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greene
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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Wow, I need to brush my teeth after all that sugar.
Thats a piece written by someone with lined pockets... |
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bossface
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| This Hank Hyena dude puts every apologist on this board to shame. Most disturbing - the "seductive K culture" heading right next to the picture of the cosplay middle school girl. |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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I was reading a bit around, other people talked about this too.
Not bashing Korea, but this guy just quoted ajoshii sprouting grandoise dreams. The robot land was my fave. Lined pockets.
I also think about reunification. That is going to be a mess. I personally think it cant happen.
China with the US at the back door or wrecking the SK economy, and then all that cultural undoing. Thats idealistic, but not practical, but thats my opinion.
Wow, lined pockets imho |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| happiness wrote: |
I also think about reunification. That is going to be a mess. I personally think it cant happen.
China with the US at the back door or wrecking the SK economy, and then all that cultural undoing. Thats idealistic, but not practical, but thats my opinion.
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I think you are mistaken about how the Koreans will handle reunification. They have been planning for this a long time and I think they will suprise the foreign nay sayers. The Koreans will do whatever it takes to make it work but it will have to happen first. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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That guy's an idiot. He's clearly been sold his talking points. Yeah, Koreans are highly connected to the Internet. But guess what, they're not exactly rerading science journals, are they? They're watching youtube videos, playing games or reading about K-pop or fashion. The rest are doing online shopping. Ever walked through a PC bang and glanced at the screens of the computers to see what they're doing? Same with people on the subway who are online - not many are looking up things such as "is the universe really a hologram?" They be shopping or watching TV.
Having 95% of the population linked to the internet is meaningless unless you do a study to see what they're doing with that priviliege.
I don't really see a culture that has contributed nothing to humanity's accumulated knowledge base suddenly taking the world by storm. In fact, it's closer to the truth to say that S. Korea has reached its peak. Other developing nations, notably China, India and Brazil are going to put Korea back into the recesses. It's future is not up, up and away. 
That article is deserving of an Arirang TV gold star. |
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greene
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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this website is a gold mine of fair reporting
http://hplusmagazine.com/2010/03/26/samsung-robot-every-home-2020/
The factors underlying the first Korean Miracle are fairly well understood by social scientists. They include:
a relatively equal distribution of wealth (which arose by historical accident, due to the Japanese occupation and the Korean war)
a highly educated population
a relatively young population (presently, e.g. 10% of Koreans and 20% of Germans are 65 or older)
a culture oriented toward hard work
a tradition of bureaucratic service without extreme levels of corruption
high savings and investment rates
a concerted effort on the part of the government to stimulate and protect a set of carefully selected manufacturing and technology industries |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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As a place to teach English, Korea is on the decline.
http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2013/02/06/20130206001283_0.jpg
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What I have been experiencing now definitely does not match up with what I experienced when I first applied to jobs in spring 2012. Back then, I gave my picture and resume to two recruiters and instantly had three interviews. The day following, I had a job.
Now, I send out my picture and resume and can't even get one interview with anyone. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:38 am Post subject: |
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As a place to teach English, Korea is on the decline.
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Is that evidence of Korea's rise, or decline? |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe neither. But that is the most relevant thing to discuss on this board. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| By the very definition of "Global Superpower", South Korea even after a very successful integration with North Korea, will never be able to acquire the necessary population and natural resources to fulfill the definition in question. When I think potential global superpowers, it would have to be big countries like the USA, Russia, Brazil, India, and China. Conceivably, some entities such as the European Union or even ASEAN could eventually be contenders in the distant future should economic integration ever get fully achieved in those places. |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| By the very definition of "Global Superpower", South Korea even after a very successful integration with North Korea, will never be able to acquire the necessary population and natural resources to fulfill the definition in question. When I think potential global superpowers, it would have to be big countries like the USA, Russia, Brazil, India, and China. Conceivably, some entities such as the European Union or even ASEAN could eventually be contenders in the distant future should economic integration ever get fully achieved in those places. |
Because the UK had so many people and natural resources. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Leon wrote: |
| Konglishman wrote: |
| By the very definition of "Global Superpower", South Korea even after a very successful integration with North Korea, will never be able to acquire the necessary population and natural resources to fulfill the definition in question. When I think potential global superpowers, it would have to be big countries like the USA, Russia, Brazil, India, and China. Conceivably, some entities such as the European Union or even ASEAN could eventually be contenders in the distant future should economic integration ever get fully achieved in those places. |
Because the UK had so many people and natural resources. |
Well, yes indeed. The British Empire was in control of Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Bermuda, Jamaica, Canada, Australia, Belize, etc. But of course, in its current post-empire identity with even talk of Scotland breaking off, I would not classify it as a global superpower at this point in time. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| happiness wrote: |
I also think about reunification. That is going to be a mess. I personally think it cant happen.
China with the US at the back door or wrecking the SK economy, and then all that cultural undoing. Thats idealistic, but not practical, but thats my opinion.
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I think you are mistaken about how the Koreans will handle reunification. They have been planning for this a long time and I think they will surprise the foreign nay sayers. The Koreans will do whatever it takes to make it work but it will have to happen first. |
You may well be right, although there are plenty of naysayers.
I was talking to a Korean a few days ago who wanted to be a part of the reunification. Then she mentioned how SK textile and for example, sock manufacturers, were suffering due to competition from Kaesong. So at least in one way, the problems with reunification have already started. |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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Never happen in a hundred years. Never. They can't even unify...let alone be a "global power!"
The country is also too small to be a global super power...look at the land mass of China, Russia, Canada, the U.S...Plenty of land to test weapons, etc...
not SK however. |
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