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[ernie]

i have absolutely NO IDEA how anyone can prefer korean beer over canadian beer! is there some mystery korean ale that i've yet to try? what canadian beers have you tried (there ARE some disgusting brews out there)? help a beer drinker out!

[jindodog]

*Americans really are ignorant about the rest of the world...they live in their own bubble (hey, it is a big country).

*Most of the world really does hate America, and aren't afraid to tell you...though everyone hates the big boy on the block.

*I second a previous post that american kids should be learning Spanish or some sort of useful foreign language starting in elementary school.

*English is really useful worldwide

*The way most American towns and cities are set up in a retarded fashion that makes driving everywhere neccessary...lame.

*No wonder drunk driving is a problem in America when there are hardly any alternatives in mid to small sized cities and towns. (no taxis just driving by, no subway, gay bus system).

*restaurant food at home is way overpriced and tipping sucks (but i will tip when i should, 15-20% because hey, i did that shit for 8years and it's hard and you work on 'commission' so to speak).

*I like my country way more now than when i left it.

*Following laws is good, especially traffic laws. (for the most part).

*trees and grass are lovely

*sometimes carpeting is nice

*People should take off their shoes in the house

*more people should have bidets

[sjrm]

[planthopps]

I appreciate having a yard. Respect for other people's culture and personal space. That people who are fat, tall, short, white, black, tan, and such are good and make life interesting.

[Vancouver]

[Grab the Chickens Levi]

[Nomadder]

[IncognitoHFX]

More similarities than differences, really. I was expecting everything to be different in Korea, but instead, I found out that many things were the same as back home. Especially people. A lot of my Korean friends remind me of Canadians that I know. When I originally came here I thought the cultural difference might be as obvious as night and day, instead, I discovered that it took me half of my first year to even start to pay attention to the subtle differences in cultures (spare the more obvious ones we see ajosshi doing everyday).

I've learned to appreciate Canada more in some ways. The openness, and most of all, the street life. I really miss buskers banging on their guitars on a summer day with no intention of selling anything. I miss being able to meet people in the most random of places and make friends in the strangest of ways. The openness and spontaniety, things which seem to lack in Korean society, are two things I miss dearly.

One negative thing I learned, however, is how my fellow countrymen behave when they go to other countries. The things I've heard/seen Canadians and other Westerners of my age and background doing are absurd. I thought the Western crowd in Korea would be a bit better behaved than the fraternity/University-aged nightlifing crowd back home, but I was sorely disappointed.

I learned that Westerners have a tendency to let go of inhibitions when they go abroad because they're not being watched by their respective communities, and it speaks volumes of our "holier than thou" culture. I was the opposite: inhibiting myself more as to not offend people. Koreans and people from other Asian countries don't "come into being" nearly as much as Westerners do when they go abroad.

[Omkara]

I've learned, the longer I stay here, the more differences I see. . .

[Are they the lemmings]

[Zenas]

Since living outside my Western nation I've come to realize that:

Multi-culturalism is a crock being forced down our throats

Different peoples were created to live among their own people for a myriad of obvious reasons to anyone who has lived in another culture

Other nations have a right to decide what is best for them and the Globalists have no right to make them conform to their dictates.

Nation states are important and necessary

Immigration should be tightly controlled and limited to the kinds of people the nation was composed of by its founders.

My home country is finished.

[Grab the Chickens Levi]

[catman]

[Zenas]

" So why are you here then? "

Probably for the same reasons most of you are:

[Dome Vans]