A Korean Prostitute's calling card (anyone know Korean)? - threadomanced

[StreamOfTheSky]

Between this thread and videos of the Star Craft competitions in South Korea, with all the fangirls the gamers have like musicians pop entertainers have here, both of which I sort of knew about but never really read anything on it until recently, it's become blatantly obvious:

(South) Korea is awesome!

 

[El Mahdi]

...it's become blatantly obvious: (South) Korea is awesome!

Well, I don't know if I'd consider it awesome, but it's definitely interesting and should be experienced at least once. I'll say there's some awesome things to be experienced there, especially Bibimbap and Kimchi!

Also, am I the only one who sees disturbing irony with this thread having a burning icon while being titled "A Korean Prostitute..."?

 

[diaglo]

. I'll say there's some awesome things to be experienced there, especially Bibimbap and Kimchi!

i'm having some of kim's chi right now

IYKWIMAITYD

 

[buddhafrog]

El Mahdi ~ all the info I've posted doesn't relate to the bars around military bases. I've been in some of those as well and ElMahdi has described them correctly. Though he didn't mention the gay bars that can usually be found there now, although I don't think there is a sex industry involved with these clubs.

IMO, I've been around the world, and while I am connected to Korea and have spent much of my life here, it ain't that awesome. It's a big, modern, asian country. Most homogeneous nation in the world. One of the most moral/repressed outside of the middle east. Fairly closed-minded but opening up. Compact as hell. They work too hard and make their students study until late into the night (I'm busy tutoring until midnight five days a week). But the people are good hearted and kind, are trustworthy, have achieved amazing progress , and they LOVE D&D.... at least the 20+ students I've introduced to game. About 75% of these kids would rather play D&D than computer games, which is saying somethigng.

 

[haakon1]

they LOVE D&D

This does not surprise me. If D&D were in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, I suspect it would sell well.

I asked once if it was in Chinese, and The Rouse said no. So I'm guessing no Korean or Japanese either. But I might be wrong.

 

[Orius]

This does not surprise me. If D&D were in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, I suspect it would sell well.

I asked once if it was in Chinese, and The Rouse said no. So I'm guessing no Korean or Japanese either. But I might be wrong.

I'm pretty sure there are Japanese editions out there. I've played enough console RPGs to see some pretty obvious influences. And then there's Record of Lodoss War.

 

[Hussar]

This does not surprise me. If D&D were in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, I suspect it would sell well.

I asked once if it was in Chinese, and The Rouse said no. So I'm guessing no Korean or Japanese either. But I might be wrong.

I dunno about Korean, but I do know the books are in Japanese since at least 2e (I've actually seen those) onwards. I've heard that the 1e books are translated also, but, I cannot say for sure.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if D&D books were in Korean as well.

 

[jonesy]

And then there's Record of Lodoss War.

Which is part of the mega massive Sword World RPG. Ask anyone from Japan what the most famous RPG is and they'll say Sword World, not D&D. Of course, it was based on D&D and RuneQuest (this was back in 1988).

 

[Xris Robin]

Which is part of the mega massive Sword World RPG. Ask anyone from Japan what the most famous RPG is and they'll say Sword World, not D&D. Of course, it was based on D&D and RuneQuest (this was back in 1988).

Sword World came later. Lodoss started like Dragonlance, sessions logs from actually playing D&D, published in a magazine. Later they came out with Lodoss Companion, which was just a Lodoss rpg, and now it seems to be part of Sword World.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

So, umm...related to the topic of Korea, has anyone else seen Queen Seon Deok?

I've watched the first 2 episodes, would love to catch more of it. Great historical drama about some of the early rulers of one of the longest empires ever to exist in the history of mankind that my stupid public school education never mentioned even once.