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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| for some reason i was told it was a christian thing. i worked in a christian middle school and dog soup was on the menu once a year. |
Some strains of Buddhism think dogs are special animals so strong Buddhists won't eat them -- Christians don't think dogs are special so they do. |
But, remember, Buddha was a Hindu, so many Hindu beliefs are part of Budism. And Hindus do not eat meat. So, some "orthodox" Buddhists do not eat meat.
Just like Jesus was Jewish. That is why Christiananity also has many Jewish aspects.
Man some of these words are hard to spell for a chicken. 
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lepid gecko
Joined: 28 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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We farm and breed life to destroy it for the pleasure of the palate. |
Without our interest the animal would never have had life.
But maybe you do support abortion for children in poor situations.
Let's see you discuss some real philosophy and not politics. |
simply an observation. i've got nothing against it. this is just what we do. |
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danielcraig
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
Location: Indiana, USA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject: Eerie silence |
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I went with a bunch of brave souls to sample this "delicacy.�� The ��restaurant��, which really looked like a home, was in the middle of a restaurant area. Not back in an alley.
We walked into the place and saw that it was doing brisk business, though some folks were sleeping, so maybe it really was a home. We were seated and them proceeded to get sauced enough to eat a dog.
I couldn��t help noticing that a few minutes after we ordered, the loud, constant yapping coming from the rear of the restaurant stopped. A little while later dinner was served.
None-the-less, it tasted a little like pot roast, but I��ll stick with beef. |
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Wisco Kid
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:32 am Post subject: |
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the_beaver wrote:
T-dot wrote:
for some reason i was told it was a christian thing. i worked in a christian middle school and dog soup was on the menu once a year.
Some strains of Buddhism think dogs are special animals so strong Buddhists won't eat them -- Christians don't think dogs are special so they do.
But, remember, Buddha was a Hindu, so many Hindu beliefs are part of Budism. And Hindus do not eat meat. So, some "orthodox" Buddhists do not eat meat |
I'm not 100% sure about Korean schools of Buddhism, but I've never heard of dogs being considered "special animals". As far as I know, all the Mahayana schools consider all sentient beings to be equal in that they are all eually suffering, all equal in deserving compassion, and all equal in ultimately being void of a true existing self.
Buddha wasn't technically a "hindu", the term being a recent one to encompass a plethora of religious positions native to India. The bhramanical religion practiced in his time certainly allowed meat eating. Buddha himself probably ate meat on a daily basis. In fact, it was some bad meat that finally killed him. Hindus don't eat beef, and many are strict veggetarians, but there are also a lot of pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep getting eaten in India.
The most "orthodox" form of Buddhism around today is the Theravada schools of Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Burma. The vast majority of their monks eat meat since they are left eating whatever is put in their alms bowl that morning.
I choose not to eat meat because I don't think it's fair to force other thinking beings to die just to keep my body fueled-up when there are other (less expensive!) options. And since plants are not thinking beings I do not feel bad cutting them up. |
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Koreabound2004
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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I really don't think I have eaten it. A couple of times when out with Koreans they took us this same restaurant. Both times, we heard dogs yelping and crying there, but I couldn't see them. I don't know if they serve it there, but I hope it wasn't served. We ordered beef. The second round of beef looked different, and when questioned, they said it was a different cut. I don't know what to think....but I definitely would not eat it if given the choice.
BTW, what does dog meat look like, just so I can try to watch out for it....maybe....I don't want to eat doggies. It's just cruel..Also, where are all the cats in Korea?? I have seen only one in the month that I've been here. I know Koreans think they are evil, but there must be some.... |
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Homer
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:20 am Post subject: |
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Koreabound,
1- They will not pass off dog meat as other meat in a restaurant so take it easy.
2- Cats here are wild hence they hide. There is no real cats as pets culture here.
Eating a doggie might be cruel to some but then again you should reserve the same compassion for beef, pork and chicken...if you want to be consistant that is...  |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Eating a doggie might be cruel to some but then again you should reserve the same compassion for beef, pork and chicken...if you want to be consistant that is... |
*beep* me.
Again, I've nothing against eating dog. It's eating an animal (any animal) that has been purposely put through a whole lot of pain. If cows, pigs, and chickens where all beaten to death I wouldn't eat them, either. I also will not eat pate de fois gras. |
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chi-chi
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| That and the air conditioning. |
I won't eat air conditioners, either. |
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chi-chi
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Excuse me, what? Korea has no air conditioning? Makes me wonder where I've been living for the past 4 years....
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chi-chi
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:07 am Post subject: |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Damn, my Korea has air conditioning, even though everyone here might not have it. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| I know the beef industry is not any better, but using a blowtorch on a dog vs. just simply slitting its throat, well, it seems very unnecessary. Plus, dogs are alot smarter than cows, and dogs fit into your house or apartment much better than cows, etc. etc.. |
I have absolutely nothing against eating any of nature's creations including dog, but I do take exception to the Korean method of killing dogs.
The Korean belief is that, the more pain a dog is in when it dies, the tastier the meat is. Something to do with the release of endorphins.
Supposed to be illegal thesedays, but like the enforcement of many Korean laws, I have my doubts.
This is what has so far kept me from sampling busingtang. |
You mean adrenalin. Adrenalin is the hormone that gets your heart jumping (fight or flee reflex). Endorphins, however, produce a feeling of wellbeing. The problem with the logic behind beating the dogs to improve the taste (actually, I think it may have more to do with the supposed aphrodisiac properties of dog meat) is that high stress before an animal is slaughtered often gives an undesirable taste to the meat because of the high production of adrenalin. It also makes it less tender. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Homer wrote: |
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Eating a doggie might be cruel to some but then again you should reserve the same compassion for beef, pork and chicken...if you want to be consistant that is... |
Yes. And especially chicken.
Question: Which of these when only a few hours old will stand on your finger and follow you around non stop until you sit on the ground?
Then it will "scream" like crazy while trying to climb up on your lap. Then when you help it up will go to sleep. And if you continue to love it, it will love you back and act for 15 years the way it did on day one.
A. Dog
B. Pig
C. CHICKEN 
D. Cow
E. Fish
 
PS: I know my little Peep Peep is waiting for me in heaven. From The day he hatched (I was in Kindergarden) to the day he died (the summer after I got my BA) No friend has ever been more loyal or showed me more love.
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