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8 months ago
in These are Not the First Foreigners to Visit Dokdo on Rok Drop
I'm sure we'll be seeing more reports of "the first foreigners to visit Dokdo", now that Korea Times has selected its winners for the Dokdo Essay contest: http://briandeutsch.blogspot.com/2008/10/winner...
9 months ago
in Korea Times Sponsors Dokdo Contest for Foreigners on Rok Drop
I'm anxious to see what kind of previously "unpublished maps" people manage to photosh--er... uncover. Yeah, uncover.
10 months ago
in Dokdo & Journalistic Standards of Yonhap News on Rok Drop
There can be no journalistic standard concerning Dokdo. Korean papers will always slant pro-Korean, Japanese papers will always slant pro-Japan. And any independent news source will simply laugh at how outrageous the issue is over a pair of rocks -- at least as long as there are bigger fish to fry (Russia, oil, terrorism, economy, etc).
In the end, credentials have no significant importance: it all depends on your opinion (are they Korea's rocks or are they Japan's?). Which is why there are so many self-promoted "experts" on the subject.
In the end, credentials have no significant importance: it all depends on your opinion (are they Korea's rocks or are they Japan's?). Which is why there are so many self-promoted "experts" on the subject.
10 months ago
in Dunkin Donuts Offers Dokdo T-Shirts on Rok Drop
That'll be the day, when protesters start chucking donuts at the American embassy.
Actually that doesn't sound too bad. Hmm.
Actually that doesn't sound too bad. Hmm.
10 months ago
in Dunkin Donuts Offers Dokdo T-Shirts on Rok Drop
Maybe it's a cultural thing.
You know, cream and sugar with your coffee for some, nationalist propaganda with your donuts for others. I imagine that nothing perks up your morning quite like feeling your blood boil.
You know, cream and sugar with your coffee for some, nationalist propaganda with your donuts for others. I imagine that nothing perks up your morning quite like feeling your blood boil.
11 months ago
in The “No Gaijin Allowed” mentality on Tofugu Comments
Occidentalism also has more detail about the truth of the "no gaijin" signs. The infamous Debito onsen sign was written in response to russians who would get drunk and cause trouble, scaring off customers. One restaurant in Tsukiji had a similar sign, but underneath wrote in Japanese, "Japanese customers who cannot observe the following rules will also not be accepted" -- the issue was because many foreigners did not understand the store's "eccentric" food, and the sign was since resolved (the owner apologized as he did not know how to translate the warning into more neutral english). A hobby-knife shop in Akihabara also had a sign, but only to deter tourists as the knives would be confiscated at the airport (the sign has also since been removed).
Perhaps the biggest tip is one of body language and mutual understanding. Being open and friendly will net similar responses. Acting with superiority and dominance (the so-called "gaijin smash") will net distrust and cold feelings.
Perhaps the biggest tip is one of body language and mutual understanding. Being open and friendly will net similar responses. Acting with superiority and dominance (the so-called "gaijin smash") will net distrust and cold feelings.
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