More "Korean 9/11" talk.

* Edit: You know, after thinking about this a little more, it seems like they're suggesting the Namdaemun fire was more traumatic than 9/11 because Koreans haven't had as much experience watching their monuments burn on television and in movies. Yeah, I know this article isn't necessarily representative of everyone, but that it gets published, especially considering the earlier "Korea's 9/11," "Korea's Katrina," and references to Auschwitz and Ground Zero, the hyperbole is very discouraging.

Original post:

This time from the JoongAng Ilbo.

We have had our fair share of tragedy ― the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store and Seongsu Bridge, plus the arson attack on the Daegu subway.
However, cameras didn’t catch the moment of the accident. The fire at Naksansa Temple in 2005 still sticks in our memory, because we saw it on TV.
People could do nothing but watch the pitiful footage as the ancient temple burned and the bronze bell melted in the flames.
Viewers who saw those painful images will never forget them. The sounds of people shrieking as they looked on has been burned into the hearts of the people of Korea.

It's rather bold to suggest that 9/11 was, to Americans, equivalent to a filmed action sequence. Moreover it's outrageous to suggest that 9/11 was, to Koreans, anything more than that. There are numerous reasons why the "Korean 9/11" thing is off base. And then, of course, there's how Koreans reacted to the real 9/11:



Image taken from this "ROK Drop" post. I have more thoughts on the "Korean 9/11" phenomenon that I'll be posting here shortly.