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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:58 pm Post subject: Article from The Guardian about the F1 in Korea... |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/oct/22/bernie-ecclestone-circus-f1
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It was amusing to note that in this most competitive of sports the teams appeared to be united by a siege complex, for while the drivers have found comfortable lodgings the same cannot be said for the back-up staff.
Some hotels are inhabited by cockroaches and mosquitoes and � much worse � people, for one establishment is in the habit of letting out its bedrooms to other customers during the day. One traveller returned to his room to discover an old hairbrush, a rolled-up tube of toothpaste and a used condom.
"It's a bit like a very run-down, seedy Blackpool," was the verdict of one team member, who was clearly under the impression that Blackpool had had a makeover. "I've got the sort of hotel that you check out of but you never leave," said another. |
Hehe, they've discovered the love motels then! |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Youngnam is the Blackpool of Korea.  |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Youngnam is the Blackpool of Korea. |
That made me laugh too. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Everywhere you look there is a feeling of unpreparedness. |
They had years to get ready for this. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
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| Everywhere you look there is a feeling of unpreparedness. |
They had years to get ready for this. |
Is isn't this a general trait of this country? You could give them a century to get ready for something but they'll only start actually preparing at the last minute. |
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Easy Rider
Joined: 20 Oct 2010
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Where I'm from the virtue is 'If you're going to do a job, do it well.'
I'm not trying to knock Korea here. Just want to point out that a traditional korean proverb holds doing a job hastilly as a virtue.
It tranlslates as 'If you are going to do something, do it quickly.'
Hence the bali bali culture here. |
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discostu333
Joined: 18 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Easy Rider wrote: |
Where I'm from the virtue is 'If you're going to do a job, do it well.'
I'm not trying to knock Korea here. Just want to point out that a traditional korean proverb holds doing a job hastilly as a virtue.
It tranlslates as 'If you are going to do something, do it quickly.'
Hence the bali bali culture here. |
I believe the literal translation of the proverb is 'Do it quickly, then sulk and blame the Japanese if it goes wrong'. |
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