OT Today is a big Korean holiday

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  1. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Chuseok

    My wife is fixing all kinds of Korean food and left flowers on her mother's grave. Her sister and her husband have come over to eat and visit.

    If you know any Koreans, they are celebrating today, harvest day.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Nice

    Happy Chuseok to those who celebrate
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I don't know any koreans
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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  5. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Why should I care who you know or don't know especially if it derides my comment.

    Edit: By the way, Korean is spelled with a capital 'K'. It's the way we show respect for another country.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    white guy lecturing the asian guy on asian shit.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    What White guy? What Asian guy? Also, does it matter what race a guy is when he makes a comment? How about we stick to commenting on the comment and leave the poster out of it? I think we might even have a rule on that someplace.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    there's a rule on no personal attacks.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    my original comment was going to be waaaaaaay more offensive btw, so you should feel lucky i kept it classi
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Then why the insult?
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    You saved your ass.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    there was no personal attack.
     
  13. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    There was, you just don't realize it.

    By the way, I'm not a White guy.
     
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    oh, my bad! sorry to offend you like that!
     
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    I knew a maintenance tech at this apartment complex for a number of years. He was a 65 year old Korean who was a great guy and would so anything for his daughter. The poor fellow passed away from cancer.
     
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    Koreans are probably the best asians, all things considered. There definitely is a hierarchy, which is why different asians hate each other so much.
     
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    One of these days I will have to visit you during harvest day, buddy!
     
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    Lanny, I have a daughter in law that is Korean (adopted as a baby) and she is very interested in their customs and even teaching my grandson, which I think is fantastic.
    Have you ever read the book "Imperial Cruise"? I just finished, and it blew my mind.
    I really hope so day that Peninsula will become one country again someday.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    I thought that Harvest Day is a brand of bread.
     
  20. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Yeah, it does sound familiar.

    In Korea, at least the last time I was there which was about 15 or 20 years ago, bakeries mostly dealt in rice flour treats. I don't think there was too much wheat flour going around. That's always a place where I could get a great cup of coffee and some at least as great conversation. Koreans were always looking for someone who spoke English so they could try out what they had learned.

    Now that I think about it, they did have McDonalds which was identical to McDonalds here. So, they were baking wheat flour hamburger buns someplace. They also had some of the best pizza joints I've ever been in. Here's the crazy part. Koreans have alcoholic beverages everywhere and they love to put ground red pepper on and in everything. But at their pizza joints there was no beer and no red pepper to sprinkle on your pizza. Now, that's a real head scratcher I would love to know why.
     

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