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Have you ever had any business dealing or personal experience with Korean women? Their culture is so different than ours. My first experience was in a Korean Bath house in Las Vegas. I went there for the spa and salt scrubs in the day, 2 to 3 times a week so became very familiar with their ways. By night it was a house of ill-repute. Without going into great detail I can say men were intimidated and bullied by the the female owner. She was a beast. The Korean women I've dealt to in casino gaming are absolute terrors. Nothing like the men. The men in this culture submit to the women in this atmosphere. It's bizarre to see, most prevalent in the high limit baccarat pit. And finally, I don't like to stereotype but there aren't many cultures that are nastier than Koreans. Not all but most. They are bred to be intimidating, bullying, and controlling. Yes, no doubt in my mind this woman is someone to be very concerned about.

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I only have a brief experience living around Koreatown in NY but it isn't surprising to hear you say this.

That article I linked about the proclivity for female leaders to be more.aggressive makes sense with what you say as well.

South Korea is on my travel list for next year (morbid curiousity makes me want to check out North) but I'll definitely inquire about this... in as affable and friendly as possible lmao!

Thanks for the comment Patti hope you're doing well!

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Yeonmi Park is an author. You seem to discredit her and also you discredit the idea of a female leader of NK which honestly is an unhelpful attitude. Do your research, then write.

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You must be a troll since you can't even spell Yenomi Park's name correctly or understand what the word "defector" means. Pick up a dictionary, then write.

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But, you're the one spelling Yeonmi's name wrong.

Here's her official website: https://www.yeonmi.com/

Also, the culture here doesn't exactly represent the culture over there. Most Koreans in NYC are from South Korea. Even if it did represent the culture, which it doesn't, it'd be representing South Korean culture.

Patti only spoke of her first encounter and it being in a workplace rather than outside of it. People are not usually themselves at work when it comes to dealing with customers. Nature of the service. I'm sure you know of this living in NYC, regardless if you've worked in the environment or not. Also, taking a white woman's word about other culture's is a bit much when it's clearly biased.

I don't think el boogie is a troll, but may have already dealt with enough "North Korea bad" propaganda, that "Do your own research" is probably the nicest way they're able to say it at this point in time.

They're not wrong though. I invite you to dig a little deeper. Study their history. Understand why there's a North and South Korea. Who was involved in that war, and why. And then, study their material conditions. Even if a third of what was written in your article were true, which is not, simply studying their history will explain why they are this way and how it's not even close to the hyperbole that is North Korea in the public eye of the west (particularly USA).

Also, for anyone who may not know, North Korea and South Korea aren't their official names.

North Korea is the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

South Korea is the ROK (Republic of Korea)

You can see why North Korea and South Korea are easier for most people to refer to them as.

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