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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Billy Pilgrim wrote: |
There was an article online where the head of one major band of supporters apologised profusely for what happened during the anthems.
Read into that what you will, but at least accept that Koreans have the ability to understand when they do something wrong. I swear to God, some posters here are condescending idiots who paint Koreans with one brush, for what ends, I don't know.
Every country has idiots, especially regarding sports. It seems particularly petty to single Korea out for it - example: the All Blacks have the haka, a traditional war dance that they perform before a game of rugby, and it is common for Aussie or English crowds to try and drown it out with noise (Waltzing Matilda, in the AUssies case). What the hell is the difference?
People need to grow up a little around here. |
Koreans have the ability to understand when they do something wrong? Koreans can criticize their own behaviors? No, it's humanely impossible for those goddamn annoying rude Koreans.  |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| What I meant was if you do something bad, own up to it. The Korean fans did. I respect that. It was the correct thing to do. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject: More Korean Racial Shite |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
I'm not a huge soccer/football fan, but I have recently gained a sense of appreciation for the level of skill and competition in the global arena. I will watch the World Cup not only to see how well the USA fares, but also to bear witness to the top talents in the world running full throttle against each other to determine the best.
This, I feel, is a major difference between what Koreans want to see when they watch global events like the World Cup or the Olympics. On several occasions in the 2004 Olympics, as soon as the Korean competitors were either out of the running or DQ'd, they would immediately cut to the next "Korean" event.
Yeah, coverage anywhere is going to be a bit biased, but I feel that most other countries at least will continue coverage until it is determined who actually won the event.
My Korean friend's response to this, "But here is Korea."
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For all the talk of Korea being a true world player, The Hermit Kingdom still has yet to leave it's shell behind. |
If you ever find yourself in Destin, Florida, Seoulsucker, e-mail me for a Good Drunk at my buddy's neat little bar where the best beers and shite from all over the world can be had, etc.
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