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Seoul Searching

Rakesh Mani May 15, 2006

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#4 Posted by wiseguyin on May 20, 2006 12:08:38 pm
Re: # 3
> to feed the american bull-dogs..examples like kashmir between India and Pakistan and
> Koreas and Vietnams were created...not to forget Cyprus as well..

Let me guess. You are a muslim right ?

How did I know ?
The logic above is kinda transparent ...... to human brain ....
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#3 Posted by kaptain on May 20, 2006 3:24:12 am
After all, one out of every four people in South Korea has relatives in the North.

to feed the american bull-dogs..examples like kashmir between India and Pakistan and Koreas and Vietnams were created...not to forget Cyprus as well..

although Vietnam proved to be expensive and thorn in the throat..

Uncle Sam rules..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#2 Posted by rakeshmani on May 17, 2006 7:56:01 am
Re: # 1

I agree.. everything American in Seoul seemed to be given more value than it was worth. Korean teenagers would prefer hanging out at an American bistro as opposed to a Korean fast food restaurant. Classic case of American being ``cool``

Which makes me wonder.. are Indians/Pakistanis more traditional or equally susceptible to American cultural influences, since youngsters throng the McDonalds` but the places are also burnt down by angry protestors every now and then...
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#1 Posted by nasah on May 16, 2006 10:01:33 pm
``In Korea, restaurants such as McDonald’s or Pizza Hut that are considered value for money fast food joints by most and junk food joints by many, are accorded a greater respect by the Korean populace.``(RM)

Rakesh that`s our Asian burgermania for the rich and the affluent -- American garbage is precious gourmet for the upper class natives -- you should see the MacDonald in Amman Jordan -- it has pictures of royal family including King Husain`s elder brother who visited the fast food place includes the current queen.....or may its the American lard that attaracts them.......
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