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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: Korea: Soul of Asia? |
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That's right. They must have realized that their ambitions to become the "Hub of Asia" might have been a tad pretentious, so now they've gone and decided to be the "Soul of Asia". My. Ass. If Koreans represented the "soul" of Asia, no one would ever want to visit Asia. Ever. "Dark soul of Asia" might be appropriate. Rampant adultery, lack of respect for everyone, raging egos, general lack of any knowledge of how to conduct oneself as a HUMAN BEING....If Koreans are representative of the Soul of Asia, Jeffery Dahmer must have been the doyen of gourmands.
Shame on you, Korea.
And bite me. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Had a bad week? You normally dont post like this mate. Im in agreement with your general concept, but not the way you put it... |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Korea: Soul of Asia? |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
| ...so now they've gone and decided to be the "Soul of Asia"... |
They? Who? Any source? |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah...what the hell...who are they to come up with a catchy phrase in order to help bolster tourism and impressions!!!
It's much better than the catchphrases I've heard of for other countries in Asia:
1) "Come for the hoes, stay for the Euro-Trash!"
2) "Now only killing 10 human rights activists per day!"
3) "Give me money biatch!"
4) "15 days bomb attack free!"
5) "You were once our colonial masters, now our people do incredibly rediculous things in order to earn pennies from you!"
6) "What, some drunk Korean adjoshi looked at you funny and called you a 'foreigner'...well....I'm gonna cut your frackin' head off and televise it biatch!" |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| "Seoul of Asia" sounds good. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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R.soul of Asia?  |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| They? Who? Any source? |
Today's (11/13/06) Korea Herald.
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| Had a bad week? You normally dont post like this mate. Im in agreement with your general concept, but not the way you put it... |
As time goes on (it's been a long, long time) I feel myself getting sicker and sicker of their bullsh*t. By "their" I mean most Koreans that I (a) come into contact with (b) read about or (c) hear about. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Yeah...what the hell...who are they to come up with a catchy phrase in order to help bolster tourism and impressions!!!
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The point is, mate, that it's an empty phrase because they are not doing any of the things they need to do to make it a reality. |
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Yo!Chingo
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| Satori wrote: |
| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Yeah...what the hell...who are they to come up with a catchy phrase in order to help bolster tourism and impressions!!!
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The point is, mate, that it's an empty phrase because they are not doing any of the things they need to do to make it a reality. |
true dat, true dat |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Satori wrote: |
| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Yeah...what the hell...who are they to come up with a catchy phrase in order to help bolster tourism and impressions!!!
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The point is, mate, that it's an empty phrase because they are not doing any of the things they need to do to make it a reality. |
Any, prey tell, what nation states, in reality, do what they say?
Korea is fine. Koreans are generally nice...some aren't. Perhaps, Mack the Knife needs to look into the mirror for the answer to his problems?
All I can think of is that it's about time that Koreans caught on to fact that they can use Seoul as a pun when advertising Korea. That's all it frackin' is so lighten up. |
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mack the knife
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| Korea is fine. Koreans are generally nice...some aren't. Perhaps, Mack the Knife needs to look into the mirror for the answer to his problems? |
I remember when I too wore rose-colored glasses. You will snap out of it, eventually. That's just how it goes. Sorry to "bum you out, dude." |
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Starr31
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles/ KOREA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: hey hey hey |
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Well,
Last time I remember America was land of the free home of the brave...
and all that jazz and yet...
the N... word is still used,
internet predators are as common as wonder bread,
crime still exists here
racial hatred and violence still happen
we care about Violent Prisoner's HUMAN RIGHTS???? eeerrgh???
so... what's your point? Korea still sound so bad???
some red neck inbred mofo calls me chink and you think I am going to say ALLLLLLL americans suck? or decide its ok to burn the flag? HELL NO.
Or go White bashing?? please, I know better.
come on now... It aint a Korean thang... every country claims to be so god dang diddly sooper dooper flippin sweet.
don't be hatin. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: hey hey hey |
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| Starr31 wrote: |
Well,
Last time I remember America was land of the free home of the brave...
and all that jazz and yet...
the N... word is still used,
internet predators are as common as wonder bread,
crime still exists here
racial hatred and violence still happen
we care about Violent Prisoner's HUMAN RIGHTS???? eeerrgh???
so... what's your point? Korea still sound so bad???
some red neck inbred mofo calls me chink and you think I am going to say ALLLLLLL americans suck? or decide its ok to burn the flag? HELL NO.
Or go White bashing?? please, I know better.
come on now... It aint a Korean thang... every country claims to be so god dang diddly sooper dooper flippin sweet.
don't be hatin. |
Those are all bad things that happen in america, but it's not false advertising. America is the home of the free. Free and messed up, but definitely free. Some are brave, not all. But that is a song, and a very old on at that, it's not an advertising slogan for tourism. Different thing entirely. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
| Satori wrote: |
| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Yeah...what the hell...who are they to come up with a catchy phrase in order to help bolster tourism and impressions!!!
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The point is, mate, that it's an empty phrase because they are not doing any of the things they need to do to make it a reality. |
Any, prey tell, what nation states, in reality, do what they say?
Korea is fine. Koreans are generally nice...some aren't. Perhaps, Mack the Knife needs to look into the mirror for the answer to his problems?
All I can think of is that it's about time that Koreans caught on to fact that they can use Seoul as a pun when advertising Korea. That's all it frackin' is so lighten up. |
Do what they say? That's a lot broader concept. This is a tourist based advertising slogan, and it's annoying becuase it's sums up Korea nicely. All surface, no substance. They think a slogan is going to make tourism happen. What they don't want to face is that thier deeply rooted xenophobia and the way it affects how they treat foreigners, in the law, as cops, and in general, is the thing that prevents Korea from every being the soul of anything except for Koreans. That and the appalling infrastructure and design of Seoul as a city.
Korea is not fine. |
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Starr31
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles/ KOREA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject: yes grass hoppa |
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you are right it isn't referring to tourism but heck, people risk their lives to cross the borders into america based on that exact slogan. America prides itself on Democracy etc and while I believe if you do not like America then make a difference or get out.... cuz it is a great land..
BUT tourism vs. immigration? who really cares if they hype themselves up to get some tourists? it doesn't hurt anyone does it??
But you have people leave their homelands and come to America hoping for a piece of the Dream and a genuine belief inAmerica the Great only to have their businesses burned in riots or your ancestors enslaved and lynched etc... now that is another story.
Soul of Asia isn't anything to get rattled about...its like testosterone driven football players talking smack about how they are the greatest team or player etc....
No one in the state I am living in of Korean Origin seems to be waving the Korean flag announcing "I am the Soul of Asia"
I sure as heck am not walking around with that mentality...If my peeps want to have a sense of pride well then let it be... but if they go around lynching all non Koreans or putting them in internment camps, then I will start getting pissy and embarrased. |
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