ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – 16SEP07
The Koreas
– If you ever wondered what you are supposed to snack on while drinking beer or soju, well now you have your answer.
– Thinking of smuggling some dope into Korea? Well you might want to read this then.
– Expat Jane has a Darwin Award nominee from Gyeongju.
– The feetman has some good taste.
– Is it possible that Bae Yong-joon has made a good drama series?
– Is it just me or is Kim Yun-jin starting to show her age?
– Speaking of showing their age.
– Hyundai ads getting a little racy.
Japan
– Was Buddhism and not nationalism the driving force behind Imperial Japan?
– English teachers not getting paid, where have I heard this before?
– And where have I seen this before?
– The war over "The Sea that Cannot Be Named" has now involved fighting over friendship memorials.
– If you have been to Shinjuku before this is pretty cool.
– A Japanese bloggers first impressions from visiting Korea for the first time.
China
– If you use the internet in China you may find yourself coming face to face with China’s online virtual cops.
– Nude foreigners in Chinese palace pissing off the locals.
– It looks like US consumers are not primarily blaming the Chinese for the tainted goods scandal.
Milblogs
– I can’t believe Hillary Clinton appointed Sandy Berger as her national security advisor. Yes the Sandy Berger convicted of stealing and destroying documents from the National Archives.
– Prominent milbloggers had their first press conference with the president. Amazing how times are changing.
– I have to agree that this quote sums up the media quite well.
– Make sure to read Michael Yon’s latest, Hunting Al Qaida Part 1 of 3.
Forward Deployed
– Exposing Gareth Porter’s Slurs of General Petraeus
– NCOs from NY Times Op-Ed Die in Vehicle Accident
– Sheik Sattar Killed in Iraq
– Vietnam War Memorial Vandalized
– The Effort to Destroy General Petraeus
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Hahaha, thanks for the link but FMS has good taste on THAT one?
THAT'S funny 😉
I thought the woman in the picture had pretty good casual look going. She looked better than Kim Yun-jin in her picture. Anybody else have any thoughts on Feetman Seoul's taste?
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Kim Yun-jin — no comment. I'm already trashing someone 😉
The Dongdaemun girl just looked trashy to me. It's cute and pretty much ubiquitous here, but also trashy.
We can summon FMS over here. LOL, he knows what I think.
Oh, come on, now.
I don't know about "trashy." I think the combination of casual and heels is pretty normal, and while it might come off in a certain way to American eyes (especially high heels and a short skirt), I think it doesn't send off quite the same signals in Korea that she might if she were walking down the street in the US.
"Street Styles" is supposed to represent typical street styles in Korea, and I appreciated that she agreed to pose for us, without even knowing in advance what the venue really was. I appreciate that she did.
I think, even by more racy Korean standards, she doesn't approach anything near "trashy." A cap, t-shirt, denim skirt, and a generally casual/sporty look is the point here, it seems, which is far from some of the more "trashy" looks one might describe in Seoul, such as exceptionally short skirt, extreme high heels, gawdy neon colos, revealing tops, or accessories that overdo it.
And rather than describe my subjects in such…negative…terms, I'd rather any nasty adjectives be directed at me for choosing the subject, or a critique of the clothes that is a bit more detailed, rather than sum up as just "trashy."
She was actually quite a kind and friendly young lady, and I feel bad about any criticism, since the point is to allow the picture to represent something about Seoul/Korean fashion, rather than getting into more unfriendly descriptions.
I know that I am obviously more sensitive to these thing because I am the photographer, and readers don't need to hold themselves to such concerns, but I do hope that people will be more positive when thinking about how much these everyday people are offering up the kind of social trust that you don't see that often on the streets of Korea, and that they're kind of putting themselves out there.
Sure, she may not be some people's style, but I don't think "trashy" is either a very accurate description given the cultural context, nor do I just think it to be very nice.
ExpatJane – let's play nice! Since I have impeccable taste.
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In any case, thanks for coming to visit, everyone!
Look I've met some VERY nice people who have made questionable fashion choices. Hell, I have a pair of pink Ugg boots that I really shouldn't have ever bought much less worn with enthusiasm.
The look could be trashier for sure, but as it is, it's trashy. It's not street walker. It's not working girl. It's just trashy.
One of the commentors on FMS had already broken it down bit by bit, so I didn't feel the need to repeat her analysis.
As for cultural responses, that look gets similar responses here as it does back home. I've seen it happen many times. As you say, you're capturing a slice of what we see on the streets of Seoul.
That look? = Cute girl in trashy outfit.