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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Junior wrote: |
| I think nadia's point is cultural. A white latino is different to an american white. Culturally yes. Genetically? not really. |
It certainly is, but how can you expect a Korean to understand North American cultural nuance? |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Junior wrote: |
| I think nadia's point is cultural. A white latino is different to an american white. Culturally yes. Genetically? not really. |
It certainly is, but how can you expect a Korean to understand North American cultural nuance? |
+1
... and then actually be offended and off-put about it.
Then again, once you explain to them that you're actually not white, don't be surprised when they start being more critical of your English or teaching ability (no matter how good it actually is)... eventually leading to problems with your employment (assuming you're an English teacher, of course).
You may laugh at that, but it's been known to happen. |
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NovaKart
Joined: 18 Nov 2009
Location: Iraq
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Americans claim a specific heritage because they want to feel part of an older or more specific tradition. Sure it's tiresome listening to an italian-american go on about how special his culture is or an irish-american attribute everything about his personality to being irish but it doesn't mean that they aren't assimilated. |
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The Happy Warrior
Joined: 10 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| So because Mexico was colonized by white people hundreds and hundreds of years ago, that means I'm white too? Interesting. Maybe I should try to be more specific. I'm not Anglo-Saxon, or whatever the typical white American is. |
This kind of thing is foreign to most Koreans, so be easy on them.
To the limited extent that Koreans have mixed ancestry/ethnicity, they even deny it. |
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:03 am Post subject: |
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I thought a 'White Mexican' was a ;White Russian' minus the vodka and plus tequila... preferrably drank in a low-rider.... 
before assuming a Koren is racist for not knowing American ethnographic history, consider an American's own racism, in assuming all other country's really care about it. |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:42 am Post subject: |
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To me...this type of BS gets old.....who the buck cares if someone is black, white, red, yellow, etc...we are bleed ONE color....RED! When and if you need a blood transfusion...what..you gonna ask what color person the blood came from?!?!
I always hear..."Oh..Obama, the first black president....the man is not only black...he's half white also!"...but so what....
Are koreans yellow? I have yet to see a yellow skin person....yellow like the color yellow that is.
Just my rant....
you can bet one thing...if a korean needs a blood transfusion..they won't ask if the blood came from a brown or black man! |
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Quack Addict
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
To me...this type of BS gets oldbuck.....who the cares[b] if someone is black, white, red, yellow, etc...[/b]we are bleed ONE color....RED! When and if you need a blood transfusion...what..you gonna ask what color person the blood came from?!?!
I always hear..."Oh..Obama, the first black president....the man is not only black...he's half white also!"...but so what....
Are koreans yellow? I have yet to see a yellow skin person....yellow like the color yellow that is.
Just my rant....
you can bet one thing...if a korean needs a blood transfusion..they won't ask if the blood came from a brown or black man! |
Time to go back into your closet and visit Narnia. Everyone in the world cares about this. Should they? Probably not. The fact remains that race is a major issue around the world. And always will be.  |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
To me...this type of BS gets old.....who the buck cares if someone is black, white, red, yellow, etc...we are bleed ONE color....RED! When and if you need a blood transfusion...what..you gonna ask what color person the blood came from?!?!
I always hear..."Oh..Obama, the first black president....the man is not only black...he's half white also!"...but so what....
Are koreans yellow? I have yet to see a yellow skin person....yellow like the color yellow that is.
Just my rant....
you can bet one thing...if a korean needs a blood transfusion..they won't ask if the blood came from a brown or black man! |
Hee hee you haven't seen OZ have you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5fTPsdIOA |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I made this post so I could gain some insight into why some Koreans think people are white simply based on the country they are a citizen of. Can we stick to that? |
Maybe they think you are 'white' because you look it? |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Asians couldn't tell the difference by look between say a brit, an italian, or a jew. I think they'd all look white to them. |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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On the same subject, I was surprised to meet white new zealanders with scottish and english surnames claiming to be maoris |
I'm not sure what the deal is now, but it used to be beneficial to be able to claim Maori ancestry (university scholarships/ fees etc). There was a lot of resentment about this 'positive' discrimination when I was at university. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't blame a Korean for thinking an American usually means white, considering 80% of Americans are classified as white. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I really don't understand it when people whom I meet and who are of Latino heritage insist that they aren't white when they often have fairer skin than I do or in some cases slightly darker skin than the average so called white person. |
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Satchel Paige
Joined: 29 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
To me...this type of BS gets old.....who the buck cares if someone is black, white, red, yellow, etc...we are bleed ONE color....RED! When and if you need a blood transfusion...what..you gonna ask what color person the blood came from?!?!
I always hear..."Oh..Obama, the first black president....the man is not only black...he's half white also!"...but so what....
Are koreans yellow? I have yet to see a yellow skin person....yellow like the color yellow that is.
Just my rant....
you can bet one thing...if a korean needs a blood transfusion..they won't ask if the blood came from a brown or black man! |
Keep dreaming.. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Nadia_M wrote: |
| I made this post so I could gain some insight into why some Koreans think people are white simply based on the country they are a citizen of. Can we stick to that? |
Because Korea in ethinically homogenous, and their neighboring countries (Japan, China, Mongolia, etc...) are all ethnically homogenous, its not strange to think that some Koreans mix up race and nationality.
For many Asian countries, your nationality IS your race.
To help you understand, its like this. Many Americans think Mexican food they eat is what they eat is what people in Mexico eat. Why do they think that? Because you'll get a Chimichanga and Nachos in a Mexican restaurant in New York or a Mexican Restaurant in Florida.
Is that REAL Mexican food? Of course not. Its Tex-Mex. But, because people associate that food with what they see around themselves, they think it is.
Are you still confused?
Koreans think Americans are white because they are used to the notion of a nation having a homogeneous population. |
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