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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
Location: PA
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there are times that i nod and say hello to people regardless of ethnicity and nationality...there are also times that i dont....
but it seems like a lot of posters here are saying that because there is a similarity between two people, they have to acknowledge that other person.
i just gave the case of a korean-american in the states as an example of 2 people having a similarity (ethnically korean) and wanted to see what others had to say about that...
i do know that jeep wrangler owners seem to have a bond back in the states...everytime they pass another wrangler on the streets, they wave....off topic, i know...but it must somehow relate...  
*edit...if i see a gyopo on the subway here in korea, i don't really acknowledge them...i just continue reading my paper etc...
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
I'm going to start reading more books on the subway, and see if I can get a few 'Hi's from girls.  |
LOL last guy I started talking to was reading Henry Miller. But it was a pretty standard "Hi, how's it going, how's the book? Good? OK!" conversation...  |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
At everyone though? That's the question, and if not why not. Why smile and nod at random people? |
It might be someone who is looking at me. Or a person wearing nice clothes. It might be a couple with kids (I'm getting clucky in my old age). In short they are just people who catch my eye because they stand out in a crowd. Most of the time they are korean because most of the people I see are korean. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Henry Miller hmmm *scribbles down note*
Whenever I see a family with young kids I would say "Hi" but I always think they must get more attention than anyone else here and wouldn't particularly appreciate more.
| J5 wrote: |
| if i see a gyopo on the subway here in korea, i don't really acknowledge them...i just continue reading my paper etc... |
Do you find it easy to spot Kyopo's in Korea then? I assume it's how they dress that gives it away? |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmm...maybe I am getting clucky in my old(er than CLG) age, too. Twice in the past year I have taken pictures of toddlers (one in Beijing, two at the Namsangol Hanok Folk Village) just because they were cute. And of course I asked the parents before I did it. |
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Sloth
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Some people seem to be bringing up the "back home I wouldn't..." point. Well, we aren't "back home" we are in Korea.
I say "hi" to foreigners that I meet. Does that mean I want to be their new bestest friend? Heck no! (The rest of you pions are beneath me...  )
I just acknowledge people in a similar situation like mine. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| That's my point, too, we are all what feels to be a million miles from home, and it doesn't hurt to be kind to someone who may be in need of some kind of human connection. It doesn't mean I want to be their bestest friend either, but being nice to someone can't hurt a bit. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| It's all down to the situation I suppose- if I was skiing and found myself in the same cable car with some waegooks I'm sure I would say "hi". On the train going to Itaewon probably not. |
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Sarah-in-Korea
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I met CLG and Blueflower on a subway train and it stopped me from almost jumping on the tracks out of sheer boredom.
Very good meeting indeed!
It doesn't hurt to chat to people, as long as both parties are in a sociable mood and looking for the same thing...
SiK |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Sarah-in-Korea wrote: |
I met CLG and Blueflower on a subway train and it stopped me from almost jumping on the tracks out of sheer boredom.
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Why yes we did and If memory serves we ended up on an all night drinking binge. See small talk is cool  |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| Swiss James wrote: |
| I'm going to start reading more books on the subway, and see if I can get a few 'Hi's from girls. |
LOL last guy I started talking to was reading Henry Miller. But it was a pretty standard "Hi, how's it going, how's the book? Good? OK!" conversation... |
I wish women were interested in intelligent men, but it does not seem to be that way anymore. |
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katydid
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Awwww don't overgeneralize.
Plenty of women find intelligence sexy. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
Awwww don't overgeneralize.
Plenty of women find intelligence sexy. |
Then Sweatie, I'm John Cusak....lol |
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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| katydid wrote: |
Awwww don't overgeneralize.
Plenty of women find intelligence sexy. |
Then Sweatie, I'm John Cusak....lol |
Or is that Tom Hanks?  |
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TommyPickles
Joined: 19 Apr 2004
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 5:32 am Post subject: |
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How about Ron Jeremy?
Cheers
TommyPickles |
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