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nukeday
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I enjoy boasts of being able to drink 8 bottles of soju.
You know they never drink alone, so it's always "Yeah? You and how many friends? Over how long? And how many plates of anju?" |
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redaxe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| You must understand, we are very stress. |
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Eddy24
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| They lead the developed world in alcohol consumption. |
No. the Czech Republic wins that one. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Eddy24 wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| They lead the developed world in alcohol consumption. |
No. the Czech Republic wins that one. |
Bloc countries are borderline. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I've heard certain European countries like Russia and Hungary have loads of people leading animal-like lives in that they drink and drink and drink like there's no tomorrow. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| tideout wrote: |
| God forbid you get treated for depression though. |
You're supposed to drink your way out of it. |
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Eddy24
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Eddy24 wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| They lead the developed world in alcohol consumption. |
No. the Czech Republic wins that one. |
Bloc countries are borderline. |
Cause the bloc countries are all the same, right?  No seriously, it's now regarded as a developed country (at least according to the World Bank and HDI index).
Anyway, go Korea! Putting us Brits in our place lol
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
| You must understand, we are very stress. |
| cwflaneur wrote: |
| I can think of no society in the world that would benefit more from a mass influx of cannabis leaf than South Korea. Koreans need to learn how to relax. |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| I've heard of people stigmatised so much for not drinking in Korea, they've been forced out of their jobs. |
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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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That GOOD is an interesting site.
I always wonder about those knocking public transportation in the US, though. Are they riding the bus? I've been in plenty of US cities where the bus will take you where you want to go. I didn't see many people on those buses when I took them. And I bet the people on them weren't visiting websites like GOOD.
For example, I know someone working in China. He always takes a taxi or a car and driver. His goal is to own a large expensive car and have a driver chauffeur him. Yet he'll knock the U.S. for its lack of public transportation.
Besides, you can always ride your bike, right? |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| World Traveler wrote: |
| redaxe wrote: |
| You must understand, we are very stress. |
| cwflaneur wrote: |
| I can think of no society in the world that would benefit more from a mass influx of cannabis leaf than South Korea. Koreans need to learn how to relax. |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| I've heard of people stigmatised so much for not drinking in Korea, they've been forced out of their jobs. |
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I'm not sure
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been chewed out by my dad for not drinking. I wonder how many cultures have family members chewing eachother out for refusing to poison their body with that crap. |
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zdrav
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I have yet to meet a Korean who can hold their liquor, especially compared to the Irish I've been around in the past. Most of the Korean people I know are trashed after five drinks. Guess it's the enzyme thing. Maybe that explains why I see at least three or four Korean men wearing suits passed out drunk on the sidewalk weekly where I live.
What we have here seems a bit sad: Koreans work near around the most, drink about the most, and commit suicide the most. I'm not trying to hate too much, but, as far as I know, the societal awareness of these problems in the face of any attempt at preventative measures, or a general acknowledgement of the problems themselves, seems lacking. What has surprised me, is that nearly every single Korean I've met (mostly women, I admit) who has traveled a bit or studied outside of Korea, tends to strongly dislike their home country. The ones who haven't, give me the four seasons mumbo and tell me that the same music my 13 year old students listen to is popular worldwide, etc.
I don't know. The overworked + alcohol abuse + suicide stats, seem to point towards a greater malfunction than many would like to recognize. But I can understand it a bit better from an historical perspective. I still think Mars needs some cheeb sometimes; it could at least offer an alternative way of letting loose which doesn't require soju and a bridge. |
Koreans don't seem to see life as something to be enjoyed. Rather, they seem to view it as a stage on which you must not fail because failure is disgraceful.
Students work crazy hard to get into university. For what?
To get a good job? For what?
To marry well. For what?
To raise a good family. For what?
To have kids who work crazy hard to get into university.
It's a stressful and relentless cycle, and nowhere in that cycle is a time to simply enjoy life. Maybe that's why so many Koreans take to Protestantism, because Protestantism pretty much treats life as something to be endured rather than savoured. |
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| zdrav wrote: |
| HarryMorgan wrote: |
I have yet to meet a Korean who can hold their liquor, especially compared to the Irish I've been around in the past. Most of the Korean people I know are trashed after five drinks. Guess it's the enzyme thing. Maybe that explains why I see at least three or four Korean men wearing suits passed out drunk on the sidewalk weekly where I live.
What we have here seems a bit sad: Koreans work near around the most, drink about the most, and commit suicide the most. I'm not trying to hate too much, but, as far as I know, the societal awareness of these problems in the face of any attempt at preventative measures, or a general acknowledgement of the problems themselves, seems lacking. What has surprised me, is that nearly every single Korean I've met (mostly women, I admit) who has traveled a bit or studied outside of Korea, tends to strongly dislike their home country. The ones who haven't, give me the four seasons mumbo and tell me that the same music my 13 year old students listen to is popular worldwide, etc.
I don't know. The overworked + alcohol abuse + suicide stats, seem to point towards a greater malfunction than many would like to recognize. But I can understand it a bit better from an historical perspective. I still think Mars needs some cheeb sometimes; it could at least offer an alternative way of letting loose which doesn't require soju and a bridge. |
Koreans don't seem to see life as something to be enjoyed. Rather, they seem to view it as a stage on which you must not fail because failure is disgraceful.
Students work crazy hard to get into university. For what?
To get a good job? For what?
To marry well. For what?
To raise a good family. For what?
To have kids who work crazy hard to get into university.
It's a stressful and relentless cycle, and nowhere in that cycle is a time to simply enjoy life. Maybe that's why so many Koreans take to Protestantism, because Protestantism pretty much treats life as something to be endured rather than savoured. |
i would assume that pretty much every person on this planet is motivated to improve their lives.
while agree that the whole of korea could really do with chilling the hell out a bit, i think your argument that the only motivation to do well here is for honour is extremely narrow-minded.
"for what?"
to make a good life. this isn't rocket-science. |
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tideout
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:38 am Post subject: hikikomori |
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"to make a good life. this isn't rocket-science."
What makes a good life?
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