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[indramayu]

When Koreans swear, it sounds like they are quoting a rap song...and a dated one at that. Combined with incorrect syllable stress....quite humourous.

Why didn't I marry a Japanese? Of the Japanese I've met, way too polite and focussed on manners & etiquette. Methinks the most polite nation on the planet.

I think this focus on "respect" and "face" is a sham and diversion. People say they are demanding respect and face but, actually, they want something else (a greater discount, more money (or something else), another favour, etc). There's always a hidden agenda. I wish I could think of examples to better flesh this out.

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[cj1976]

I think the vast amount of alcohol they consume, coupled with a miserable, duty-laden existence contributes to their volatile behaviour.
Sometimes watching them lose it is pure gold. I saw a women screaming at her fella, and threatening to lay him out with a plastic chair. This was around 3pm outside a Family Mart.
100% quality entertainment.

[NilesQ]

I am down with the freak-outs. They are pretty amusing. It is the seeming inability to seperate emotion from anything that can be strange. I know a Korean woman who was in tears in Japan because she was working as a translator and had to translate a speech about Dok-do.

First off, it is very unprofessional. She was being paid to perform a service, but wouldn't because of the opinion of the speaker. Second, it is a legal and international issue, not an emotional issue. Koreans get so worked up about it. I understand national pride and all that, but they are being manipulated by their own leaders. Korean electoral strategy 101 - drum up anti-something sentiment with a dash of long time enemy thrown in = winning election. Same everywhere i guess.

People get angry when I tell them my stand on Dok-do. It is absolutely Korean land. However, it is Korean land because the USA drew the maps of Japan and Korea after WW2 and said it is Korea's. That always gets some confusing emotions going!

[Who's Your Daddy?]

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[NilesQ]

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My former boss hated North Korea. I asked him why, he said because his brother died fighting them.

Remember the Japanese were still in the lifetime of a good many people. I know people back home who refuse to drive Japanese cars and the like.

I agree that the past is past, but if you haven't lived it, don't judge.

I don't think the Canadian 'occupation' applies, totally different circumstances. Denmark didn't invade Canada during the lifetimes of a good number of people still living.

After all the old people who lived through it and its immediate aftermath die out then there should be no excuse, but for the short term one should understand the animosity, though never condone hatred or outright racism.

I mean I'm sure your friend was pretty open-minded when it came to things like Japanese friends her age, Japanese food, Japanese music, history, etc. But when asked to support Japan over her homeland on an issue that dates back to the occupation and collaboration it can be pretty conflicting.

Territorial disputes between friends can be resolved pretty amicably. Between historically hostile neighbors, well that is different.

I mean it would kinda be naive to assume that everything is going to be peaceful (not that naive, but you never know). At the same time if she wasn't emotionally conflicted at all wouldn't that be a little cause for concern as well?

[Sleepy in Seoul]

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