IOC: Today, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol. In this telephone call, the IOC President apologised sincerely for the mistake in the audio broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic…
The tweet should’ve gotten right to the point and noted that South Korea had been misidentified as North Korea. I had to search around to get that crucial bit of information. Come on, guys—basic journalism! Remember the five Ws?
Then again, ignorance about the Koreas still abounds in the West. I tell people in America that my mother is Korean, and they automatically go, “Is she North Korean?” While not a totally irrational question, probabilities are that a Korean in America is South Korean. North Korea doesn’t like to let its own people out past the fence. Another incident: some years ago, I was giving a talk about Korea at my old church when one old lady raised her hand and asked, “Does South Korea have running water?” I should have replied, “No. No, it doesn’t. And it’s very sad to see how everyone’s still using buckets to get their dirty water from the local creek. They filter the water by straining it through tee shirts, then they boil it. To remove the rest of the impurities, they splash the boiled water onto white concrete and let it dry out in the sun. Then they can drink it.”
ChickenHead
4 months ago
“Does South Korea have running water?”
No, like the rest of the world, South Korean water had no legs.
Next question.
Eat dog? Well, ma’am, only if it will sit still when I hold it’s legs apart.
Korean Man
4 months ago
I like to think it was an honest mistake.
Look how South Koreans get treated in Paris. Look at all these young French women.
The tweet should’ve gotten right to the point and noted that South Korea had been misidentified as North Korea. I had to search around to get that crucial bit of information. Come on, guys—basic journalism! Remember the five Ws?
Then again, ignorance about the Koreas still abounds in the West. I tell people in America that my mother is Korean, and they automatically go, “Is she North Korean?” While not a totally irrational question, probabilities are that a Korean in America is South Korean. North Korea doesn’t like to let its own people out past the fence. Another incident: some years ago, I was giving a talk about Korea at my old church when one old lady raised her hand and asked, “Does South Korea have running water?” I should have replied, “No. No, it doesn’t. And it’s very sad to see how everyone’s still using buckets to get their dirty water from the local creek. They filter the water by straining it through tee shirts, then they boil it. To remove the rest of the impurities, they splash the boiled water onto white concrete and let it dry out in the sun. Then they can drink it.”
“Does South Korea have running water?”
No, like the rest of the world, South Korean water had no legs.
Next question.
Eat dog? Well, ma’am, only if it will sit still when I hold it’s legs apart.
I like to think it was an honest mistake.
Look how South Koreans get treated in Paris. Look at all these young French women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTyuS6WsqUo&ab_channel=ManilaBulletinOnline