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Died By Bear
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Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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andrewchon
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Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Died By Bear
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:21 am Post subject: |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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Here's a real story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25881152
"Korea is a very competitive society,” Cho says. “If you look old, you'll lose out to the competition, so people try to change their face and their bodies."
Cho notes that most school and job applications in Korea require a photo, so plastic surgery can change a person's destiny.
A lot of Koreans seem to agree, says Yvonne Kim of the Asia Society's Korea Center.
"They believe, or the market makes them believe, that good-looking people have better jobs or are offered better opportunities,” Kim says. “It's a sad reality. Are we focusing on their skills and education or are we hiring them just because they're good looking? It's something that society needs to think deeper about and should be concerned about."
Kim’s organization is making a documentary about Korean ideals about beauty. But even before the plastic surgery craze, Koreans have long believed that facial characteristics can determine your fortune. Park Sang-jun, who is a traditional “face reader,” says there are certain desirable features. |
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andrewchon
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| Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| World Traveler wrote: |
Here's a real story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25881152
"Korea is a very competitive society,” Cho says. “If you look old, you'll lose out to the competition, so people try to change their face and their bodies."
Cho notes that most school and job applications in Korea require a photo, so plastic surgery can change a person's destiny.
A lot of Koreans seem to agree, says Yvonne Kim of the Asia Society's Korea Center.
"They believe, or the market makes them believe, that good-looking people have better jobs or are offered better opportunities,” Kim says. “It's a sad reality. Are we focusing on their skills and education or are we hiring them just because they're good looking? It's something that society needs to think deeper about and should be concerned about."
Kim’s organization is making a documentary about Korean ideals about beauty. But even before the plastic surgery craze, Koreans have long believed that facial characteristics can determine your fortune. Park Sang-jun, who is a traditional “face reader,” says there are certain desirable features. |
Let me take a drag before you throw that one away. |
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