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Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

I can't believe this station. This weekend they graciously taught me that giving up your seat to elders is an etiquette that foreigners learn from Koreans. Rolling Eyes

Where do they get this crap!? Funny, but every time I'm on the subway I seems to be the only person getting up for the old folk.

I really wish I could stop watching, but it's just so painful that I can't.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Wow... really.

How come, then, that kids nowadays don't give up seats for the elderly?! I see they've *unlearned* this important etiquette!

I get really p*ssed off when kids turn their face away so they pretend not to see an elderly person get on the bus or subway.. I was 9 months pregnant and on the bus once (in Daejeon). An old grandma got on the bus, no one gave her a seat, *I* got up........ I was so ready to tell some of those kids off, but I didn't speak enough Korean, and I knew yelling at them in English wouldn't do any good. So I just vented it all out on my husband instead... lol.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:18 am Post subject:

i thought this thread was going to be:

Arirang has to be stopped... and I'm going to stop it. (dons blast jacket and writes goodbye notes to kin)

jdog2050 · Joined: 17 Dec 2006

stumptown · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Arirang has to be stopped

seoulsucker · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject:

Having been to the Phillipines a few times, I've noticed that Arirang airs in certain areas of the country. Given that Boracay and other islands are top travel destinations for Koreans, it was no surprise that the local friends I made there find the station to be absolutely hilarious.

It's pretty simple. If Korea really wants to be taken seriously by the international community, it needs to take an honest look at the kind of fantasy drivel that station churns out and put a stop to the mind-numbing propaganda. The station is like one of those looped info guides to 5-star hotels that talk about all the luxurious amenities for guests.

The fluff pieces are what really get me. I mean, hanbok dresses are cool and all, but does it really "accentuate the female figure with it's long flowing lines"?? Rolling Eyes

In terms of the female figure, the hanbok is the traditional equivalent of tying a sweater around your waist to cover up the mom-butt.

seoulshock · Joined: 12 Jul 2005

90% of the time, I'm the first to give up my seat -- even after waiting a few seconds to see if anyone else will get up. Oh well.

To be honest though, I don't think I give it up out of wanting to be nice to the elderly, but more so that I don't feel like an ass.

I never give up my seat for pregnant women though.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

Compare the following. ABC, BBC, CBC, Arirang. One of these kids is doing its own thang.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject:

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Arirang really does seem quite genuinely popular in SE Asia. As I've said before, why don't they just change their broadcasting language to Thai and save everyone else the trouble.

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

I would give up my seat to an elderly person (over 60) or a pregnant woman, but nobody else. I'm over 40, I work hard, I'm tired, and I was there first.

It sometimes gets to me how some young Korean male will whiz past me to grab a seat. Jezz buddy, would you jump into my grave as quickly? I often take the opportunity to clock him in the head with my notebook bag, or cannon into him like a 90kg pinball. Oh, sorry, mate!

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

I know people who work at Arirang, and they say the way Arirang TV hires people to host its shows is first their command of the Korean language, second their appearance and third their English ability (if any).

The main reason for the Korean language requirement is that most of the production staff are not fluent in English themselves, making me wonder how the hell they were hired.

The program Drama Theater is one of the worst, with hosts whose speech is not comprehensible. The hostess now is a girl who studied acting in Canada, but her English is eww.

Many of the Southeast Asians who watch Arirang probably can't speak good English themselves, so what do they know?

If you guys really want to protest, go to the Arirang Web page and post on the respective bulletin boards of each show. If enough people complain about the format, it COULD lead to changes, as Arirang now is seeking viewer opinions.

Seriously, if enough people think a host sucks and writes about it, the network could be prodded into making a change. The strange thing is, Arirang has staff who THINK they're good at English. It's like a mental patient thinking he has no problem.

gsxr750r · Joined: 29 Jan 2007