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[batman]

[chronicpride]

I agree. For a country notorious for keeping it's public trashcans hidden, you walk into a fast food joint for the first time and you virtually need an orientation program to help you figure out the the simple task of throwing garbage out.

[batman]

The garbage program at the fast food places here is something. Guess I have been in Korea too long. When I went home for my annual Canadian summer vacation I went into a Harvey's, finished my meal, looked at the garbage can and though "um, yeah and where does the cup and the ice go?". Felt weird (like I was doing some great disservice) just throwing them in with the rest of the trash.

[mindmetoo]

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[On the other hand]

Kain wrote:

[danielcraig]

I felt less embarassed going into a McDonalds in Korea than at home in the States. In Korea I had withdrawl pains for crap like that. I even made special commutes into the city for crappy tacos at a hole in the wall in Shinchon. It's amazing what you'll eat when you have cravings.

[JongnoGuru]

[peppermint]

What I meant by the "korean "mindset is obsessing about weight, your own and other peoples. I know it's not uniquely Korean, but it's much more in your face here, both from Koreans and foreigners.

[Kain067]

Saw "Super Size Me" today. Damn interesting and everyone should see it, no doubt about that. Really puts some light on just how bad fast food (McDonalds at least) really is for you. Made me question even my once a week eating.

Course the moral obligations are less clear and open to much more interpretation. This becomes unintentionally clear during the segment on children's school cafeterias (which is where I originally thought the most action needed to be taken, and immediately). I think that segment is almost a small-scale symbol, parable, whatever, for what is happening on a global scale. The children want what tastes good. They take what tastes good. The intervention that the movie advocates (and myself, actually) is physically restricting them from what they want.

The world wants McDonanalds. The world wants Hollywood. The world wants America. Are the above three harmful to the world? Perhaps. Do we then physically prevent them from acquiring these things (Korean screen quotas)? Perhaps. Just give a little more thought to the complexity of the moral questions raised here before ranting one way or another.

PS to ontheotherhand:
do they delete people, or their posts, for what they say? no. do they "punish" people for what they say (through ridicule and attack, not argumentation)? yes. sounds like police to me. of course i only meant they are only a tiny eslboard version, but relatively, and scaled to size, same deal. oh yes, they don't punish people for what they say, but the grouptype that they assume they fit into. (yes i was undeservedly put in the abundant "i hate korea i like america yeeepyyiyokiyay" group a little bit ago by the police that be, dont know if im still there).

[Homer]

Perhaps they do obsess over weight here peppermint. That can be annoying and it is much more in your face then back home. But, call me crazy here, that in my opinion can have a beneficial side effect as the social shame put upon being overweight might prevent many people from getting grossly obese (note the might) instead of being told that it is ok and that you should just love yourself.

Obeseity and over eating are major societal problems back home so it can be understood why some people from other countries with no or a lesser weight problem see us westerners as whales sometimes.

Fat people shoud not be abused or insulted but the other way applies too as they should not be cuddled and given special treatement because of their obesity (two seats for the price of one on airplanes for example).

Having a healthy weight is a good thing for you.

[peppermint]

Maybe you've got a point Homer, but the only people I knew at home who were as obsessed as most people seem t be here, later got treatment for eating disorders- really.

As for no fat Koreans? I see a lot of girls who wear FUBU cause it's the only thing that fits, got at least 10 REALLY heavy students, and spent an uncomfotable half hour today on the subway, cause the Korean guy sitting next to me thought he could fit into one seat, but he needed at least one and a half.

[crazylemongirl]

What seems to annoy me is that is that in the warped view of some members of this board the only overweight westerners here are women

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