Korean Culture

[Ideologue]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FClvkW6w_FQ

A bunch of horny military guys with the go ahead/excuse to oogle(sound it out Marty) and cat-call hot females.

So what.

They're acting more like love struck teenage girls than rowdy military guys.

God, you're sexist.

Anyway, I don't understand why they serve in isolation.  Like, when the American military deploys, they're deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan or Iran or wherever.  These dudes are, like, walking out their front door to go put bullets in unmotivated starving people (should it be necessary).  Is it a reaction time thing?

[jimmy olsen]

Please don't call me God.

[Capetan Mihali]

Please don't call me God.

G-d don't post any more alt-hist.   

[Josquius]

A Korean ad telling people not to freak out about foreigners. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YsU6S9zLVM&feature=related

What a strange thing to run ads about. :s

[HisMajestyBOB]

I definitely got more stares in Seoul and Incheon than I have in Shanghai. And little kids looking at me, and excitedly telling their parants "Oma, waygookin!" ("Mama, foreigner!").

The latter was always cute, though. I never got a chance to look back at them, act surprised and say "Oh, Hangukin!" ("Korean!"). 

[Ideologue]

"You're gookin' way more than me, kid."

[jimmy olsen]

I definitely got more stares in Seoul and Incheon than I have in Shanghai. And little kids looking at me, and excitedly telling their parants "Oma, waygookin!" ("Mama, foreigner!").

The latter was always cute, though. I never got a chance to look back at them, act surprised and say "Oh, Hangukin!" ("Korean!"). 

Are there more foreigners in Shanghai, or is it just a cultural difference?

[Josquius]

I occasionally even get a "GAIJIN DA!" or two from passing kids. That kind of thing is supposed to be long gone

[Lettow77]

 To be fair, you are a hairy barbarian who stinks of butter

[Eddie Teach]

Butter.

[HisMajestyBOB]

I definitely got more stares in Seoul and Incheon than I have in Shanghai. And little kids looking at me, and excitedly telling their parants "Oma, waygookin!" ("Mama, foreigner!").

The latter was always cute, though. I never got a chance to look back at them, act surprised and say "Oh, Hangukin!" ("Korean!"). 

Are there more foreigners in Shanghai, or is it just a cultural difference?

I think it's a little of both. Shanghai is more of an international city, first of all.
Plus, I suspect the fact that China isn't as homogeneous as Korea is another factor.

[Iormlund]

My brother backpacked through China a couple years ago with some friends and he says that for example a lot of people asked to take a picture with them.

[Lettow77]

 class at 9:30- i've decided to take a short nap

Truly, this is The Most Dangerous Game

Edit: How embarrassing, to have put this in the wrong thread! Was in a sort of delerium..

What lovely weather! On the walk to class, a warm air with heavy wind; on the way back, hard rain with wind so hard it stung your face. Well, i'm certainly awake now! 

[HisMajestyBOB]

My brother backpacked through China a couple years ago with some friends and he says that for example a lot of people asked to take a picture with them.

Well, there is still a big difference between Shanghai and the countryside
I got a lot more stares in the smaller cities and countryside of Korea than in Seoul, but got more in Seoul than in Shanghai.

[Josquius]

My brother backpacked through China a couple years ago with some friends and he says that for example a lot of people asked to take a picture with them.

I've heard of that too but that was from people there many years ago, not just a few, I thought it was over by now. hmm....