Korea article-map

[Betz]

hello fans... slightly... OT... National Geographic July 2003 has major article ... about the DMZ, plus incredible maps... please pass on to other topics/threads/fans

Betz in Philly

[dolllady]

hello all i got the national geographic this week. makes me sad some of the things south korea is still going thur. i am glad we are and will stick behind them. any body kind know what i mean. what are some of ur feelings ??

[mikey]

Dolllady, for me it's so disappointing that although most of the older S. Koreans (who lived through the war) think we Americans are terrific, the younger generation of S. Koreans, for the most part, seem to really resent us. Part of this is our (in my opinion) sometimes admittedly arrogant and pushy attitudes towards other nations, but still, we've got 35,000 Americans there risking their own lives defending the South from invasion, and the young Koreans just don't seem to appreicate it.

I love Korean culture, but I'd hesitate to visit S. Korea as an American tourist right now, fearing I'd get an ugly reception. Who wants to have a vacation like that?

Just my perspective on things; I could be way wrong -- Mikey

[Betz]

Hiya Fans.... thanks for your replies..

Dolllady... I see you are in Philly so you you must be watch'n the dramas on WYBE... I'm in univ. city... do you make dolls? I was first addicted to Korean drama with EWG - my fav ! by the enchanting costumes... i research, collect and design vintage clothing... YH is my 2nd fav - but actually almost a close # 1 to EWG

Mikey - I am hoping to go to ROK in a year or so... altho in theory it will be a vacation... I think of it more as an educational, citizen and cultural exchange...

Fans... I would welcome any thoughts / comments on traveling to ROK... feel free to e-mail me personally as it's pretty much OT from YH and the other "soaps"...

Betz in Philly

[dolllady]

ya mikey thats what i think i was trying to say. i am disappointed with s. korea. my uncle died over there in the war. i agree that your perspective is very on the target. i enjoy the korean dramas but it is only tv. and i feel the real korea is so different then these shows. maybe with the way they feel about us i should not even watch it. my view of korea is the yh, how real is that??? just alittle down this week with annv. of korea i guess, thanks for your in put it was a big help.

[fantasticeel]

But keep in mind Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech, which caused North Korea to escalate its nuclear program. And then there's the war on Iraq, which has made the entire world resent us, and has also contributed to tensions in Korea. And then there was that incident where some U.S. troops accidentally killed a Korean girl and got off without any punishment (I think.)

I'm not saying anyone is wrong to be disappointed in S. Korea, but I'm just offering a different perspective. Of course we helped them immensely in the past, but more recently our government has done some pretty stupid things.

[dolllady]

ok, i think you are of a great mind! so i had my husband read the other posting and explain some what to me what he thought. first he said he agrees 100 % and so do i. also i think i better stick with why i am on here to have fun over a tv drama.cause you guys get to deep for me. but i am glad you shared with me. please do not misunderstand me i am not blaming the s. korean's for any thing i just worry about them in between all the others. i just want them to know we are there for them cause that is what my uncle and brothers wanted also. soooooooooo..... by the way do u watch yh?? i have watch up to 123 my bad but had to find out what happen to jy and yj. sooooooo good !!!!!!

[Betz]

Hiya Fans....

the post I put up about the Nat'l Geo etc... was pretty much for folks to get a heads up that this mag may be sold out... and go get it cause July is almost over, etc. etc. never thought there would be so much discussion within a thread for YH.....

i am a new member of this fan forum... and didn't see anything on the forum list other than topics for various Korean dramas... and since YH is the only one on the list that i watch and, have posted about YH before.... this is where i put the magazine article...

maybe someone could start up a thread about current event in Korea.... that would be wonderful ! ...if the moderators think that there could be a place for it - even tho so far most threads are about the dramas...

i enjoyed reading all of the comments about current issues with Korea, U.S. etc.

Betz in Philly

[Soju]

Betz -

Certainly, there's a place for it. I would suggest posting such threads in the 'General' area, as this would get response from fans of the different shows.

If interest warrants, perhaps we could even have a Korean Culture/Society area.

[yobo]

"General-ly speaking": If you go to fitzgerald.senate.gov there is a link on the home page that has articles on how the North Korean government is run by a crime syndicate pushing illegal military financing, weapons proliferation, drugs, and counterfeiting.

[Betz]

Sojo and Yobo...

thanks so much for your input.... it's pretty late now on the east coast.... 2:45 a.m.

i'm such a nite owl... but when i get a chance in the next couple of days i'll look at the other pages [preceding the YH fourm] cause so far this is only thread i have visited... and see what's what about starting up new threads...

betz in philly