tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post2657962059604780478..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Tribute to a country I barely knew two years ago...Jonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-66838765408236136672008-12-17T23:57:00.000+08:002008-12-17T23:57:00.000+08:00Jonna, I bet you have learned a lot about Asians a...Jonna, I bet you have learned a lot about Asians and some of their inner most thoughts of other people from comments here. What a great way to get to know them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-2090789119510900962008-12-17T13:10:00.000+08:002008-12-17T13:10:00.000+08:00i wouldn't call them thieves especially when they ...i wouldn't call them thieves especially when they are actually trying to get rid of the influences from ancient china<BR/><BR/>or do they still use hanzi? i don't think soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-17093711365780150812008-12-17T07:57:00.000+08:002008-12-17T07:57:00.000+08:00Anonymouse -I'm sad to hear that u have had such a...Anonymouse -I'm sad to hear that u have had such a bad experience with koreans in the US. In my opinion, obviously there are nice and not so nice people from every country, no matter where in the world u go. The Koreans I have met here in China are very friendly, not only to me and other lao wais, but also to Chinese people. They have Chinese friends, speak Chinese, and so on. Likewise, many of my Chinese friends here in Suzhou like Korean people, like the Korean food, fashion, and so on... So for me it is hard to imagine what has happened to you. Really sad. But like I said, there are rude people everywhere. <BR/><BR/>When I first move to Finland I had an experience similar to yours. While most Finns understand Swedish (they have to learn in school) and think Swedes are OK, there are also those who truly HATE Swedes because of history. I was in a small food shop speaking Swedish to a friend when I suddenly heard someone yell:<BR/><BR/>-Who the f*** is speaking Swedish in my shop?! No bloody Swedish in my shop! Get out. Get OUT NOW!!! <BR/><BR/>So... I was thrown out of the shop. First time ever. But not the last.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-10231024190636384552008-12-17T03:31:00.000+08:002008-12-17T03:31:00.000+08:00Dear Jonna,I am offically jealous :)AdrianDear Jonna,<BR/><BR/>I am offically jealous :)<BR/><BR/>AdrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-67878709472737292392008-12-17T01:10:00.000+08:002008-12-17T01:10:00.000+08:00I would rather suggest you pay a visit to Japan an...I would rather suggest you pay a visit to Japan and to see what a real Asian developed and most advanced country is like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-88145761854257116652008-12-17T00:16:00.000+08:002008-12-17T00:16:00.000+08:00i know Mr Anonymous is talking about the World Her...i know Mr Anonymous is talking about the World Heritage incidents. There are rumors around chinese media and the internet that South Korea is going to nominate the Duanwu festival 端午节,chinese medicine中医, for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-24466730242597171852008-12-16T23:09:00.000+08:002008-12-16T23:09:00.000+08:00Jonna, I don't mean to disappoint you, but your ex...Jonna, I don't mean to disappoint you, but your experience with Korean folks is strictly a Laowai's experience. I am Chinese living in the U.S. and love Korean food, shop at Korean-run farmer's market. I don't have any Korean friends even though my next door neighbor is Korean. We have tried to befriend them, but they are just snobbish. Koreans are not open to outisders. They are racists in every sense of this hideous word. One time while vacationing in Canada, I went to a Korean restaurant but was only told to leave because I was Chinese. The hostess's exact words were, "We don't serve Chinese food here. You are Chinese. Right?" And her expression said we were not welcome. Koreans (and I must say Chinese and Japanese as well) also have this inferiority complex. They are extra nice to Westerners but simply mean and nasty toward their own fellow Asians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-5438893700518163552008-12-16T22:10:00.000+08:002008-12-16T22:10:00.000+08:00adrian -I have no idea if they give freebies to on...adrian -I have no idea if they give freebies to only us or to all customers.. I am normally to busy stuffing myself to check out what other people get/pay for/don't pay for... ;) I just know I have never received so much free food (and beer) at one place ever before. It's grande! <BR/><BR/>Flyingfish -I couldn't have said it better myself. It's not like the Koreans have taken anything from China that the Chinese now don't have, from what I am concerned... <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I don't think it is uncommon or strange in any way that contries that are geographically close to each other are influenced by each other. <BR/>Scandinavian countries share a lot of common cultures, simply because they share a lot of history. A lot of things that origns from Sweden (like Midsummer) take place in Finland, and vice versa -that's just how it is.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-31622076247477950872008-12-16T21:31:00.000+08:002008-12-16T21:31:00.000+08:00I dont think any Asian country along the Pacific r...I dont think any Asian country along the Pacific rim can deny some amount of influence from China in the past, whether it is in the form of language, clothing, or just Chinese migration.<BR/><BR/>But anyway, I wanted to ask you Jonna- did the Koreans restaurants only give you guys the freebies, or all customers?<BR/><BR/>AdrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-74664055482374639032008-12-16T21:28:00.000+08:002008-12-16T21:28:00.000+08:00OK, Jonna probably will not let me post this, and ...OK, Jonna probably will not let me post this, and I would not blame her, but seriously -- Anonymous, what have you been smoking?! How can the Koreans have "stolen" Chinese culture? China's still got her culture! No one's absconded with it! It's still right here in the Middle Kingdom, and it's still alive and kicking in families and street parades and classrooms all over the world, from New York to Sydney. <BR/><BR/>I'm Caucasian, and I was taught my numbers and colors in Cantonese when I was in kindergarten. San Francisco public school, see: 33 percent Chinese, more than any other single ethnicity in that district.<BR/><BR/>What you're really talking about is being open to influence. Just how is that a bad thing? By the way, whenever anyone tries to tell me how xenophobic the Chinese are, I point out China's cultural genius for adoption and adaptation -- everything from Buddhism to tomatoes. Any civilization that can borrow and recreate with such glorious zest and such terrific results hardly deserves to be called xenophobic. <BR/><BR/>But when people raise their concerns about the wave of national chauvinism that seems to be sweeping China's youth, I'm afraid I have no answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-13030037107586407542008-12-16T17:27:00.000+08:002008-12-16T17:27:00.000+08:00Korean people is awesome!The first place I lived i...Korean people is awesome!<BR/><BR/>The first place I lived in China had no people speaking english at all, except a fellow korean student, so we ended up as best friends, doing all kind of stupid things together. And after a while I got introduced to his cousin and his friends, it was such a nice time. Koreans are really friendly, funny and they wear really cool clothes. The only thing I might not like that much is the enormous respect for the elders, which at some points almost seems sillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-40022901460463095822008-12-16T13:44:00.000+08:002008-12-16T13:44:00.000+08:00anonymouse -whoa.. this is all new to me. Never he...anonymouse -whoa.. this is all new to me. Never heard anyone call koreans theieves before, I thought China and Korea had a quite good relationship? The Koreans I know over here are nothing like my Chinese friends anyways, especially not when it comes to behaviour and culture. But when it comes to history, I cannot speak. <BR/><BR/>I don't think Koreans 'seem polite' simply because they bow?! When I was in Seoul I was amazed of how helpful people were, even though they could barely speak a word of English. Every time I was in the metro trying to read a map someone came up to me asking where I wanted to go and helped me buy tickets.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-67258010229956095382008-12-16T12:51:00.000+08:002008-12-16T12:51:00.000+08:00yeah, their food is good and their cloth is ok. th...yeah, their food is good and their cloth is ok. they often bow which seems they are polite. but you will not discover more of them until you are famous all over the world, cause then they will claim you one korean. The worst thing about this country is denying that their culture,even the whole country,has learnt a lot from the ancient China and Chinese.their culture roots in the long and spectacular Chinese culture. I call koreans the worst thief, who stealt but does not admit they are thieves, or even borrower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-72797434196566647912008-12-16T12:35:00.000+08:002008-12-16T12:35:00.000+08:00I haven't tried that soup... but I definitely will...I haven't tried that soup... but I definitely will next summer. Sounds really good from what u saying! :)Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-64346120166096851182008-12-16T10:38:00.000+08:002008-12-16T10:38:00.000+08:00Great post, but you forgot to mention Korean cold ...Great post, but you forgot to mention Korean cold noodle soup in the summer -- one of the most seriously glorious foods ever created by the hand of man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com