tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post7414008592376278232..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: Busan e-FM Week 30: Family MonthMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-50475902690628365952011-05-27T21:42:13.818+09:002011-05-27T21:42:13.818+09:00Thanks, I was a bit afraid I was the only foreigne...Thanks, I was a bit afraid I was the only foreigner who felt like this!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-67931604566657718062011-05-25T22:10:31.993+09:002011-05-25T22:10:31.993+09:00Mixed feelings on this topic but in general I cann...Mixed feelings on this topic but in general I cannot stomach Korean TV shows featuring multicultural families. The truth is that many or a large portion of such couples ARE in brokered marriages, and the fact that shows often try to sweep this dirty little fact under the carpet and create some kind of alternate image where everyone is smiling, and kids aren't discriminated against by their teachers and classmates, and mother in law never mistreats her 19 year old Vietnamese daughter in law who speaks no Korean... You're right, it's too sugar coated, and the general public KNOWS exactly where that 47 year old man met his 22 year old wife. No one is under any illusion.<br /><br />I can't even fathom a tv show in the west that glorifies brokered marriages and marriages of economic convenience. Seeing western spouses acting out carefully scripted scenes on these shows makes me cringe even more.Jake @ expathell.comhttp://www.expathell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-25340222021887407032011-05-25T13:33:02.006+09:002011-05-25T13:33:02.006+09:00Sure, all foreigners are potential criminals - as ...Sure, all foreigners are potential criminals - as is every Korean.Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.com