By The Koreas
- Did Thamiflu cause this Korean to jump from his apartment window?
- Look who got a book deal? Anyone surprised?
- This ought to be entertaining, the North Koreans get to discuss human rights at the UN in December.
- So what do people think of ATEK trying to shut down anti-English Spectrum?
- Brian in Jeollanam-do has more on the anti-English Spectrum issue.
- This past week was the anniversary of one of Korea’s greatest man made disasters. And yes it involved a drunk ajushi.
- Here is a tip on how to study Korean for free at a Korean university.
- Here is how the North Koreans justify the kidnapping of Japanese citizens, the Imjimgaeran War!
- A look at racism in Korea, China, & America.
- More English teachers allegedly smoking and selling pot, this time in Ulsan.
- Well, so much for North Korean beer commercials.
- A North Korean refugee shares thoughts on food in South Korea.
Japan
- Preventing vending machine terrorism during Obama’s trip to Japan.
- It looks like there will be no voting rights for North Korean citizens in Japan.
- Here is something that every golfer that must have every golf accessory can probably appreciate.
- It looks like the Japanese are about to blow $5 billion.
- Another example of Japanese and Korea economic cooperation.
- An interesting look at anti-Japanese imagery in Korea.
China
- Big spending Chinese tourists are becoming an economic factor in Japan.
- If you are planning a trip to Macau anytime soon, make sure to bring some bottled water to not only drink, but maybe even shower with!
- Speaking of Macau here is some nice pictures of K-blogger’s honeymoon there.
- James Lilley one of America’s greatest “China Hands” has unfortunately passed away.
5:44 pm on November 15th, 2009 1
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1:23 pm on November 16th, 2009 2
“So what do people think of ATEK trying to shut down anti-English Spectrum?”
Along with sexism and racism, we can add “suppression of freedom of speech”.
Every time ATEK comes to my attention, it is for something I am diametrically opposed to…
…which would be fine if they weren’t in my backyard giving the impression that they represent all round-eyes with their whining behavior, unprofessional appearance and worst-parts-of-militant-liberalism buzzwords.
I want Koreans to think of foreigners as professional, reserved, reasonable, logical, educated, wise, etc… not aggressive, emotionally-driven, overly-dramatic, hyper-sensitive, demanding, etc.
Anti-English Spectrum is quite disagreeable… but the right to voice their opinions on the Internet must be supported… as must ATEK’s right to say why they think AES is wrong.
If ATEK can’t present their case to the public in a reasonable and professional way, they are incompetent. If they have to resort to accusations of “hate speech” instead of making a logical point-by-point counter-argument, they are wrong.
ATEK constantly comes off like the grubby spaz kid yelling to the teacher that Little Billy called him a name. Now, the spaz kid is saying that Little Billy should be gagged and kicked out of school.
Any organization which doesn’t value Freedom of Speech, except when it applies to them, should be treated with a great deal of suspicion.
When people start whining about “hate speech”, it is a warning sign that there is probably a good reason to hate them.