Four decades of economic development have produced world-class youth. The average height of young Koreans is taller than Japanese and Chinese, and on par with Italians. Did they inherit a height gene from the same ancestors who suffered from poverty and starvation?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"Does any other country have as dramatic a story as ours?"
Wow. Here's quite a column from the Joongang Ilbo. What's your favorite part? I think mine is:
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Every country has their own "captains". This writer just puts down what a lot of others are thinking. Raise your hand if you are actually surprised by this kind of writing after being in Korea for awhile.
Dear Joongang Ilbo:
Yes, they did.
"Kim is not just a Korean skater. She experiments with what human beauty can achieve."
Does this mean she she spends as much time at the plastic surgeons office as she does at the rink? :P
When they can look any Dutchmen in the eye, THEN they can start praising their own. Until then it is just another Korea the Great story.
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=60879
(Alas, I am even under the WORLD average. *sniff* )
Maybe the Dutch gene is why South Africa produced genetic freak rugby player, as the Aussies like to call them.
Does anyone know about the NEIS form? Is it mandatory to sign or not?
Haha, yes. I believe your starving brothers and sisters to the north have a pretty dramatic story to tell.
My favorite:
"Women’s figure skating has long been dominated by beautiful, white skaters from the West. Kim Yu-na made history by breaking the sport’s world record."
Hmmm, apparently he's never heard of Michelle Kwan, Christi Yamaguchi, and the handful of Japanese nationals who've won the title in the last few years. Another fine example idiotic sports nationalism by an appallingly ignorant individual. Korean journalism strikes again.
Why glance at the FAIL Blog when I get gems from you, Brian?
brent: Is that the form that lists your educational background, work experience, emergency contact info, etc?
Actually, to be a little fair, this is the type of article you can find in Pittsburgh regarding the Steelers. About how the team was a savior to an economically depressed era in the 1970s. About how the no-nonsense, blue collar image reflects the city and its character. Of course those same things could be said about Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, or other former industrial powers . . . it's just that those cities suck at football. Then again, the stuff you read in a suburban Pennsylvanian paper oughtn't be held to the same height as a national newspaper . . . I think it was Roboseyo who said Korea has national small-town papers.
They forgot to embed the Korean national anthem so that we could listen to it at the same time as reading that. Does the author have any other gems like this?
Yeah after reading that article, I had to go and watch D-Wars out of love for Korea, while humming Arirang.
I have to sign a release form first (gepik co-ordinator said it was mandatory) and I don't know what other information they will use other than my passport number. If it is mandatory, I don't know why I have to sign a release form. Dave's ESL thread just said that people just signed it.
Hmm, no idea. I've heard about more forms coming out down here but I haven't seen them yet. I guess Dave's is your best bet for information, then.
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