tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post7084997581676683603..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Six degrees of Gary Colekushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-88887718092109039032009-11-27T15:46:47.519+09:002009-11-27T15:46:47.519+09:00You mentioned before that I look like Gary Cole---...You mentioned before that I look like Gary Cole---whom I remember fondly for his role on The West Wing---but until the picture on this post I never considered how right you might be.<br /><br />However, everybody---Americans, Koreans, Canadians, friends, family---say I look like Kevin Bacon. It's not just a Korean inability to distinguish Westerners. In fact, most Koreans don't know who Kevin Bacon is. I have to ask "Do you know 'Hollow Man'?"Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149708954524602455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-79503810724078202272009-11-26T07:39:06.052+09:002009-11-26T07:39:06.052+09:00Edward wrote:
Because I was not raised in Korea......Edward wrote:<br /><b>Because I was not raised in Korea... I understand satire and irony!</b> <br /><br />Yeah, but look at the link I just sent. <i>That guy</i> wasn't raised in Korea either, and he didn't get the satire... or the irony. Then again, he's also a plagiarist, so maybe he's gone native. ;) <br /><br />:D<br /><br />XDkushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-33446891846042766622009-11-26T07:18:00.925+09:002009-11-26T07:18:00.925+09:00Because I was not raised in Korea... I understand ...Because I was not raised in Korea... I understand satire and irony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-86608674509556489142009-11-26T04:42:43.802+09:002009-11-26T04:42:43.802+09:00I saw the wink, but wasn't sure if it applied ...I saw the wink, but wasn't sure if it applied just to this being a real attack on Brian or if it also applied to it being bad. <br /><br />I was defending against it being bad. <br /><br />And certainly I've run into problems where (<a href="http://kushibo.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-teachers-not-korean-medias-only.html" rel="nofollow">see update here</a>) my attempts at ribbing ended up offending someone.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-41679887128932521362009-11-26T04:27:11.696+09:002009-11-26T04:27:11.696+09:00Kush,
Didn't you notice the wink at the end o...Kush,<br /><br />Didn't you notice the wink at the end of my comment?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-35930426571760006242009-11-26T02:42:48.289+09:002009-11-26T02:42:48.289+09:00Edward wrote:
That was bad kush...
What did Brian...Edward wrote:<br /><b>That was bad kush...<br /><br />What did Brian ever do to you?... ;)</b> <br /><br />Bad? What's bad about any of this? I've not met him before, but I have had enough online and private email interaction with him to conclude that he's a nice guy. I certainly don't mean anything bad by any of this. <br /><br />What's bad about saying Brian (a good-looking guy) looks more like Gary Cole (who is a good-looking guy for his age) than Kevin Bacon (a good-looking guy, but not as good-looking as either Brian or Gary Cole? <br /><br />Geez, now I'm worried. If Brian told me he was offended by any of this, I'd remove the offensive part or take down the post altogether.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-55048362013233354312009-11-26T01:26:55.702+09:002009-11-26T01:26:55.702+09:00That was bad kush...
What did Brian ever do to yo...That was bad kush...<br /><br />What did Brian ever do to you?... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-47256864166558478492009-11-25T06:12:25.628+09:002009-11-25T06:12:25.628+09:00It's not so much about privacy as it is that t...It's not so much about privacy as it is that that particular friend used to love taking pictures of himself in big groups of Koreans and I thought they were fitting.The Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-73858192894708276492009-11-25T03:18:25.461+09:002009-11-25T03:18:25.461+09:00The Expat wrote:
The blog banner is not me. I'...The Expat wrote:<br /><b>The blog banner is not me. I'm of Frech-German descent. The fellow in the picture is a friend of Irish decent. </b> <br /><br />Wow. I feel like I've been given privy information. And good on me that I was able to pick out an Irish person as an Irish person. Actually, though, it was largely due to the hat. I'm one of those people who firmly believes you <i>can't</i> pick out who is what (say, who is Japanese or Korean... or Italian versus French) except mostly by external cues. I've seen Japanese come to Korea and are so obviously Japanese-looking that they stick out, but after six months or a year they blend in so much that no one pays them any notice. <br /><br /><b>I have a pretty decent-sized nose and that typically leads to the Owen Wilson comparison. When my hair is short, I look like Ellen. Now, I guess I'd have to say Zac Hanson. I think I prefer Wilson...Phillips.</b> <br /><br />Zac Hanson is all right looking. Again, I say that with the most heterosexual of intentions. Do you not use your own picture to remain "blog-anonymous"? Certainly nothing wrong with that.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-27467006727954855542009-11-25T03:10:25.962+09:002009-11-25T03:10:25.962+09:00LastnameKim, Americans also think I look like Harr...LastnameKim, Americans also think I look like Harry Potter.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-5035432688371353902009-11-25T02:52:53.866+09:002009-11-25T02:52:53.866+09:00Yeah...you have to take those kind of comments by ...Yeah...you have to take those kind of comments by natives to foreigners with a tiny grain of salt. As an Asian growing up in the US, I can't tell you how many times Americans said I looked like Bruce Lee or that Asian kid from the Bad News Bears movie (I think it was the second BNB movie)....which I DON'T, by the way. Remember that British guy in Beijing during the Olympics whom everybody thought was Michael Phelps?! They even did a mini segment/interview with him on NBC. He looked NOTHING like Phelps...but oh well....grain of salt.LastnameKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166790976278749188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-87765401508348287652009-11-24T21:44:55.187+09:002009-11-24T21:44:55.187+09:00The blog banner is not me. I'm of Frech-German...The blog banner is not me. I'm of Frech-German descent. The fellow in the picture is a friend of Irish decent. <br /><br />I have a pretty decent-sized nose and that typically leads to the Owen Wilson comparison. When my hair is short, I look like Ellen. Now, I guess I'd have to say Zac Hanson. I think I prefer Wilson...Phillips.The Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-35030122379620353052009-11-24T21:04:17.560+09:002009-11-24T21:04:17.560+09:00Is there something wrong with your nose? I can'...Is there something wrong with your nose? I can't tell by your blog photo. <br /><br />I think it's the hat you wear in that particular photo, but you look quite Irish. But I can't figure out which famous Irishman.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-77814835987679830492009-11-24T20:45:30.519+09:002009-11-24T20:45:30.519+09:00I usually get Owen Wilson because of the hair and ...I usually get Owen Wilson because of the hair and nose, but to tell the truth, I actually look more like Ellen...The Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.com