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matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
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 Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:06 am Post subject: Re: Creative Koreans |
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| Zenpickle wrote: |
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| MASH4077 wrote: |
| Many times I have seen my students come up with amazing things. In our university we have presentations and talent shows and each time I am amazed. My own level one English class just did a fantastic power point presentation that showed a high degree of creativity. I have not seen such creativity before. I also facilitate a weekly newsletter for our department and I again see their creativity displayed. I am 100% convinced of their creativity. |
Agreed. As I said in another thread in another forum, I don't see why Koreans get maligned for lack of creativity. |
You ever go to the Modern Art Museum at Seoul Grand Park? It's my favorite museum so far, and I'm not that big of an art buff. The majority of works in there are Korean, and they're very creative. I think there's a creative banshee trying to get out of many that gets suppressed by social pressures. Too much of a generalization? |
Yep and look at Choson dynasty and older art too. No shortage of artistic ability or creativity in this country at all. |
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Zenpickle
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Location: Anyang -- Bisan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Creative Koreans |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| Zenpickle wrote: |
| Too much of a generalization? |
While I've never maintained that Koreans are more creative than the folks back home I've always said that I've seen no less creativity. |
Yeah, that's what I meant. |
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Zenpickle
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Location: Anyang -- Bisan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| matthewwoodford wrote: |
Sorry but I had to respond to some of these things you said.
| Zenpickle wrote: |
 Korean is the fourth language I've tried to learn, and I like the absence of articles and floo-floo stuff we have in English. The language is very logical, IMHO, along with spellings (compared to French). |
If you think articles are 'floo-floo stuff' you don't understand English. Articles convey meaning (no, not all the time). |
::sigh::
One of the few positive threads and we couldn't resist flaming?
Up until recently I have been a professional writer and editor. I think I know the English language well enough, or at least I know it well enough to catch subtle self-deferential humor.
| Zenpickle wrote: |
| Korean women (duh!), or actually that my concept of beauty is different from the conventional Korean concept. So the girls they think are ugly are goddesses in my eyes. The girls they say are attractive are bland to me. |
| matthewwoodford wrote: |
In time - hopefully - your taste in Korean women will improve. |
No, I hope my tastes remain my tastes and do not conform to some herd group think. |
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