tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post8300771939740841839..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Ask a Korean! News: Acclimation of a North KoreanT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-90085240610798922262014-01-14T02:29:51.921-05:002014-01-14T02:29:51.921-05:00Even though this comment comes ~5 yrs after, I jus...Even though this comment comes ~5 yrs after, I just had to reply.. Thomas, have you not read about Korean nationalistic pride (especially as it has been so eloquently described in The Korean's blog)?? Why would a Korean in his right mind want to "feel" American, when today, in the eyes of most Koreans, America is one of Korea's fiercest rivals in the race of nations ???? The logic behind increased coffee consumption in Korea has been discussed in this and various other posts throughout the blog, which would go something like this: better quality coffee > more people buy coffee.. simple as that. It is true that in the US coffee quality is not all that great (when you compare it w/ other countries like Costa Rica, Ethiopia, etc). This fact leads to more people in the US to buy from Starbucks since their coffee is at least passable. Starbucks is international and they have shops in other not-so-good coffee places (i.e. KOrea!!) . It makes sense that the pattern in the US would be repeated in Korea.<br />Also, who is this Audrey Heppner you speak of??? Or, do you mean the lovely BELGIAN actress Audrey Hepburn? R.I.P.hasta nuncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270753346611637883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-18499013305230752682012-07-21T23:35:35.689-04:002012-07-21T23:35:35.689-04:00people thinks sopeople thinks soMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002515546328309911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-76743763049664681612009-11-27T22:01:32.332-05:002009-11-27T22:01:32.332-05:00I am laughing so hard on what Eugene said. In my ...I am laughing so hard on what Eugene said. In my travels to Japan and Taiwan, I think the young natives want to be part of the American culture. So they embrace anything from America. I think the people in the Asian countries embrace Starbucks and all American restaurants because it makes them feel being like an American, not high society. <br /><br />I think the Starbucks concept came from one of Audrey Heppner old movies. In one of her movies she was part of a beatnik group that drank coffee at a coffee bar in Paris. The beatniks only wore black and talk like they are smart.ztraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936205806105183135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-86595962865988407842009-11-27T21:37:42.939-05:002009-11-27T21:37:42.939-05:00Starbucks is high society? It is just an upper-mi...Starbucks is high society? It is just an upper-middle of the road coffee shop. I visit Starbucks everyday when I am in Taiwan. Starbucks has great desserts.ztraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936205806105183135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-24598501682906654522009-11-18T20:11:11.450-05:002009-11-18T20:11:11.450-05:00I also hate the fact that Starbucks is more a high...<b>I also hate the fact that Starbucks is more a high society (or people who try to be high society but really aren't) cultural phenomenon in Korea rather than a place that makes decent coffee.</b><br /><br />Isn't that true everywhere, relatively speaking? In the West, many poor people go to Starbucks, but they tend to be university students trying to seem sophisticated or poor people who can't help but spend money and want to seem rich.<br /><br />A cup of coffee everywhere in Korea is very expensive. I just don't understand how everything in Korea is so cheap, except for a cup of coffee.A Deal Or No Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846366896375330656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-8846010726656333322009-11-17T14:42:38.859-05:002009-11-17T14:42:38.859-05:00As a Korean American who has spent a good 6 years ...As a Korean American who has spent a good 6 years in Korea during his formative years (middle school, part of high school), I think 웃찾사 and 개그콘서트 are trash. In fact, I think most Korean soap operas are also completely worthless. Although I would have to agree with bza and say 무한도전 is quite amazing.<br /><br />I also hate the fact that Starbucks is more a high society (or people who try to be high society but really aren't) cultural phenomenon in Korea rather than a place that makes decent coffee. I bet they could mix trace amounts of dog shit in their coffee in the Seoul branches and people would still drink it just to carry around the cup.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289456832628285151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-78232441945288201832009-11-15T21:03:24.418-05:002009-11-15T21:03:24.418-05:00That's a very interesting article. I do often ...That's a very interesting article. I do often wonder if there is a better way of not wasting all those side dishes.<br /><br />And yes, Korean television is inescapable. At first it seems really stupid, but then I found myself oddly hooked to 무한도전, and always tune in to see what kind of silly challenge is happening this week.bzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834025855715577601noreply@blogger.com