Anyway, with the death of former president Kim Dae-jung, and a meeting between the two Koreas for the first time in 18 months, Korea's getting some Associated Press action.
1. Most likely sparked by the death of Kim, the North and South held a meeting Sunday to discuss inter-Korean relations.
According to the AP article:
'The Blue House meeting — the first since Lee took office about 18 months ago — took place just hours before the funeral of Kim Dae-jung, the former South Korean president who met with Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in 2000 for a historic Korean summit.'
It also sounds like they left on a relatively positive note. Check out the full story here.
2. Since the South is once again pursuing relations with the North, I think they should check out a couple articles about the country first. I mean, they haven't met in 18 months. Maybe the South forget about the mess taking place in their impoverished hat.
One article, from Cracked.com, and written by Adamsan. It's all about the things that North Korea does better than other countries.
According to the story:
It also sounds like they left on a relatively positive note. Check out the full story here.
2. Since the South is once again pursuing relations with the North, I think they should check out a couple articles about the country first. I mean, they haven't met in 18 months. Maybe the South forget about the mess taking place in their impoverished hat.
One article, from Cracked.com, and written by Adamsan. It's all about the things that North Korea does better than other countries.
According to the story:
'Cracked would like to take a moment to celebrate the good things about North Korea though, the things that the country's enemies prefer to suppress as part of their politically motivated jealousy. Like how no different to you and me, there's nothing every North Korean likes more after an 18 hour shift at the phosphorus plant than a nice beer to go with his dried fish ration.'
Check out the full story here.
A story from 2008 by Alun Palmer on Mirror.co.uk tells the inside story of North Korea's "Dear Leader" and some of the insane things he does every day while the citizens of his country starve to death.
From that story:
Check out the full story here.
A story from 2008 by Alun Palmer on Mirror.co.uk tells the inside story of North Korea's "Dear Leader" and some of the insane things he does every day while the citizens of his country starve to death.
From that story:
'After all this is a man who claims he hit 11 holes in one the first time he picked up a golf club, travels in disguise to visit theme parks and insists on having fresh lobster flown to his dinner table - wherever he is. Oh, and he spends £350,000 a year on brandy.'
Check out the full story here.
3. Last but certainly not least is a poorly researched story in The Korea Times about some criticism that South Koreans just aren't mature enough to handle.
Vera Hohleiter, a panelist on the Korean television show "Chat with Beauties," has written a book about her time in Korea. While some commenters on the story view Hohleiter's writing as a simple observation of her time in Korea, the one Korean interviewed for the story was very upset about what she read in the book.
The reporter, Sunny Lee, then goes on to say "some" people are critical of the German. But Lee gives no real attribution to any source, besides the one student who was interviewed.
On the television show, Hohleiter regularly said very nice things about South Korea, but she insists half of it was scripted and all she had to do was memorize it and repeat it.
From The Korea Times story:
Check out the full story here.
3. Last but certainly not least is a poorly researched story in The Korea Times about some criticism that South Koreans just aren't mature enough to handle.
Vera Hohleiter, a panelist on the Korean television show "Chat with Beauties," has written a book about her time in Korea. While some commenters on the story view Hohleiter's writing as a simple observation of her time in Korea, the one Korean interviewed for the story was very upset about what she read in the book.
The reporter, Sunny Lee, then goes on to say "some" people are critical of the German. But Lee gives no real attribution to any source, besides the one student who was interviewed.
On the television show, Hohleiter regularly said very nice things about South Korea, but she insists half of it was scripted and all she had to do was memorize it and repeat it.
From The Korea Times story:
'The 29-year-old German also said, “Koreans have a bad taste for gossiping about foreigners. When they spot them in a public place such as in the subway, they delve into a very detailed criticism of their appearance and do it in a loud voice.”
In the book, Hohleiter complained that Korea is a difficult place for a vegetarian to live, how her Korean boyfriend doesn’t pay enough attention to her, and that the crowded Korean subway reminded her of a group of mice, packed in a small space.
As for her TV remarks, she said a half of them were pre-written by a writer. “You just memorize and regurgitate what is already scripted during the show,” she said.'
Just like Lee, the author of the article, I didn't read the book. But the few comments used from the book seem to be along my same line of thinking.
Anyway, it's causing some "controversy," according to Lee. My thoughts? Take the criticism, South Korea, and look at it as a learning device. Don't just use it to cry and complain about being treated unfairly by the global community.
Check out the full story here.
In the book, Hohleiter complained that Korea is a difficult place for a vegetarian to live, how her Korean boyfriend doesn’t pay enough attention to her, and that the crowded Korean subway reminded her of a group of mice, packed in a small space.
As for her TV remarks, she said a half of them were pre-written by a writer. “You just memorize and regurgitate what is already scripted during the show,” she said.'
Just like Lee, the author of the article, I didn't read the book. But the few comments used from the book seem to be along my same line of thinking.
Anyway, it's causing some "controversy," according to Lee. My thoughts? Take the criticism, South Korea, and look at it as a learning device. Don't just use it to cry and complain about being treated unfairly by the global community.
Check out the full story here.
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