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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| well, looks like I can't get a sincere and straight answer to this question. If I had asked about Japanese women, I would have gotten lots of positive posts. It's generally agreed that Japanese women make the best wives. Oh well... |
I love your "Most people would say..." or your "It's generally agreed that...". By whom, your friends??? |
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otis
Joined: 02 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: What's It Like To Be Married To A Korean Woman? |
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| What's it like? Are they supportive? Selfish? Stable? Emotionally unstable? Funloving? Boring? Adventurous? Conservative? Do they make good wives or will we regret it after the wedding? |
Since you asked, Dev, I'll tell you what I think.
I enjoy this whole marriage thing.
The only problem is that she's a bit rough on my son. When he gets home from school, she makes him study for an hour and a half. He's only five.
Then she carts him off to Tae Kwon Doe. He now has a green belt. He starts actually fighting tomorrow. He's got the gloves and the padded shoes and the head gear.
She's talking about signing him up for football, soccer, and baseball.
The poor kid is active till he gets up and goes to bed. He might have about 30 minutes to play Starcraft.
Other than that, he's constantly on the go.
Unlike the other posters, I believe in certain stereotypes. Asian mothers are whacked--but in a good way. At least I won't have to worry about my kid being neglected. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:39 am Post subject: Re: What's It Like To Be Married To A Korean Woman? |
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| otis wrote: |
| Dev wrote: |
| What's it like? Are they supportive? Selfish? Stable? Emotionally unstable? Funloving? Boring? Adventurous? Conservative? Do they make good wives or will we regret it after the wedding? |
Since you asked, Dev, I'll tell you what I think.
I enjoy this whole marriage thing.
The only problem is that she's a bit rough on my son. When he gets home from school, she makes him study for an hour and a half. He's only five.
Then she carts him off to Tae Kwon Doe. He now has a green belt. He starts actually fighting tomorrow. He's got the gloves and the padded shoes and the head gear.
She's talking about signing him up for football, soccer, and baseball.
The poor kid is active till he gets up and goes to bed. He might have about 30 minutes to play Starcraft.
Other than that, he's constantly on the go.
Unlike the other posters, I believe in certain stereotypes. Asian mothers are whacked--but in a good way. At least I won't have to worry about my kid being neglected. |
That's good that she's giving him a lot of attention, but I hope you also provide him with some western-style raising. Too much schooling (especially Korean-style) will stunt his creative growth. I'd get him reading some children's books and just play with the kid for as many hours as you can spare. Get him doing some free art - for example painting. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:09 am Post subject: Re: What's It Like To Be Married To A Korean Woman? |
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| Dev wrote: |
| What's it like? Are they supportive? Selfish? Stable? Emotionally unstable? Funloving? Boring? Adventurous? Conservative? Do they make good wives or will we regret it after the wedding? |
Since they all look the same, they also all act exactly alike. Not like white women. Those individualistic cows! |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:34 am Post subject: |
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There are good Korean women and bad Korean women.
Why don't you ask these men?
Nicholas Cage and his Korean American wife, Alice (Yong-gyong) Kim. More bizarre is this quote from Cage -- "Kimchi is in my spirit and in my mind, it balances my soul." Oh, what would Elvis say!?
Of course, the supreme kicker still goes to Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn. In describing his relationship to Soon-Yi, Allen is quoted as saying, "It's got a more paternal feeling to it." 'Nuf said.
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/richlee/Thoughts/032416.html |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| well, looks like I can't get a sincere and straight answer to this question. If I had asked about Japanese women, I would have gotten lots of positive posts. It's generally agreed that Japanese women make the best wives. Oh well... |
All Korean men will agree with you. But then again. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:37 am Post subject: |
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"Yo, I'm Wesley Snipes!" |
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Blinky Bill
Joined: 24 Apr 2005
Location: Jinju, South Korea
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I skipped over this thread, another boring thread created by someone who possibly has no experience with the topic they are talkiing about. But I thought about it and decided to reply to give the Op some information about his question.
I am in my second marraige, my second wife is Korean, I did not meet her in Korea, we lived in my country for a number of years before coming to Korea. I was not looking for an Asian wife, or any wife when I met her, her nationality did not interest me, I love my wife because she is a wonderful person and we support each other through good times and bad times, she is my best friend. You will find that type of partner in any nationality. I think she is beautiful in body and mind.
I have met many Korean women in Korea, some wonderful and some not wonderful, exactly the same in my country and probably all over the world. To the Op, it is unacceptable to me, to ask us (those of us married to Koreans), what are they like to be married too, because it may vary differently between each couple, just like in other countries.
Because they are Korean or that I am a foreigner makes no difference to our relationship. I really wish that Korean and foreigners accept our relationship as two people who want to be with each other regardless of nationality or their culture. |
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