You have not broken any bubble’s with your ill informed post teacher. Are you so full of hate you wont even give to those what was theirs? You continually show dislike in your heart for Korea in your posts. I think this sort proves your attitude in Korea towards Korean people. Your posts reek of Japanese partiality. I admit I am partial to Korea over Japan but do not hate the Japanese. It is sad you are spreading your opinion when you are a teacher. There are so many ignorant teachers that would say what you just said, and not really know the truth. But what you said is what you want to believe. Modern Korea was never part of Manchuria but it is commonly excepted that Goguryo, Silla, and Bakje were and before they were unified. I don’t recall who of them were in and maintained part of Manchuria but don’t care either at this point. If you want an all out debate I will site facts, Not opinions or propaganda. I have read enough of the history to believe this factual information. You are one the worlds teachers so teach fact not opinion. BTW Propaganda for who? What good would it be to have lost part of the land you once had? Other folks don’t feel so great about that. Now that taming the west story. Well there ya go teacher there’s your propaganda. Would you teach it as such? Really I don’t believe anyone feels good about losing something and especially a people losing part of their nations lands. Wow as for me I would really enjoy being able to trust more of the worlds teacher’s as they are in a position to tell the truth but you talk opinions. Hope that is not the way you teach. Dosen’t matter what subject a teacher teaches. All are in positions to impress good or bad ideas to their students. If you don’t know the truth don’t make something up. Just blow up a balloon and teach about contained air.

Hate to burst your bubble, but Manchuria was not part of Korea. Never. It is just propaganda. There is Korean blood there, but only because there were Korean tribes (linguistically we don’t know) that loved alongside and fought alongside Han Chinese everywhere in China.

Mike

Your right about over population. But its the whole human race. There are 6.7 billion of us. That is allot of this planets resources. 48 million isn’t as large when taking that into consideration, and realize that Korea was once Manchuria as well as the peninsula.

Your point about the 48 million in that small area is well taken, though doesn’t hardly seem like it could be huh? It most certainly is though and South Korea is the third most densely populated Area in the world. But then New york city is near 9 million. The whole state is near 20 million. We get so used to seeing the word million these days some may get desensitized to it but if we have 1 tenth of that many people killed in a horrid disaster the numbers come to mind very quickly.

I’m not saying your wrong but Korea has been cleaning up every since the war went cold in 1955. Wow from what I have seen Korea has came a long ways in that time. Your point is duly noted about the size of Korea and population. Oh and I know its sucks to see some uncaring person just tossing garbage as if it is their world and no one else lives in it. Happens everywhere, and someone has to clean it up.

The population of South Korea was 21 million give or take at the beginning of cold war or in early 1956. So it doesn’t look like those families are having as many kids as one may have thought. You may want to check on the number of people that actually emigrate from South Korea also. That number in total is around 5 million. One last thing for thought. Wonder what the population of the America’s was say around 1490. Then I also wonder how many of those native folks managed to continue their lineage. Wow we humans do go through some extreme changes huh? We are incredible. What will happen to us?

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I thought it was amazing that almost everywhere you go in Korea you can find people who speak English and signs in English. We did get cheated some and had a few bad experiences but I don’t think the people who tried to cheat us did it because they were Korean. Greed is found everywhere. The people who cheated us and overcharged were just trying to get over on the American government. Also, many of the shops used a haggling system that I think lot of Americans, including me, are uncomfortable with.
I have a lot of tattoos and some visible piercings and some Koreans looked at me askance, but mostly they were nice and seemed amused by them. They chuckled but they weren’t being mean about it, which is more than I can say for some of the Americans who saw me on post and felt the need to give me their unsolicited opinions about my appearance.

The Koreans I worked with on post were wonderful to me and were nice to everyone else too. Actually the Koreans I worked with were nicer than most of the American civilians on post. 90% of the bad experiences we had in Korea were dealing with American civilian employees.

I don’t consider not being friendly the same as being rude. Korea is crowded so they deal with strangers in public differently. I found the line cutting and pushing rude, but I also realize that it is just how they do things and they don’t mean anything personal by it.

I agree with the poople who mentioned how gross and stinky the food is, but I don’t understand why anyone would be angry at the people because they don’t like the food. And yes, kimchi is a pervasive stench, but if you go in an American’s house who fries chicken or fish a lot, it stinks. It’s just that people live so closely in Korea, you can smell what they are eating at home. Smelly food does not equal rudeness.

People have been asking me how Korea was and I tell the truth: there were good aspects and bad aspects. There are things I miss about Korea, like cheap taxis, a terrific train system, being able to walk anywhere, and the overall safety. I don’t know if there are as many Korans at all bases as are at Carson, but generally the Koreans here who work on post are very friendly and polite.