From: underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe)
Subject: Re: Kill Files 'n Stuff
Keywords: Korean culture
Organization: Miners for a Heart of Gold
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 18:46:13 GMT

In article <9208181144.AA06472@nettlerash.berkeley.edu>
NCCUT132@TWNMOE10.BITNET (Brian David Phillips) writes:
>...
>Okay, here's my beef:
>Today, reading the group, I came across a "new" post regarding "Kill
>Files."  Normally, I skip posts with "Kill" in the subject line, but
>today I thought I'd give it a read anyway.  It seems that Jeong-Gyun
>Shin decided to teach people how to set their computers up for not
>receiving mail from certain individuals.
>Lo and behold . . . and imagine my surprise . . . upon reading the piece
>I find my E-Mail address and name right there in the list of "example"
>kills.  Huhnn?????
>I don't know this guy and only minor clues as to why he would want to
>broadcast my name to the World as an undesirable element.  I will certainly
>E-Mail this post along with a question as to why to him, but as he's put
>me on his "Kill List" I doubt if he gets the mail or that he sees this
>post - - hopefully someone will forward a copy to him so he knows I'd like
>at least an idea or something . . .

Well, Mr. Phillips, don't get too hot under the collar.

Mr. Shin is quite a character and is somewhat indicative of Korean culture.
Just so this post is not a zero-content post, you should read Mr. Shin's
behavior as reminiscent of Korean views.  (By the way, Mr. Shin is
currently at the University of Delaware.)

I first "met" Mr. Shin about 3 years ago on s.c.korean.  At the time,
I pointed out that

(1) Korea emulated Japan's economic and political development.
    (The Koreans learned much from Japan.)  First, the name
    of the controlling political party is called the Democratic
    Liberal Party (DLP), formed a couple of years ago.  The 
    Japanese controlling party is called the Liberal Democratic
    Party (LDP).  The Koreans also have the Ministry of Trade
    and Industry (MTI), and the Japanese have the Ministry of
    International Trade and Industry (MITI).

(2) Koreans adamantly refuse to acknowledge that they are emulating
    the Japanese.

(3) S. Korea refused to allow a hijacked Chinese airplane (with
    many innocent lives) to land in S. Korea.  The hijacker
    was a "democracy" fighter (whatever that means) seeking
    to leave China.  Japan, on the hand, allowed the airplane to land.
    S. Korea was like Libya in refusing to allow the airplane to land
    even though there were many innocent lives at stake.

(4) etc.

Shortly thereafter, Mr. Shin called me a "Jap" and a "Jap wanna-be".

There was a hiatus in my postings, but after I resumed posting
in 1992, Mr. Shin appeared.  I had mentioned the word "Korea"
in one of my posts.  Apparently, Mr. Shin's appearance is triggered
whenever he sees commentary about Korea, but he is "hidden"
whenever he sees commentary about China.  I suppose that Korea
matters much more to him.

Anyhow, after Mr. Shin appeared again, he called me a "Jap" and
a "Jap wanna-be", again.

I think that pretty much says it all about Mr. Shin and the particular
facet of Korean culture that he represents.  So, Mr. Phillips, don't
get hot under the collar but do try to make the most of Mr. Shin's
appearances.  He can teach us much about Korean culture.

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