and if I potentially had children they would have to go through their educational system, and I feel for the children who have to go through it. Furthermore, I am not a big drinker, and there is so much pressure to drink. Of course, I respect that there are many great things about this said country, and that if the OP seriously wants to renounce his U.S. citizenship and become a Korean, then do it, by all means. I will not insult this country. I just don't see any major economic, political, or social reasons to change citizenship. However, if you plan on retiring here, then it would be a good idea. I can see the logic behind it in some circumstances. If you have a Korean wife, and you both want to settle here, then it can make a lot of sense.