Comments on: Korea: Kissing in Public Places http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 28 May 2012 15:55:58 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: timsan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1201134 timsan Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:20:18 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1201134 You would be amazed by Korean society if you lived here. If this weren't public news, I'd bet the old man would get no punishment. You would be amazed by Korean society if you lived here. If this weren’t public news, I’d bet the old man would get no punishment.

]]> By: jbarl http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200927 jbarl Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:36:16 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200927 kissing in public? 'as the east people', we supposed to know that behaviour is prohibided especially in public. for some people, it's very shameful behaviour. hello, we in the asia. if we in europe, america. that's things no problem, right? kissing our partner is our right.come on, we live in the democratic world. everyone free express their expression. but it's better if we not show to everyone that we're in love. just we and our partner know how deep our love. Yonsinnae have a right to alert the teenagers not to do that (especially if he is one of teenagers family). the fault in Yonsinnae can not do his punishment to them. come on, how he himself as the teenagers treat same by somebody else like he do? kissing in public? ‘as the east people’, we supposed to know that behaviour is prohibided especially in public. for some people, it’s very shameful behaviour. hello, we in the asia. if we in europe, america. that’s things no problem, right?

kissing our partner is our right.come on, we live in the democratic world. everyone free express their expression. but it’s better if we not show to everyone that we’re in love. just we and our partner know how deep our love.

Yonsinnae have a right to alert the teenagers not to do that (especially if he is one of teenagers family). the fault in Yonsinnae can not do his punishment to them. come on, how he himself as the teenagers treat same by somebody else like he do?

]]> By: Jeremy Clarke http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200862 Jeremy Clarke Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:40:57 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200862 I'm glad that the students in question chose to confront the man about their difference of opinion rather than just stop and apologize as the man probably would have preferred. Deference to elders when you don't actually agree just causes repressed feelings and more conflict later. If anything, it seems like they may have reacted poorly though, at least if we want to give the attacking man any credit. They may have teased him or something rather than trying to discuss the matter rationally. Either way, it's definitely surprising how strict the adult perceptions are around there, being bothered by a deep french kiss is understandable, but light kissing? I’m glad that the students in question chose to confront the man about their difference of opinion rather than just stop and apologize as the man probably would have preferred. Deference to elders when you don’t actually agree just causes repressed feelings and more conflict later.

If anything, it seems like they may have reacted poorly though, at least if we want to give the attacking man any credit. They may have teased him or something rather than trying to discuss the matter rationally.

Either way, it’s definitely surprising how strict the adult perceptions are around there, being bothered by a deep french kiss is understandable, but light kissing?

]]> By: mahathir_fan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200810 mahathir_fan Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:34:26 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200810 Is that kissing a form of affection or lust? We do not have to kiss the mouth to show affection. Often, we can just kiss the hand. Is that kissing a form of affection or lust?

We do not have to kiss the mouth to show affection. Often, we can just kiss the hand.

]]> By: Michel http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200809 Michel Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:24:57 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200809 Sounds like a horrible city? Give me Paris or Rome anyday, even London! LOL Do people in Korea smile much? On TV they always look sombre and miserable, or angry and violent. Anyway good luck, young lovers. Sounds like a horrible city? Give me Paris or Rome anyday, even London! LOL
Do people in Korea smile much? On TV they always look sombre and miserable, or angry and violent.
Anyway good luck, young lovers.

]]> By: Bob Chen http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200806 Bob Chen Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:07:29 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200806 Ha, many students in China do so. But no one was hit. Maybe we have all accepted that commonplace phenomenon. And a lot of kissing young men in public, I believe, are influenced by the Korean romantic TV dramas. So popular here! See:http://bbs.csonline.com.cn/Archive_view.asp?boardID=56&ID=210269 PS:reading your posts about life in Korea, I really find so many things in common with here. Resonance! Ha, many students in China do so. But no one was hit. Maybe we have all accepted that commonplace phenomenon. And a lot of kissing young men in public, I believe, are influenced by the Korean romantic TV dramas. So popular here!
See:http://bbs.csonline.com.cn/Archive_view.asp?boardID=56&ID=210269

PS:reading your posts about life in Korea, I really find so many things in common with here. Resonance!

]]> By: Robert http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200771 Robert Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:28:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200771 What a primitive conservative society, indeed. What a primitive conservative society, indeed.

]]> By: Adam http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1200663 Adam Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:56:06 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/24/korea-kissing-in-public-places/#comment-1200663 It just sounds as though some elderly Koreans feel that the suppressed feelings that they themselves had to bear when they were young should be inflicted on the young people of today. Surely it's far healthier for society as a whole to be promoting open expressions of love rather than suppressing them. It just sounds as though some elderly Koreans feel that the suppressed feelings that they themselves had to bear when they were young should be inflicted on the young people of today.

Surely it’s far healthier for society as a whole to be promoting open expressions of love rather than suppressing them.

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