tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748378024441969069.post2426381357966831828..comments2023-03-26T15:29:49.527-07:00Comments on Domestic Bliss in South Korea: KOREA SPARKLING!not-so-quiet momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813110113806228167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748378024441969069.post-25537936851895641072009-04-14T19:48:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:48:00.000-07:00That video was beautiful and hilarious. Beautiful,...That video was beautiful and hilarious. Beautiful, because Korea is beautiful (and it made me homesick), and hilarious because so much of a video meant for broadcast outside of Korea is chock-a-block with exclusively Korean subtitles. I bet there were 5 Korean subtitles for one English subtitle, which is, um, not the wisest marketing tool to use with people who can't read 한글. Sparkling, indeed.PHGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059947427927996287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748378024441969069.post-51232841462313751982009-03-26T07:50:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:50:00.000-07:00There's "Love Land" on Jeju Island (which isn't ju...There's "Love Land" on Jeju Island (which isn't just penises), a Penis Park south of Samcheok, and a totem pole park near Gongju that's supposed to feature some phallic symbols. <BR/>The only one I've actually been to is "Love Land."not-so-quiet momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813110113806228167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748378024441969069.post-87169036147661976552009-03-26T04:48:00.000-07:002009-03-26T04:48:00.000-07:00penis parks? What? I havent heard of those.penis parks? What? I havent heard of those.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940131644562553633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748378024441969069.post-47853493094328979062009-03-22T14:47:00.000-07:002009-03-22T14:47:00.000-07:00Good points in a reasonable tone.I wonder about th...Good points in a reasonable tone.<BR/><BR/>I wonder about the lack of garbage cans, though. a friend of mine refuses to buy the proper garbage bags (for those outside of Korea: buying the bag is a kind of garbage tax - collection of household garbage is daily) and instead uses whatever bag is handy.<BR/><BR/>I have seen, very infrequently, people using public garbage cans for household garbage. I guess they didn't have a bag handy or missed the pickup in the morning - it's hard to imagine they were saving money -the bags are cheap enough.<BR/><BR/>I have seen the same thing in Canada; I worked at a recreation centre and for several weeks some local builder used our dumpster for his commercial trash - broken drywall, lumber and the like.<BR/><BR/>Are the garbage cans missing because they were abused?kwandongbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193395682122475477noreply@blogger.com