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| How do you want Korea to do in the World Cup? |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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 Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: yes |
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My girlfriend said to me 'If we don't make final four, people will think we're unlucky'.
I countered by saying 'If you make it through the first round, people will think you're lucky. Korea is not regarded as a great soccer country'.
Then she said 'They will say that we were just lucky'.
I said 'Yes, they already think that. If you don't make final four, Korea will not have the world's respect as a soccer team.'
I hope they make it thru the first round, so I can come back to Korea and see one game or so in the country. |
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Moonlight
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: USA
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope they do the best they can ! |
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happeningthang
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I was shocked when somebody showed me an article on Korean school teachers encouraging little kids to to hate Japan and America and to draw pictures of Koreans destroying Japan. Great 'eductaion' there, wouldn't you say? Hyper-nationalism starts small and moves on to bigger things which is why I don't like to see it anywhere. |
WHERE did you see that???? |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:51 am Post subject: |
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I just completed a three week vacation in Korea/Japan. Without a doubt the hype in Korea for the World Cup is much much greater. It seemed like half the commericals and music videos on TV were dedicated to the 'Red Devils'. The Japanese team made the news when it was selected but other than that there really wasn't any World Cup hype.
I now wish I had taken my vacation when the tournament was actually taking place. The intensity is going to be unreal. It would be fun to be part of that atmosphere, win or lose. |
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Zulu
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| happeningthang wrote: |
| Zulu wrote: |
| I was shocked when somebody showed me an article on Korean school teachers encouraging little kids to to hate Japan and America and to draw pictures of Koreans destroying Japan. Great 'eductaion' there, wouldn't you say? Hyper-nationalism starts small and moves on to bigger things which is why I don't like to see it anywhere. |
WHERE did you see that???? |
The article is out there somewhere: but here are the pics. Scroll towards the end of the page for the East Asia map, the kicker: "Corea/Colony of Corea"
http://aog.2y.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1558&st=0  (as in laughing at, not laughing with).
Not the exact article I saw but outlines some of the same stuff.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/GL23Dg02.html
And "don't buy an iPod, it's unpatriotic!"  |
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sadsac
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Gwangwang
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Sick of hearing about the World Cup already. The sooner it's over the better.  |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| I'm wanting Korea to kick serious ass! |
Korea VS Usa ? who you support? |
That's a tough one actually. I guess in Korea with Korean friends I'd be cheering on Korea, but I could be happy with any result. They're both sort of underdogs and I'm a sucker for the underdog in any competition. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| hairy sue wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| I'm wanting Korea to kick serious ass! |
Korea VS Usa ? who you support? |
Soccer is way down there on the list of sports for Americans.. and they aren't major contenders in soccer anyways.
Personally I hope it stays that way.
I don't want to see the U.S. go gung-ho over soccer. I don't think anyone in the world does. Do they? |
Don't forget the American women. They have one of the best teams in the world. |
I could care less about the women's world cup....but not by much. |
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