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mr_thehorse
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| Korea should stop trying to pretend there is anything remotely spectacular about the country, and instead market what they know - cheap booze and hookers. The infrastructure is already in place after all. |
They are only willing to share the booze...  |
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Jane
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry; this slogan will last until Christmas until they figure out it's doesn't mean anything and decide on a new one.
Incidentally, Korea Tourism counts all transfer passengers at Incheon as 'visitors'. So someone who sets foot in the country for, say, 4 hours and stays in the airport waiting for their connecting flight, is considered a visitor.
To give you a fair comparison as to how this slogan fairs with past slogans, one of the first slogans was: "Korea--Land of Human Being". As least their spelling is correct. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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I feel for the people who are charged with luring tourists to Korea. There really is not much for tourists to see or do that isn't far better in surrounding countries. It is quite unfortunately sandwiched between two larger and much more interesting countries - that also provides a large share of annual tourists to Korea.
If my friends in the UK were going to shell out for a trip to the Far East, I would not recommend Korea. |
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| "[i]The “stars” also include the Upo Swamp in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. |
At last they are starting to recognize that peaceful natural landscapes are attractive and have value. Before it was a case of lets concrete everything with tacky theme parks. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| Chaparrastique wrote: |
| le-paul wrote: |
| "[i]The “stars” also include the Upo Swamp in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. |
At last they are starting to recognize that peaceful natural landscapes are attractive and have value. Before it was a case of lets concrete everything with tacky theme parks. |
Good point, unfortunately most of the Korean countryside is fecked beyond all recognition as it isn't managed. Upo included, has been taken over by a weed that is chocking all of the trees. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Reminds me of a promotional poster I saw for Bangladesh recently (in a restaurant in Thailand).
"Bangladesh, come before the tourists do." |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:51 am Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| Korea should stop trying to pretend there is anything remotely spectacular about the country, and instead market what they know - cheap booze and hookers. The infrastructure is already in place after all. |
But, I always heard one of those were off limits to foreigners.  |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:28 am Post subject: |
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My entry for the slogan competition didn't win then
'Korea: Fighting!'
(the logo was a picture of two harabojis, faces blurred, grappling outside a convenience store) |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
I feel for the people who are charged with luring tourists to Korea. There really is not much for tourists to see or do that isn't far better in surrounding countries. It is quite unfortunately sandwiched between two larger and much more interesting countries - that also provides a large share of annual tourists to Korea.
If my friends in the UK were going to shell out for a trip to the Far East, I would not recommend Korea. |
This is just plain not true. Korea gets a lot of tourists from Japan and China. You are right that Korea isn't that interesting to Western tourists compared to the alternatives, but why is that all that matters? For some reason a lot of Koreans seem to think the same thing, and I think it's absurd. Money's money, after all. |
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metalhead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Ugly cities, rude people, bad weather, not good shopping, American chains everywhere.
Good for drinking, good if you like K-pop and Korean dramas. Maybe okay if you have an interest in the Korean War, some okay beaches and islands, good plastic surgery options.
I don't know, for me the biggest drawback is the crowds and the rude people in Korea (not all Koreans, but enough of them to ruin things). Besides Seoul and Busan no other cities are worth a visit, Namhae is nice for the beach but otherwise far too boring, the all-night drinking is fun depending on the people you are with, hunting down second-hand record stores is challenging but worth it I think, some of the food is good, otherwise I can't see the draw for tourists, not with S-E Asia, China and Japan being so close. I'm not sure why I sometimes see people saying that the clothes shopping in Korea is good, the sizes are all whack and the options are limited. I guess Korea is like the Romania of Asia, would be interesting to see but no real desire to do so when there are better and more interesting countries nearby. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
I feel for the people who are charged with luring tourists to Korea. There really is not much for tourists to see or do that isn't far better in surrounding countries. It is quite unfortunately sandwiched between two larger and much more interesting countries - that also provides a large share of annual tourists to Korea.
If my friends in the UK were going to shell out for a trip to the Far East, I would not recommend Korea. |
This is just plain not true. Korea gets a lot of tourists from Japan and China. You are right that Korea isn't that interesting to Western tourists compared to the alternatives, but why is that all that matters? For some reason a lot of Koreans seem to think the same thing, and I think it's absurd. Money's money, after all. |
which part is not true? |
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Chaparrastique
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| clothes shopping in Korea is good |
Its good for women who have time on their hands and don't mind bargaining.
If you're a guy then korea has pitifully limited range of options and what they do have is not in the style and quality I'm used to. I do most of my shopping online. |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| metalhead wrote: |
Ugly cities, rude people, bad weather, not good shopping, American chains everywhere.
Good for drinking, good if you like K-pop and Korean dramas. Maybe okay if you have an interest in the Korean War, some okay beaches and islands, good plastic surgery options.
I don't know, for me the biggest drawback is the crowds and the rude people in Korea (not all Koreans, but enough of them to ruin things). |
Agreed. Rudeness does seem to be an issue here.
Every time I've had family or friends visit here there have always been several instances of complete rudeness, or insulting behavior. More than the average. I always felt a bit embarrassed as a host and had to try to explain it away or try to minimize or excuse it. And this is with me knowing the language fairly well, or even bringing Korean friends along, so it's not just a language issue.
(While things like that "could" happen in any country while traveling, it seems to be very consistent in Korea. And Korea just isn't a pleasant enough place to offset those kinds of experiences, which then leaves a bad impression.)
To make matters worse, a few of them had been to Japan first, and couldn't believe the contrast in terms of politeness/rudeness. Same here: I remember coming back from a trip to Japan, where everyone greets and bows fairly politely. But I go through the immigration check in Korea, and the guy just glares at me and gives a little grunt. I thought: "Yup, I'm back. Welcome to Korea."
Impressions go a long way. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| Let's not forget some of the most cuntish taxi drivers in the world. |
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trueblue
Joined: 15 Jun 2014
Location: In between the lines
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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"Korea: "The Opposite of Japan".
"Korea: "Where TEFL goes to Die".
"Korea: "At least we have Seoul".
"Korea: "Kiss our Cass."
"Korea: I'm bine, dank you". |
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