Comments on: Korea Upset at Israeli Breaches of Protocol

By: Knickerbocker

Knickerbocker — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:59:46 +0000

Good point, GI. It really is amateurish statesmanship to resolve things this way. It looks very small.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:42:32 +0000

I don’t think Israel did anything intentionally wrong and all the attention being paid to it because the Korean foreign minister went to the media about it has probably not gone over well with the Israelis I would assume.

This whole issue should have been handled quietly and diplomatically and not through the Chosun Ilbo.

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:31:54 +0000

“What if Korean used Japanese flag upside?”

It becomes the Land of the Setting Sun.

By: CPT KIM

CPT KIM — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:03:43 +0000

James,

What if Korean used Japanese flag upside?

By: Dr.Yu

Dr.Yu — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:21:07 +0000

With so much attention this matter got in blogs like this, the Israel government will probably pay more attention to this kind of problem from now on.

By: James

James — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:08:44 +0000

This reminds me of a similar incident that occurred during the 2002 World Cup. The opening ceremony held in Korea used a Japanese flag with a ridiculously oversized red sun in the center. During preparations the Japanese had told Korea that the flag was incorrect, but they were ignored and the flag was used anyway. It annoyed some Japanese netizens, but the Japanese government wasn’t petty enough to file official complaints.

By: Knickerbocker

Knickerbocker — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:15:54 +0000

Couple of possibilities here:

1. Perhaps the Israelis thought Roh’s administration would prefer they fly the North Korean flag. That’s an honest mistake.

2. Another strong possibility is the fact that the South Korean Sunshine Policy is basically funding the North Korean nuclear weapons program, so the regime in Seoul is assisting the Syrians in the possible destruction of their country. Just a hunch though.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:00:40 +0000

I’m “fanning” this controversy?

I’m not the one who published a story about how the Foreign Minister was upset in Korea’s largest newspaper the Chosun Ilbo. Did some disgruntled ex-pat wrote that story as well?

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:01:05 +0000

It was payback for a perceived slight.

The Israelis were highly offended by something the Koreans said.

Honestly, it was just a simple misunderstanding… nobody’s fault, really.

The Koreans asked about drinking together but the Israelis thought they were being spoken down to and their mother was being called a sailor.

Very ugly.

The conversation went something like this…

“So, Jew. Ma, she go ship… ah?”

“Oy gevalt! Can you believe the meshuggeneh of these Korean nudnicks? Put them in the old, scratched Olvo for that! The one with no chozzerai! And give them that ongepotchket flag.”

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:20:25 +0000

The foreign minister may or may not have been upset, but the average Kim cares jack shit. So why are you fanning this non controversy into a big “KOREA UPSET” thread? You and some of your fellow expat blogsphere people have some serious issues.