america had its time, when the rest of the world was still developing.Caught this scrolling down after the fact. It seemed like a great setup to preface a chunk of text with an argument on how you think it's acceptable to write like a moron. This was the payoff.
Zips wrote..No you're thinking of other fighting games where picking the right moves doesnt matter.
About as good as button mashers can be I'd suppose.
dexta wrote..IT'S FUCKIN' MONGOLIA.
A lot of Mongolians also watch Korean dramas, and rather religiously, according to her.
By the way, what do you actually even know about any of the Korean stuff?Not much. Only what i've gathered from watching the progress of asian music, television, and movies for the past 7 years.
Not much. Only what i've gathered from watching the progress of asian music, television, and movies for the past 7 years.for some reason, i'm really not impressed.
ph03nix(k) wrote..Yeah, and they built a grill in its place.
God damn mongolians knock down my city wall..
Gpig wrote..
I hang an America flag from mine.
:.:.: wrote..Those were, by far, the best comments in this thread, which doesn't say a whole lot for the rest of what has been said. Ah well, at least the "laughing at ignorance and pissing contests" aspect has been plentiful.
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dexta wrote..I think it's amusing that people who live in rather small countries think that their traveling experiences have been so phenominal, when they're going less distance to get to the next country as Americans go to get to a bordering state. I don't know of any intelligent person who would make the claim that Americans travel less than people in other countries -- however, despite the large distances we're able to traverse on a regular basis (our fuel prices being what they are greatly aids this), it still remains predominantly within the States because the USA is rather large.
the fact is, uve been spending ur whole life in the same house all ur life. seriously, get a passport and live somewhere else for a year or two, then come back to america and see how brainwashed and closeminded everyone is.
hahnchen wrote..I recall watching the news afterward and seeing some countries in which people were definitely flocking to the streets, but not in sympathy or support, but in celebration. Additionally, using Tehran as an example seems rather out of place. You're talking about a country that threatens to wipe another ally of the USA off the map, presumably with nuclear weapons... and you're trying to convince other readers that the USA has turned Iran from being a supporter to an enemy in a mere 5 years? Iran does not have any love lost for the USA, and hasn't for as long as any of us reading this can remember.
Do you really think the rest of the world hates America? Maybe it's true, maybe it's because America is so much better than everyone else, that the only way we can make ourselves feel better is by belittling your strange shaped footballs, or you beautiful beautiful cars. But it wasn't always this way. After September 11, the world was by America's side, people were marching in Tehran in a show of support for America. You were bathing in goodwill. And in 5 years, all that has gone to be replaced with quite possibly the greatest sense of global animosity to America. Ask yourselves why this is.
dexta wrote..Perfect mastery of the English language (or whichever language you happen to write in, but English is the relevant one for this site obviously) conveys a sense of intelligence that is otherwise lost. Perhaps the foul-smelling drunk in the back alley has some really good ideas about any number of subjects, but odds are his presentation will turn you off before you've had a chance to consider them. The same thing applies when your typing style present yourself as a child growing up in the text-messaging generation.
lol. u gotta be kidding me. choosing to type in such a way (as in using "u" and "r") automatically labels me as unintelligent?
america has been a large influence in the world with the westernization of countries everywhere (and dont forget about the countless numbers of mcdonald$$$), but that influence is dying out quickly with the emergence of a new cultural influence that is dominating asia. that influence, my friend, comes from the small country of SOUTH KOREA.Emphasis my own. Those are pretty strong statements. Let's see where you go with it...
america had its time, when the rest of the world was still developing. westernization was huge. still is, to some degree... but its dying. or has died. basically is dead. choose what u wish; today's america is now korea.Bumping it up a notch. Now not only is America's influence "dead" by your standards, now Korea possesses the cultural influence and power that USA, the world's "former" superpower, once had. Let's see if you can stick to your guns:
dexta wrote..Wait, South Korea, which if Seoul was anything to judge it by, has been massively affected by western culture, doesn't have much influence on America? But this is the new America we're talking about, it's SOUTH KOREA! How could so amazing a country as the "new America" not be influencing the "old America?" Must be a fluke, and certainly S. Korea's cultural dominance pervades everywhere else in the world...
Regarding hahnchen's post:
Well if your talking about Americans not being able to name a Korean movie, then fine. I already said that the Korean influence in America is very small. But Korean things are becoming very big in Asia.
I'm not trying to say that it's like Godzilla or anything. But the popularity of Korean stuff has become incredibly high.Wait a second. The "new America" doesn't even have the influence that Japan or China have? South Korea has a hard time influencing other countries?
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Korea isn't as powerful as Japan or China, meaning they naturally have a harder time influencing other countries so much.
I mean, compare another country the size of Korea and see how much influence they have. Korea's population is what, 48 million? That's smaller than the UK, France, Germany, Turkey, the Philippines... but none of those countries have had influences like Korea's in Asia.The problem, dexta, is that you tried to sell us on South Korea having a world influence superior to that which America has had on the world. The westernization spread by America has affected basically every country to some extent, and had a huge impact on Asia, a continent halfway around the world from America.
Okay, I can see you saw at least a little bit of Old Boy, by your mention of the fight scene. Now, if you thought the rest of the movie was crap, we can just completely disregard your post, because obviously your sense of what's good or bad is very poor. Old Boy is one of the most internationally reknown movies, and it's been awarded for its excellence. or whatever. Calling that crap is either a diss to everyone who has praised it, or simply an opinion.I saw Old Boy, and personally hated it. It's not that it wasn't fairly decent writing or acting or anything, I just didn't find it to appeal to me. However, given how high the movie is rated on IMDb (which is the only reason I saw it in the first place) apparently there is a fairly large group of people who did like that token film. That said, take a look over IMDb's top 250 list and check out how many are produced by each country. Even French films, a rather minor contributor to the list, far outnumber Korean films.
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