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afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

I just got the schedule for our three day trip. I really hope this isn't going to be all about how Dokdo is Korea and this is why... type of stuff.

Day 1

2:30-3:30 The Forum opening ceremony and Orientation

4 - 5:40 Visit to Dokdo Museum and Dokdo Observatory

7-8:20 Special Lecture on Dokdo (I)

8:30 - 9:30 Meeting with middle school students in Ulleung county

Day 2

8:30 - 12 Tour to Dokdo-related historical sites in Ulleungdo

1-5 Tour to Dokdo

7 - 8:20 Special lecture on Dokdo (II)

8:30 - 9:30 Meeting with high school students in Ulleung county

Day 3

9:20 - 12 Tour to Haengnam Lighthouse

12 - 2 Free time

Then we get to write a 4 page paper about our trip due before May 29!

I'm more interested in Ulleungdo and not Dokdo.... hope we get to see some of the island. This sounds like a Dokdo - Foreigner Publicity Stunt.

Goku · Joined: 10 Dec 2008

Slightly off topic,

but I found the most hilarious sticker plastered onto the window of a bus.

It said written in bold big white letters superimposed over the island

"Attention foreigners, Dokdo belongs to Korea"

and subtexted: "That is all"

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

OMFG, that is going to be the most ridiculous waegook parade ever.

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

40 Waygooks in total! Very Happy

Will you be among us Yubumsuk?

Goku · Joined: 10 Dec 2008

poet13 · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject:

Bird poop. err, Korean bird poop.

Goku · Joined: 10 Dec 2008

poet13 · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject:

No, but Korean birds poop there, so if you want a souvenir, bring a little baggie.

edit - added Korean

roadwork · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Goin' up the country

You're going to get paraded around and given Dokdo is Korea T-shirts and Korean flags to wave while being filmed saying "Dokdo belongs to Korea" and photographed as well. It's total propaganda. I would refuse it if I were you.

Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Robot_Teacher · Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Robotting Around the World

It's all so silly. I wouldn't feel comfortable about engaging in political propaganda either. A dispute over this set of small rocks that are actually closer to Korea. I can see Korea's point of view, but it's obvious they are Korea's rocks as Korea occupies them. If they were Japans rocks, then Japan occupy. I guess this is Japan's way of teasing Korea to communicate, "Hey, we still don't like you as it's always been, but it's a pleasure doing business with you as we've been doing in recent times so we won't fight right nor invade right now."

Dispute over fishing rights? Both Japan, Korea, and China love fish and depend on the sea as their major food source due to their lands not producing food like the lands of milk and honey familiar to us. I know China is encroaching on Korea's fishing zone in the West Sea too, but can't do anything about it so Korea has to take a loss on the last zone rich in crabs.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Why go?
Score brownie points?
Witness a dispute close up?
Be photographed acting like a stupid white lackey?

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

Thursday and Friday off Smile

Plus I do want to see them just to say I did. I won't wear a dumb t-shirt, but I will wave for the camera haha

roadwork · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Goin' up the country