Comments | samedi: Conflict in East Asia

samedi

Conflict in East Asia

Nov 24, 2010 04:42

If you've been following the news recently you've no doubt heard about North Korea's artillery shelling of Yeonpyeong Island on the afternoon of 23 November. If, by some chance, you aren't aware of what's happened you can get a quick summary of events from any number of sources -- such as Yahoo News and BusinessWeek. Before the start of classes ( Read more... )

sports, taiwan (台灣), north korea

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samedi November 24 2010, 14:11:41 UTC

You were deleted from my friends list, but on top of that I haven't posted anything here in the past two months.

notte0 November 24 2010, 04:39:05 UTC

hm... North Korea... I have nothing constructive to share. Except for Kim Jong-il's exiled eldest son having a villa here in Macau (Coloane Island, along the Hac Sa beach, I heard, and how he blends so well with the locals that nobody knows he's, you know, Kim Jong-nam. (dresses up like any local does, takes the bus, etc, etc...). Which isn't all that helpful in the first place...

synchronized swimming in itself is a little scary in itself... the make up. Did you notice all that make up?? And it's waterproof make up...

samedi November 24 2010, 14:26:16 UTC

Is there much interest in Kim Jong-nam within Macau? I'm not sure if his decision to blend in with the locals is because he can get away with it (nobody cares) or if he sees that as the easiest way to keep a low profile.

I forgot to mention the make-up, but you're absolutely right! It does add another dimension to the creepiness factor.

brighidn November 28 2010, 20:52:42 UTC

Juxtapose the proportions of the international frictions here.
Missiles versus sports teams.
I suppose if we can get people to hash their anger out in sports and eggs, that's something like moral progress.
But the children's faces tell me we don't learn, very often...

Good to hear from you!

Posting again! anonymous November 29 2010, 14:25:49 UTC

Yeah! You're posting again! Strange how kids, and people in general, feel isolated from the bombing, as if they couldn't be hit. I've repeatedly met that reaction, but also several Koreans have EXPECTED me to be afraid and to be considering a move back home, so when they ask if I'm afraid, I just turn the question and invariably get a smiling chuckle. I translate it kind of as "well, it's life and life will go on so why worry about it?" Rather doubt if Americans would take "things" of the same nature in as casual a stride!
Cheryl

anonymous March 19 2011, 18:54:04 UTC

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