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Boycott of Japanese goods in Korea?
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Lucas



Joined: 11 Sep 2012

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:35 pm    Post subject: Boycott of Japanese goods in Korea? Reply with quote

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/25/business/south-korea-grocers-japan-boycott/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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South Korean grocers and corner shop owners have issued an ultimatum to Japan: end your claim to a disputed set of islands in the East Sea or face a national boycott of your products.



I'd say they should be focusing on other more important issues - like making money and staying open!
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Savant



Joined: 25 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A national boycott? So, Korean consumers will stop buying Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras? I don't think so!
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what will they do on peporo day? its lotte isnt it? and will this lead to a boycott of japanese festivals? no more cherry blossom!
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Scorpion



Joined: 15 Apr 2012

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

le-paul wrote:
what will they do on peporo day? its lotte isnt it? and will this lead to a boycott of japanese festivals? no more cherry blossom!


I boycott Korean products.Very Happy
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highstreet



Joined: 13 Nov 2010

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koreans and the Japanese have been attempting to boycott each others products for years and years.
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Seoulman69



Joined: 14 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I enjoy boycotting things. It gives me a way to vent my anger. I boycott Rome because I think Romans suck. I went once and they sucked so I decided to boycott them.
I also boycott soju because it sucks. I tried it once and it sucked so I decided to boycott it.
I was going to make a list of everything that I boycott once, but I realised I boycotted list making a couple of years ago.
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sendittheemail



Joined: 15 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So.... essentially they'd like all of their customers who buy Japanese beer and smokes to instead go shop at large chain marts? Weren't these the same Klown bozos complaining about not having enough customers?

It's ok, I'm sure the government will further subsidize (indirectly) these small shops, now that they are planning to VOLUNTARILY sell fewer items. Brilliant all around really.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont get this cuntry at the best of times. I cant count the amount of times i haven't been served in a shop ( and its not a foreigner thing either because I've been with koreans) because the person working there just cant be arsed to stand up or something. And ripping you off or being rude! They dont seem to understand that you wouldn't want to come back again after having received a crappy service or payed a rip off price. Long term!?!
A lot of small businesses just don't seem to care if they lose money or not. They have zero business sense. I got ripped off by some guy last week that sold me a crappy motorbike part for 10,000 that was worth about 500 won. I could see he thought he'd just got one over on me and was so pleased with himself. Idiot hole.

'cutting your nose off to spite your face' is what me mum would say...
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Steelrails



Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One word, and one word only needs to be said about this boycott.


Weak.
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They're just pissed that sake sales are increasing.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went into Daiso today and asked the store manager about this. She said not to worry, theyre going to change the name next month and everything will be ok. They said the name will be either 'Doktso' or 'Pisso'.
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

le-paul wrote:
I went into Daiso today and asked the store manager about this. She said not to worry, theyre going to change the name next month and everything will be ok. They said the name will be either 'Doktso' or 'Pisso'.

What about ABC shoes? Where would kids get their Vans?
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NYC_Gal 2.0



Joined: 10 Dec 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

atwood wrote:
They're just pissed that sake sales are increasing.


On a somewhat-related note, where can I find sake? There's a shrimp stir fry that I haven't had in ages that calls for the stuff, and I haven't had any luck finding it.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote:
atwood wrote:
They're just pissed that sake sales are increasing.


On a somewhat-related note, where can I find sake? There's a shrimp stir fry that I haven't had in ages that calls for the stuff, and I haven't had any luck finding it.

nampo dong has it in a few of the foreigner goods stores. there are tons of japanese come over on weekends to go shopping, so its not too hard to find if you shop around in the maze of shops!
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote:
atwood wrote:
They're just pissed that sake sales are increasing.


On a somewhat-related note, where can I find sake? There's a shrimp stir fry that I haven't had in ages that calls for the stuff, and I haven't had any luck finding it.

Costco, when they're open.
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