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[crazylemongirl]

for the anti-japanese sentiment I found it interesting that a lot of my third years would like to travel to japan. Mostly they were interested in anime and girls, however a lot said they were interested in japanese culture.
Is that a sea change I see on the horizon? Or just that the mist is covering Dokdo.

[gang ah jee]

Hasn't it always been like that? Most Koreans I know (rather than nationalist idiots on the news) are able to think of Japan as a pretty cool place while simultaneously feeling all kinds of han about Dokdo and comfort women and the sikminji etc.

[kimchi_pizza]

Publicly and officially: "Japan has raped this country as well as our women for hundreds of years! Burn in Hades!"

Privately and off the record: "Man, their food (sushi) is great and I dig those half-naked manga comics! I'm off to Japan!!!"

I've spent at least a year in both countries. Japan blows...

[rothkowitz]

I drew a Korean map on the board asking about students holiday destinations(if any,most will study for tests)and they shouted "Where's Dokdo!!"

Ok,then.Little dot there.

Asked them what Dokdo means to them.ACTUALLY means.

"Korea,Japan........."

Oh,be quiet.Get over it.

It's not until Koreans get out of the country that they start to get interested in the outside world.Japan is a convenient and cool place to start.

Some of them can lose their instilled nationalism(over what!!??Its a couple of rocks.Uri Dokdo,Uri ddan....wtf???Are they truly serious??)and see it as a cool place to go.Most can't.

Its funny to see Koreans and Japanese in the same class overseas.Some couldn't care less,others seethe...most of the guys want or certainly wouldn't mind a Japanese gf.

[billybrobby]

I too think it's always been that way, at least for a while. And really, I don't think it's private or off the record. I mean, there's japanese restaurants all over the place, japanese cartoons showing 24 hours a day on cable, bookstores full of japanese comics, Japanese movies in the theater (especially ones that have Japan falling into the ocean) J-pop hour on the music channels, that Ayumi girl is on TV 25 hours a day, lexus dealerships, etc. I mean, Korea is not crazy about Japan, but it's not even close to total animosity.

[Satori]

[gang ah jee]

[SPINOZA]

I've been surprised by how many Koreans told me they wanna go to Africa.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

I would agree. There is, I think, a sort of grudging admiration for Japan's economic and cultural successes, but this does not mean that the average Korean likes or trusts the people in that culture itself.

There is a thread now where many people are criticizing the Arab world. I do not mean to drag that thread here, but only to use it as an example: many people who criticize still might like the fashions and food of the middle east very much, and might even be interested in seeing the sights.

Ken:>

[Len8]

Japan is the nearest biggest country to Korea after China, so it's influence on Korea if only in subtle ways is huge. Korea doesn't have any other country to compare itself too in terms of it's culture. There are too many connections for the people not to interact and not feel a mutual respect for each other.

A lot of the fads of Japan drift this way. Koreans also grudgingly respect Japan, because they are the only Asian country that was able to take on the world.

Korea is also flavour of the month in Japan because of the Korean soap operas and dramas. The gender gap is pretty big in Japan and they are seeing that it needn't be so through the eyes of Korean TV dramas.

[jajdude]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe I read before that Koreans make up the largest number of tourists to Japan. It would make sense, they live next door and they have the cash.

I just wish they'd stop teaching their kids the people over there are bad. It's sad to hear a ten year old with these hateful opinions.

[Adventurer]

[doggyji]

I haven't seen many people who hate every single thing about a certain country. Japan got lots of cool factors and it's damn close to Korea.

[billybrobby]

[Satori]