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[oldfatfarang]

Where's all the posts about Korea's Ex President's suicide?
Anyone have any experience about this situation and/or Korea's mourning period?

I went shopping yesterday and Lotte Dept. store was closed (no signs - nothing). I suppose they were given time off for .mourning'.

And, my demonstration lesson today was 'postponed' - I tried to discuss why with my co-teachers - but they just said: "Some teachers 'hurt their backs in Friday's sports day." Hmmmmm.


Any info appreciated.

[Underwaterbob]

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=156111

It was a hot topic for a day and a half. Seems no one much cares anymore.

[eIn07912]

i dont even think there is a proper mourning period.

aside from every taxi radio and resteraunt tv being turned on the news all day saturday and sunday, u never would have guessed anything happened. the seoul i see is moving right along like every other normal day. perhaps some actually did hurt their backs. or that group of people took in more personally than others.

ive found there r 3 basic reactions:

-"he was crazy. im not glad he's dead. but im not really sad about it either"

-"he was so great, so kind, so wonderful. 2MB is a murderer! down with the system as we know it!"

-"who? oh yeah, the expresident. yeah i heard that..... did u talk to that girl again friday?"

[Bramble]

^ No one I've talked to has said anything like that. My co-worker said she wasn't a Roh supporter, but she thought the charges against him were overstated and that his death was really sad.

There were memorials going on at Seoul City Hall and Anyang City Hall the last time I was there.

[Maneki Neko]

[Robot_Teacher]

I see it as highly irresponsible for an executive to comitt suicide for his corruptions being revealed. Since it's taken very seriously to lose face like this, maybe these big wigs should reconsider their dealings in accepting bribes and other scandalous dealings.

I feel bad for Korea, but don't feel bad for the man who jumped. He only escaped responsibility in the most sorry arse way only to leave the Korean people deeply saddened. This is called, "going out bad."

[skeeterses]

I'm curious to see why the ex-President was so "ashamed" that he would jump off a cliff. Other than possibly getting sent to a country club jail for 6 months like other corrupt politicians and CEOs, its not like Roh was caught smoking meth with a male prostitute or molesting altar boys.

[CeleryMan]

This dude ends his life over $6.4M?

[Captain Corea]

Noh pointed fingers at others and helped push people to suicide... now he had that come back to him.

[RACETRAITOR]

[DeLaRed]