Went out to get a pizza last night and noticed that none of the three motorbike delivery boys were Korean. I’m not sure of their ethnicity; I’m guessing somewhere from southeast Asia. As few as just five years ago, other than 3D factory workers, that’s something you never saw. But along with the above example, now you see things like non-Korean gate guards at Yongsan, Chinese waiters are very common in small restaurants, and southwest Asians running halal kebab stands.
Times they are a changing!
JoeC
8 years ago
#1
A few years ago, Korea created a new path for getting an F class visa. That’s the same class as given to foreign born Koreans. For non-Koreans, as I recall, the requirement is to show you have about 30 million won (about $30,000) in a Korean bank account and a basic proficiency (I forgot the TOPIC level) in the Korean language.
North Korea has begun a national campaign against Western clothing and hairstyles.
Residents have been told to eschew jeans and piercings in favor of local garb.
The restrictions come ahead of the country’s Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party, which will be held early May.
And of course, my favorite line:
Groups of teenagers who are loyal to the communist state, are on the lookout for people violating the dress code, according to local news website Rimjin-Gang. Rimjin-Gang said this includes people with the wrong length skirt or wrong shoe shape.
Looks like Fatty Kim just reread 1984, and also sees it as a How-To Guide.
Yeah, wow. Just insane. Of course, no one will ever be held responsible. When the abuse is endemic to the system, and the abusers end up in high places, you know nothing will ever come of it besides a few articles.
Like some of the “Juvenile Hall” stories here in the States.
Considering all the Honeypots China has set out for Americans, it’s not surprising to me that they would be cautious about foreigners looking to do the same. But what is funny to me is that they assume Chinese women are more likely to fall into a Honeypot than Chinese men. 😛
Whole Foods is reportedly counter-suing this guy and his lawyer. They say the CCTV backs up their side of the story that the guy iced “FAG” on the cake himself.
@Johnnyboy, when I first read about that story I figured it was fake. How would this guy not see that written on the cake when he purchased it? He claims he was too busy and rushed out the store without noticing. Sure… 🙄
SEOUL, April 20 (UPI) — China is deploying troops along its border with North Korea, as Pyongyang could be preparing a fifth nuclear test ahead of its Seventh Party Congress in May.
The Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, a nongovernmental organization in Hong Kong, announced Wednesday that Beijing has dispatched 2,000 soldiers along the border, South Korean news service Newsis reported.
China has deployed troops along the border when the norKs act up, and 3000 is not a tremendous number. Not enough to invade and depose, of course, but enough to let Fat Boy know he should knock it off.
Maybe these Chinese troops are “defending” against North Koreans trying to escape from North Korea. And if that’s the case, China would be doing North Korea a favor by fortifying the border. Why now one might ask? Because fat boy doesn’t want another big defection to hit the newswire right as he’s getting ready to hold this upcoming Korean Workers Party Congress where he no doubt is going to talk about how great things are going in the Workers Paradise.
setnaffa
8 years ago
“Louis Vuitton Fried Chicken Owner Fined in South Korea: A South Korean court has ordered a fried chicken restaurant owner to pay 14.5 million won ($12,500) for refusing to comply with a ban on using the luxury Louis Vuitton brand name for his outlet.
I understand why they’d want to sue. I don’t know about you, but when I think Louis Vuitton, the very first thing that comes to mind is South Korean fried chicken. And I suppose it doesn’t help that the chicken is served with a side of Giorgio Armani fries.
Good grief, if we allow something like this to continue, the next thing you know, we’ll be looking at Colonel Sanders’ Handbags. And what about all those women who’ve been walking around with a lump of fried chicken under their arms, thinking it was a luxury handbag? What’s to become of them?
All I can say is, this guy has to be one dumb cluck for thinking he could pull this off. On the other hand, $12,500 doesn’t sound like much of a fine. Hell, to a big company like Louis Vuitton, $12,500 is nothing but chicken feed. If there was real justice in the world, this guy would fry for this – or, at very least – be tarred and feathered.”
@johnnyboy, it is official the gay pastor is full of crap. Check out the video from Whole Foods:
The pastor checks out in the bottom right and the cake is clearly visible and the tag was on top of the cake when it is scanned. When the guy returned the cake the tag was on the bottom which proves it was tampered with.
Liz
8 years ago
Well, Whole Foods IS known for its insensitivity toward gay folk.
(I thought that being gay was actually required to shop there? I’m only half kidding)
ChickenHead
8 years ago
Liz, you are thinking of CornWhole Foods.
setnaffa
8 years ago
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” ― Winston S. Churchill
setnaffa
8 years ago
Rudyard Kipling
Dane-Geld
A.D. 980-1016
It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say: —
“We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.”
And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you’ve only to pay ’em the Dane-geld
And then you’ll get rid of the Dane!
It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say: —
“Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away.”
And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we’ve proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say: —
“We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that pays it is lost!”
setnaffa
8 years ago
Reagan: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
setnaffa
8 years ago
Don’t vote for any candidate who promises to steal something from someone else and give it to you. Instead, vote for a candidate who promises to leave you free to be as successful as you want to be. Who know who the first candidate will pick on next? The second is the type whose policies let America grow, and encourage folks to help each other.
SEOUL, April 21 (UPI) — A building in Pyongyang allegedly collapsed, leading to the death of “hundreds,” according to a source on North Korea.
According to the source, the accident was thoroughly covered up. The building was located on Ryomyong Street, or “Avenue of Dawn,” a new residential district near Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum of Kim Il Sung.
The building, located between Kumsusan and the Youngsaeng Tower, a landmark in Pyongyang, was in the process of being taken down when the accident occurred.
“Due to lack of equipment and skilled labor, too much manpower was deployed at the site. Workers were dismantling the buildings with their bare hands,” the source said.
The building’s framework crumbled but no rescuers were deployed to the site for 10 days, the source said, making it likely many victims of the collapse died at the site.
Whatever it takes to make sure Fatty Kim looks good, I guess. No rescue for 10 days? Wow, even if people had survived the collapse, they would have died of thirst anyways.
Went out to get a pizza last night and noticed that none of the three motorbike delivery boys were Korean. I’m not sure of their ethnicity; I’m guessing somewhere from southeast Asia. As few as just five years ago, other than 3D factory workers, that’s something you never saw. But along with the above example, now you see things like non-Korean gate guards at Yongsan, Chinese waiters are very common in small restaurants, and southwest Asians running halal kebab stands.
Times they are a changing!
#1
A few years ago, Korea created a new path for getting an F class visa. That’s the same class as given to foreign born Koreans. For non-Koreans, as I recall, the requirement is to show you have about 30 million won (about $30,000) in a Korean bank account and a basic proficiency (I forgot the TOPIC level) in the Korean language.
@2
Typo: TOPIC -> TOPIK
A little somethin-somethin’ for Chickenhead 😉 :
http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-piercings-western-culture-448888?rx=us
(Well, the pic was for CH, the article is for anyone else interested in the goings on in the DPRK)
And of course, my favorite line:
This has been going around on some of mu friend’s Facebook feeds, thought some ROKHeads might have an opinion:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3545761/Hell-Hell-Child-prisoners-raped-daily-years-tortured-confessing-petty-crimes-did-not-commit-South-Korean-prison.html
Yeah, wow. Just insane. Of course, no one will ever be held responsible. When the abuse is endemic to the system, and the abusers end up in high places, you know nothing will ever come of it besides a few articles.
Like some of the “Juvenile Hall” stories here in the States.
Please Understand Our Unique Situation… 😐
On a lighter note, China has declared gingers to be Evil! 😎
https://thenanfang.com/chinese-residents-warned-spies-posing-laowai-boyfriends/
Considering all the Honeypots China has set out for Americans, it’s not surprising to me that they would be cautious about foreigners looking to do the same. But what is funny to me is that they assume Chinese women are more likely to fall into a Honeypot than Chinese men. 😛
Looks like there could be another hate hoax.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-pastor-may-just-falsely-223600594.html
Whole Foods is reportedly counter-suing this guy and his lawyer. They say the CCTV backs up their side of the story that the guy iced “FAG” on the cake himself.
@Johnnyboy, when I first read about that story I figured it was fake. How would this guy not see that written on the cake when he purchased it? He claims he was too busy and rushed out the store without noticing. Sure… 🙄
Looks like this could be used to full effect in every political season by folks willing to literally cut and paste… http://papermau.blogspot.com.br/2016/03/pixuleco-na-cadeia-paper-toy-by.html
So, has China had just about enough of Fatty Kim’s nonsense:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/20/China-deploying-thousands-of-troops-along-North-Korea-border/9411461165635/
China has deployed troops along the border when the norKs act up, and 3000 is not a tremendous number. Not enough to invade and depose, of course, but enough to let Fat Boy know he should knock it off.
Nothing to do with Korea, but too funny not to share:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-these-army-humvees-violently-crash-into-the-groun-1772040340
This is why the Army can’t have Nice Things… Go Navy!
^^ Just to offer another spin on this…
Maybe these Chinese troops are “defending” against North Koreans trying to escape from North Korea. And if that’s the case, China would be doing North Korea a favor by fortifying the border. Why now one might ask? Because fat boy doesn’t want another big defection to hit the newswire right as he’s getting ready to hold this upcoming Korean Workers Party Congress where he no doubt is going to talk about how great things are going in the Workers Paradise.
“Louis Vuitton Fried Chicken Owner Fined in South Korea: A South Korean court has ordered a fried chicken restaurant owner to pay 14.5 million won ($12,500) for refusing to comply with a ban on using the luxury Louis Vuitton brand name for his outlet.
I understand why they’d want to sue. I don’t know about you, but when I think Louis Vuitton, the very first thing that comes to mind is South Korean fried chicken. And I suppose it doesn’t help that the chicken is served with a side of Giorgio Armani fries.
Good grief, if we allow something like this to continue, the next thing you know, we’ll be looking at Colonel Sanders’ Handbags. And what about all those women who’ve been walking around with a lump of fried chicken under their arms, thinking it was a luxury handbag? What’s to become of them?
All I can say is, this guy has to be one dumb cluck for thinking he could pull this off. On the other hand, $12,500 doesn’t sound like much of a fine. Hell, to a big company like Louis Vuitton, $12,500 is nothing but chicken feed. If there was real justice in the world, this guy would fry for this – or, at very least – be tarred and feathered.”
http://www.johnnyrobish.com
@johnnyboy, it is official the gay pastor is full of crap. Check out the video from Whole Foods:
The pastor checks out in the bottom right and the cake is clearly visible and the tag was on top of the cake when it is scanned. When the guy returned the cake the tag was on the bottom which proves it was tampered with.
Well, Whole Foods IS known for its insensitivity toward gay folk.
(I thought that being gay was actually required to shop there? I’m only half kidding)
Liz, you are thinking of CornWhole Foods.
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” ― Winston S. Churchill
Rudyard Kipling
Dane-Geld
A.D. 980-1016
It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say: —
“We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.”
And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you’ve only to pay ’em the Dane-geld
And then you’ll get rid of the Dane!
It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say: —
“Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away.”
And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we’ve proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say: —
“We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that pays it is lost!”
Reagan: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
Don’t vote for any candidate who promises to steal something from someone else and give it to you. Instead, vote for a candidate who promises to leave you free to be as successful as you want to be. Who know who the first candidate will pick on next? The second is the type whose policies let America grow, and encourage folks to help each other.
When you don’t have enough jet fuel to melt steel beams:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/21/North-Korean-building-collapsed-killing-hundreds-source-says/6211461257437
Whatever it takes to make sure Fatty Kim looks good, I guess. No rescue for 10 days? Wow, even if people had survived the collapse, they would have died of thirst anyways.
RIP Prince
My favorite Prince song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cieZB0Ab7xk
Prince impersonation via the Dave Chapelle show by Charlie Smith…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5GgED4bfhds
Trump: Transgenders Should ‘Use the Bathroom That They Feel Is Appropriate’
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/21/donald-trump-says-transgender-people-should-use-the-bathroom-they-want/?_r=0