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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
So?
Is he American or isn't he?
Did he grow up in the States? Does he have an American passport?
If so, he's American to me. |
That's got nothing to do with as it's not about what he is to you. It's about what he is to Koreans. Ethnically Korean people from any country are considered Korean by Koreans. You (Captain Corea) will never be considered Korean - no offense! |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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When a Korean American does something stupid, the Koreans consider him American and the foreigners say he's Korean.
When a Korean American does something good, the opposite happens. It's funny how people use ethnicity and nationality to further their own cause. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
When a Korean American does something stupid, the Koreans consider him American and the foreigners say he's Korean.
When a Korean American does something good, the opposite happens. It's funny how people use ethnicity and nationality to further their own cause. |
Nail head.
Idiots abound on both sides of the ocean who do this.
I remember that this was a huge problem for the women's tennis player Mary Pierce. When she won she was the French Mary Pierce in France, and the American Mary Pierce in America. When she lost... |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
When a Korean American does something stupid, the Koreans consider him American and the foreigners say he's Korean.
When a Korean American does something good, the opposite happens. It's funny how people use ethnicity and nationality to further their own cause. |
Do you remember the flurry of apologeticness over here after Cho Seung-hui's shooting? |
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Triban
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I like seals too. |
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