No, the story's not about shoplifting and spitting, it's about crimes against children. You can browse through the "Shoddy Journalism" category for more examples, or you can just click on any English-language edition of a Korean paper. And no, just so we're clear, this stuff doesn't get me all in a rage to the point of being "pissed off." I haven't punched through any desks at work over a misplaced word, and I didn't start an online petition to have my name switched from "Brain" to "Brian." I hardly ever swear in real life, I take my vitamins every day, I brush my teeth before bed, and I'm an all-around nice guy. Just that stories about good-for-nothing English teachers and slutty girl bands usually get more attention than write-ups about Jangheung.
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I know what you mean -- I put a lot of work into my posts about festivals or cultural experiences and cool stuff I see/do, but the ones that get most linked, commented, and read are always the critical ones -- my most popular (most hits and links) posts are all critical but three (bill kapoun, sungnyemun, my mom's eulogy), even though I think in general, my blog's tone is at least 65% positive, probably more.
(btw: didn't mention on the other comment board, but I'm glad you liked my magic wand post: I basically had to write it twice. Once just to write it, and then again, with tact.)
"I planned to go on the Seoul Podcast tomorrow night and dispute my unfairly-earned label as a 'pissed off guy.'"
I love it when the Wine of the Week takes over towards the end of the podcast.
No worries, tongue planted in cheek.
Have you seen a movie called "Minority Report"? Apparently it's about racial profiling.
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