Comments on: demands of the twenty four second news cycle http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2010/01/29/demands-of-the-twenty-four-second-news-cycle/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jesse http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2010/01/29/demands-of-the-twenty-four-second-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 Jesse Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:57:57 +0000 http://www.stillgoingnative.com/?p=3222#comment-2570 My boss in 2008 told me, in very certain terms, that Koreans are the smartest people in the world precisely because they use chopsticks growing up. This allegedly stimulates their brains to the point of superiority. Ironically, this was said to me shortly after I had moved to Korea from Japan, and my boss was constantly dropping little "hints" as to why Korea was superior. Surely, Korea is surrounded by food cultures which also use... ?? But I would presume most cultures find completely absurd/invalid ways to promote themselves, especially when feeling threatened. My boss in 2008 told me, in very certain terms, that Koreans are the smartest people in the world precisely because they use chopsticks growing up. This allegedly stimulates their brains to the point of superiority. Ironically, this was said to me shortly after I had moved to Korea from Japan, and my boss was constantly dropping little “hints” as to why Korea was superior. Surely, Korea is surrounded by food cultures which also use… ??

But I would presume most cultures find completely absurd/invalid ways to promote themselves, especially when feeling threatened.

]]> By: Marita http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2010/01/29/demands-of-the-twenty-four-second-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 Marita Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:38:07 +0000 http://www.stillgoingnative.com/?p=3222#comment-2566 I am not particularly tall nor, I like to think anyway, am I mean. Point taken however. I am not particularly tall nor, I like to think anyway, am I mean. Point taken however.

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