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Mr.NiceGuy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Actually fellas, I love it here. I just wanted to start a thread. But thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to marry an adjumma and settle down.
Now that's genuinely Asian. |
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elmer
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: cowtown
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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haha, that's funny (Mr. N)
After a few years it definitely does get harder to "find the romance".
If you have a car, it's much easier to get out and about and find places more off the beaten track.
And, yeah, the BoSung Tea Plantations aren't exactly close to Pusan, but much closer than if you were coming from up around Seoul...
I like He-in Sa as well. The area around there is really beautiful and the temple itself is cool too. I'm not much of a temple person (on the weekends, anyway), but Heinsa gets my vote. Another cool little spot is Tap-Sa. It's near Mai-San (horse ear mountain), and there's lots of ginseng grown around there. It's a temple, yes, but totally different from the usual suspects. There's a picture of it in the older LP book (I don't know about the recent ones, mine is 5 years old).
How about taking the train along the east coast? There's a spot that goes right along the ocean. Sounds romantic to me.
PS. Will B. you are a hoot...ripped off...hahahaha |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I think I'm going to marry an adjumma and settle down. |
Um, do you know what an ajumma is? Doesn't sound like it. |
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Mr.NiceGuy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| I think I'm going to marry an adjumma and settle down. |
Um, do you know what an ajumma is? Doesn't sound like it. |
Some are married, some aren't. A lot have had kids. Mean types. I think I know.
Apparently you haven't talked to any and heard their sad stories either.
By the way, an adjumma can refer to any 30's or 40's something women, just like I'm called an 'adjoshee.' Lighten up a little, will you?
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey listen. How much culture do you glean in Korea? My argument is that there need to be a more attractions to the place, more aesthetic feel to it. Even in the cities. |
My argument is that Korea doesn't need to meet your needs. It doesn't have to be "more Asian" to satisfy you - it's Asia already!
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| No one's talking about this "you owe me something deal." |
Except you were just saying that Korea needs "more attractions" and a "more aesthetic feel" to make you happy.
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| What we are talking about is, "I want to get something out of life," and get a little inspiration. Korea offers little in the way of a rich cultural experience, but I'm not knocking it either. |
Sounds to me like you're knocking it. If you need to get something out of life, why do you feel Korea should provide it for you?
Granted, it might. But if it doesn't, that's not Korea's fault. |
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Mr.NiceGuy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| The King of Kwangju wrote: |
| Mr.NiceGuy wrote: |
| Hey listen. How much culture do you glean in Korea? My argument is that there need to be a more attractions to the place, more aesthetic feel to it. Even in the cities. |
My argument is that Korea doesn't need to meet your needs. It doesn't have to be "more Asian" to satisfy you - it's Asia already!
| Mr.NiceGuy wrote: |
| No one's talking about this "you owe me something deal." |
Except you were just saying that Korea needs "more attractions" and a "more aesthetic feel" to make you happy.
| Mr.NiceGuy wrote: |
| What we are talking about is, "I want to get something out of life," and get a little inspiration. Korea offers little in the way of a rich cultural experience, but I'm not knocking it either. |
Sounds to me like you're knocking it. If you need to get something out of life, why do you feel Korea should provide it for you?
Granted, it might. But if it doesn't, that's not Korea's fault. |
Oh, it's not Korea's fault. It's 'the good o'l waeguki's fault,' Korea is a dud of desire, a dungeon of dirt. I just woke up and found it this way, scratched my butt and said "Gee, fellas, what a terrrible place." Now I should go back to sleep?
What philosophical reasoning. I love this 'Korea doesn't owe you anything' argument. Just like JFK's speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!"
If I could only find something worthwhile to do. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm bustin out the cliches, but 'boredom is a state of mind.' |
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Mr.NiceGuy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
| I'm bustin out the cliches, but 'boredom is a state of mind.' |
No one's talking about boredom. What I am talking about is a culture where the highlights are 1,000 year old tombs like Beomosea and architecture that looks like post WWII Japan.
How exciting! |
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| Mr.NiceGuy wrote: |
| Oh, it's not Korea's fault. It's 'the good o'l waeguki's fault,' Korea is a dud of desire, a dungeon of dirt. I just woke up and found it this way, scratched my butt and said "Gee, fellas, what a terrrible place." Now I should go back to sleep? |
You could go back to sleep if you wanted to - who could blame you? Or you could go online and write in a messageboard about Korea's deficiencies. Neither will get you anywhere.
Or you could make a conscious change to steer your life in the right direction. You've already made one, coming to Korea, so you have the balls to make another.
So what's stopping you?
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| What philosophical reasoning. I love this 'Korea doesn't owe you anything' argument. Just like JFK's speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!" |
I'm sorry - I forgot your point here. Or was there ever one?
I get the feeling you only wrote so people would agree with you and commiserate with you. If that's true then I apologize for my lack of sympathy. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr.NiceGuy wrote: |
| gang ah jee wrote: |
| I'm bustin out the cliches, but 'boredom is a state of mind.' |
No one's talking about boredom. What I am talking about is a culture where the highlights are 1,000 year old tombs like Beomosea and architecture that looks like post WWII Japan.
How exciting! |
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