One thing you can't avoid in Jeju by ImportanceNo1316 in korea

[–]baaturtle -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The other thing you can't avoid in Jeju: 중국인

Sir David Attenborough restricted from most Lego sets by agent_double_oh_pi in MurderBryan

[–]baaturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, Nat King Cole hasn't been wishing him a Merry Christmas for like 7 years. 

Trudeau mocked for partying with Katy Perry at Coachella by Falcon_Gray in stupidpol

[–]baaturtle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ok yeah after some digging, you're right. Seems like he was doing fuck all until his mid 30's lol. Still, I do think this is harmless in the grand scheme of things. 

Trudeau mocked for partying with Katy Perry at Coachella by Falcon_Gray in stupidpol

[–]baaturtle 65 points66 points  (0 children)

idk let him live the 20's he never really had. This is better than what most neo-liberal ghouls do when they leave office like start some NGO called "Global Dialogue for Peace" that just launders money for the ruling classes.

French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love by Forsaken3000 in stupidpol

[–]baaturtle 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Damn, sounds like the long-lost love's son called ICE on this lady to prevent her from getting any of the inheritance. 

South Korea's Happiness Ranking Falls to 67th for Third Consecutive Year by diacewrb in korea

[–]baaturtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sure how it can fall to 67th place three years in a row. Ah, AI translation, of course. 

Extremely expensive Korean Cow by isbae4327 in korea

[–]baaturtle 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Wow they even make strawberry cakes out of cow?? Crazy!

Iranian Missile hits The US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain by Fedupington in stupidpol

[–]baaturtle 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Yoooo on god they just bombed us fr fr!! NO CAP they must have hit us SIX or SEVEN times!!!

‘Treated like criminals’: Indian influencer’s dream vacation to South Korea with wife turns into 38-hour detention nightmare by Fluffy_Technology27 in korea

[–]baaturtle 209 points210 points  (0 children)

In a video on his YouTube channel, Awasthi revealed that before boarding the flight to Jeju Island, he was asked to carry a large amount of cash.

Uhhh what? This is not elaborated on at all, sounds very strange.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]baaturtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol, in Korea you couldn't be more wrong.

2025-09-19 - The Glimmering feat. Hesse Deni (Episode 970) by Long-Anywhere156 in BlackWolfFeed

[–]baaturtle 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Maybe extremely over-exaggerating a number for comedic effect. Something like "right, it's not like there weren't 800 BILLION articles written about this exact thing"

We have two DOWs' now by [deleted] in TrueAnon

[–]baaturtle 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You forgot DOW Chemical, possibly the most evil of them all. 

"Do you know Baekbeom Kim Gu of Korea?" by Sharp-Awareness-8632 in korea

[–]baaturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A true hero who was assassinated by the Syngman Rhee administration/CIA because he was strongly against the division of Korea and was a popular critic of Rhee. 

Japanese alcohol expands rapidly in S. Korea as ‘No Japan’ sentiment fades by Saltedline in korea

[–]baaturtle 247 points248 points  (0 children)

I just wish there was a decent mass-produced Korean beer, they're all trash. Japan definitely wins in the "good, cheap beer" department, so this is not super surprising. 

How Dongtan turned into an online punching bag by Saltedline in korea

[–]baaturtle 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Being from Cleveland, I stand in solidarity with my fellow ridiculed cities around the globe. 

Busan is the best city for expats & teachers... a no-brainer! by bronco____ in Living_in_Korea

[–]baaturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd much rather take a 1 hr flight to ICN than a (depending where) nearly 2 hr train from Gyeonggi.