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South Korea's beef with American imported beef - 7/3/2008 3:02:59 AM
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aslouie
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I'm wondering if any of us have been keeping tabs on what's been going on between this country and around Seoul, South Korea, with the latter lifting a ban on American bovine, amidst the prior fears over Mad Cow Disease. Personally, I don't know if the massive protests are about the latter, or more nationalistic/political issues, i.e. American-Korean relations on shaky ground since the last ROK (Roh?) administration.
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RE: South Korea's beef with American imported beef - 7/3/2008 8:42:42 AM
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rnershigh
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I think it's more than about the beef.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this whole thing about American beef come out in S. Korea months after the whole story came to light here in the U.S.? (that sick and older cows were getting into the beef supply, when the country found out school kids in California had been served this beef...).
It's not even news here in the U.S., after all, the cows did NOT have mad cow disease...they were just cows that shouldn't have gotten into the beef supply.
Case closed.
So I doubt if a lot of Americans know this is a big issue over there.
I have relatives in S. Korea and it's still an issue over there, they're keeping it issue (I'm sure the media is having a field day with this.LOL) but who knows why!!
It's real stupid some Korean people are being like this because Korea is very strict about U.S. products coming into their country yet we are okay with importing all of the S. Korean made products (electronics like samsung tvs or hyundai and kia cars for instance) and they are more than happy to make money off those exports to the U.S.
I know that there are hardly any U.S. cars on the road there, most Koreans drive Korean cars, they are looked upon as status symbols because they are more expensive to buy there...I think the import tax is a LOT more than U.S. import tax on foreign cars coming in to the U.S.
I think they're just throwing a hissy fit, they like to think the worst of the U.S. which is funny because they need us and our military in their country.
It's the trendy thing to be, anti-American.
I mean, they do have a little thing called N. Korea that would love to take their country and the riches it has.
Sometimes I wonder if we should just say, "Okay, we'll pull out our troops" and then sit back and wait for the reaction.
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RE: South Korea's beef with American imported beef - 7/4/2008 4:44:38 AM
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WormHeart
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ORIGINAL: rnershigh
I think they're just throwing a hissy fit, they like to think the worst of the U.S. which is funny because they need us and our military in their country.
It's the trendy thing to be, anti-American.
I mean, they do have a little thing called N. Korea that would love to take their country and the riches it has.
Sometimes I wonder if we should just say, "Okay, we'll pull out our troops" and then sit back and wait for the reaction.
Theres a reason for it.
South Korea lives just next to a pretty hostile neighbour with (possibly) nukes.
Almost every time theres some story with the US, there are huge protests in SK. It is a way of staying on good terms with North Korea, and since the heads of state of both South Korea and the US is aware of this, it doenst affect the good relations.
Pure smoke and mirrors for the most part.
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It's almost enough to make me get all political over Korean BBQ! I don't know if this should be nicknamed, "The Kalbi (beef) incident," 
but it sure illustrates the diplomatic landmines that is The Sunshine Policy (the reunification goals for the 2 Koreas). 
