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Plume D'ella Plumeria
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Location: The Lost Horizon
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Who cares how soomin presentes her posts????
Seriously now, why is that important to anyone here?
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Oh, Patrick - Homer- hush up for a change. And I'm sure that I am not the only person who wishes you would disappear from this forum.
I just had to love it when you called out "Floating" as a sock when you yourself are a sock. You admit it, while Floating keeps his silence on the subject, but that doesn't make you any better or any less of a hypocrite.
You are sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, condescending, patronizing and more than a few of us are sick and tired of it.
I've been meaning to say this to you for a while but have held my tongue. Until now.
I'm sorry you had a life-threatening accident and it's lovely that you are a successful business owner, whatever that business may be.
But you really need to stifle yourself. You are annoying, despite your former mod status. |
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jfromtheway
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Plume D'ella Plumeria wrote: |
| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
Who cares how soomin presentes her posts????
Seriously now, why is that important to anyone here?
good lord... |
Oh, Patrick - Homer- hush up for a change. And I'm sure that I am not the only person who wishes you would disappear from this forum.
I just had to love it when you called out "Floating" as a sock when you yourself are a sock. You admit it, while Floating keeps his silence on the subject, but that doesn't make you any better or any less of a hypocrite.
You are sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, condescending, patronizing and more than a few of us are sick and tired of it.
I've been meaning to say this to you for a while but have held my tongue. Until now.
I'm sorry you had a life-threatening accident and it's lovely that you are a successful business owner, whatever that business may be.
But you really need to stifle yourself. You are annoying, despite your former mod status. |
I think Plum's balls are gonna need a wheelbarrow to escort him around. Agreed, I really wish Homer would go away. |
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Patrick Bateman
Joined: 21 Apr 2009
Location: Lost in Translation
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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To the posters giving soomin a hard time about her posting style, your hangup about such a thing is ridiculous and far more distracting to the forum than a few of the wavy line things. She's an anonymous member of an Internet forum. Let it go.
In reply to the OP *gasp staying on topic* my breakfast hasn't changed much in Korea. I couldn't function without eating something substantial, so that usually includes eggs of some kind with a grain (toast, bagel, etc) Even then I am usually hungry a few hours later. If I'm in a pinch for time, I'll just have some Quaker Oats cereal. Oh, and coffee. Always coffee.
I guess one thing that's kind of changed is, I will occasionally have a bastardized version of lox and a bagel, which I never did back home. |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| kimchininja: yay~~ friendship \^.^/ |
Rock on. )) d(^.^)b ((
Yeah even in the office I get business emails with emo-thingys, I had to find an online guide so I could translate. It's definetly more fun and emotive than the ultra-dull emails business women would write me in the West. Not sure what there is to get mad about. |
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Modernist
Joined: 23 Mar 2011
Location: The 90s
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| It's definetly more fun and emotive than the ultra-dull emails business women would write me in the West. |
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| your hangup about such a thing is ridiculous and far more distracting to the forum than a few of the wavy line things. |
Yes. Precisely. It's infantalizing and pathetic. Seriously. Are we just going for lifetime teenager status here or what? Are you an adult or a child? Do you want to be cute or be respected? And you wonder why Korean women aren't taken seriously in this country. It's almost as much their own fault for this kind of pitiful display as it is men's for being sexists. What kind of engineer would do this? What kind of soldier? What kind of pilot? What kind of lawyer? What kind of executive? None, or none who care about being taken seriously. But, oh, that's SUCH a cute outfit you're wearing!!!
But yeah, just keep chasing the cute. See how that works out for you after about 35.
It doesn't bother me, particularly. I don't know her or care about what she does. But this is indicative of a very depressing trend in this society, which is why I said something originally.
As to breakfast, I am happy to say I found a new cereal at HomePlus. Some kind of crunchy granola bites thing. Delicious. But nearly 8000 a box! And for a treat, don't forget the best doughnuts in Seoul are at Mr Donut, right near the History Museum. Koreans usually won't eat 'em because they are owned by the Japanese, but MUCH better than Dunkin' here. |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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And for a treat, don't forget the best doughnuts in Seoul are at Mr Donut, right near the History Museum. Koreans usually won't eat 'em because they are owned by the Japanese, but MUCH better than Dunkin' here. |
Doughnut Plant NYC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dunkin. Dunkin's junk. Even Krispy Kreme's better. |
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Patrick Bateman
Joined: 21 Apr 2009
Location: Lost in Translation
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Modernist wrote: |
As to breakfast, I am happy to say I found a new cereal at HomePlus. Some kind of crunchy granola bites thing. Delicious. But nearly 8000 a box! And for a treat, don't forget the best doughnuts in Seoul are at Mr Donut, right near the History Museum. Koreans usually won't eat 'em because they are owned by the Japanese, but MUCH better than Dunkin' here. |
Yeah, my local emart recently started selling "Peace"(?) cereal. When it first got here they were charging about 4500 won for it, and I was happily paying that. Then one day I went back to get some and it was ~7000 won a box.
I rarely get the craving for a donut, but it does strike me every few months. Never tried Mr. Donut, you think it's better than Crispy Creme? |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Precisely. It's infantalizing and pathetic. Seriously. Are we just going for lifetime teenager status here or what? |
In order to see a society you have to see it thru *that society's* eyes, not thru the eyes of your home society. You guys just keep trying to do the same tired old thing over and over: "lets inform these ignorant savages of our way!" etc etc. Every post on this forum is just that same ignorant pattern repeated over and over.
Korea isn't listening by the way, they don't care what you think. It doesn't help that western society hasn't worked out so well; they don't want your crappy health care system, crappy breakfast and crappy angry women. Think about it. |
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slothrop
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty happy.
Today, I toasted some sourdough (from Fog City Cafe in Incheon) and topped it with fried mushrooms and Stilton. Our freezer selection of English cheeses is nearly depleted, sadly, so we'll stock up when we visit NYC this summer. We'll just have to deal with the passable Pilgrim available at Homeplus. If we were back home, we'd likely go out more for breakfast. I miss being able to get fresh goat yogurt and berries. |
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soomin
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you to all the people who are like me and do not care about the cuteness (or lack of cuteness) people use on an informal forum~ ^.^ Everyone has their own style so~
Also, again... not Asian. Not Asian-American. I'm just American (English and German heritage from long ago~) So~ not Asian ^.^
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Yeah, my local emart recently started selling "Peace"(?) cereal. When it first got here they were charging about 4500 won for it, and I was happily paying that. Then one day I went back to get some and it was ~7000 won a box.
I rarely get the craving for a donut, but it does strike me every few months. Never tried Mr. Donut, you think it's better than Crispy Creme? |
Ooh~ I like Peace granola, too~ The french vanilla was surprisingly flavorful! Usually the granola here isn't that good... but none of it is 7000won good, lol ^.^
As for donuts, I really like Jung Donuts (정도너츠)~ They have really interesting flavors and they are filled with glutinous rice and sweet, red bean paste (two of my favorite things~). They are really chewy and much more filling than regular donuts, imo... I do like Dunkin, though, but probably because I worked there part-time during college in the States~ ^.^ |
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isitts
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: Has your breakfast changed much since coimg here? |
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| I miss some of the cereals from home. |
My breakfast is the same; oatmeal, egg on toast, yogurt, pear, tea. Just the oatmeal is a lot more expensive.  ...and no sourdough bread. 
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| It doesn't bother me, particularly. |
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| Yes. Precisely. It's infantalizing and pathetic. Seriously. Are we just going for lifetime teenager status here or what? Are you an adult or a child? Do you want to be cute or be respected? And you wonder why Korean women aren't taken seriously in this country. It's almost as much their own fault for this kind of pitiful display as it is men's for being sexists. |
Sorry, but it does bother you, and to a serious extent.
It shouldn't bother one, but it does.
And as much as I want to take people to task for being reactionary about this issue, I have to agree that in certain types of conversations, those kinds of emoticons warrant me scrolling past.
Now that being said, I think a conversation about breakfast doesn't prevent the use of those and is in fact precisely the type of place meant for them. I mean this isn't a debate over a Supreme Court ruling or the finer points of Fermat's Last Theorem or dissecting Marlowe. It's a thread about breakfast.
Speaking of, anyone who is calling someone an infant for their posting style and then going out and eating Pop Tarts or Lucky Charms or Donuts or Eggs with 3 servings of griddled meat and pancakes is not in any position to judge. Those could easily be considered infantile food choices.
But the fact is that those emoticons make my stomach turn on its breakfast. They can leave with the Pop Tarts.
Seriously though, Pop Tarts are an emoticon in food form. |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Plume D'ella Plumeria wrote: |
| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
Who cares how soomin presentes her posts????
Seriously now, why is that important to anyone here?
good lord... |
Oh, Patrick - Homer- hush up for a change. And I'm sure that I am not the only person who wishes you would disappear from this forum.
I just had to love it when you called out "Floating" as a sock when you yourself are a sock. You admit it, while Floating keeps his silence on the subject, but that doesn't make you any better or any less of a hypocrite.
You are sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, condescending, patronizing and more than a few of us are sick and tired of it.
I've been meaning to say this to you for a while but have held my tongue. Until now.
I'm sorry you had a life-threatening accident and it's lovely that you are a successful business owner, whatever that business may be.
But you really need to stifle yourself. You are annoying, despite your former mod status. |
I think he's going to need a taco to go along with that packet of burn sauce you just tossed at him.
As for breakfast, I usually go for a bagel (or toast) and coffee. Breakfast hasn't really changed for me in Korea. |
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Modernist
Joined: 23 Mar 2011
Location: The 90s
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I really like Jung Donuts (정도너츠)~ They have really interesting flavors and they are filled with glutinous rice and sweet, red bean paste (two of my favorite things~). |
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| Also, again... not Asian. Not Asian-American. I'm just American (English and German heritage from long ago~ |
Ah, a Korean wannabe, then. Trying to be more Korean than the Koreans, are you? Using a Korean name, eating the worst of their food, using emoticons like a Korean 15-year-old girl: yes, it's starting to make sense now. Is the engagement to the Korean dude a result or the cause of this kimchi fever, I wonder? Is this like those people who idolize Japan so much they're willing to work for peanuts in the middle of nowhere just to live there? If you're going to tell me I don't understand, you are right about that.
I'm not interested in this poster personally so much as I am darkly fascinated by her 'type.' The white American female Asian wannabe. Back in the 90s these people were all guys, and all focused on Japan. It seems the boundaries have been expanding. But such interest in and devotion to such a mediocre society. Pity. Japan is at least arguably worthy of it.
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| Speaking of, anyone who is calling someone an infant for their posting style and then going out and eating Pop Tarts or Lucky Charms or Donuts or Eggs with 3 servings of griddled meat and pancakes is not in any position to judge. |
I'll have you know that I have French toast with my eggs and 3 servings of griddled meat [mmm, making me hungry now!]. I never went for Lucky Charms. It was always Mini-Wheats, like I said.
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| Seriously though, Pop Tarts are an emoticon in food form. |
I found a double-sized box of Unfrosted Strawberry in Itaewon yesterday! |
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