Comments on: Tom Coyner and Others Explain Why Korean Tourism Campaigns Fail and Fail and Fail

By: FatManSeoul

FatManSeoul — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:21:11 +0000

Only if your urine tastes like pure freakin’ sunshine. Which brings us to the next question . . . how exactly do you know what skate OR pee taste like? Have you been sampling?

By: The Metropolitician

The Metropolitician — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:40:58 +0000

Umm…because fermented skate smells and tastes like pee pee?

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By: FatManSeoul

FatManSeoul — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:21:23 +0000

You dare to compare the quasi-religious experience of skate eating with Korean tourism promotion? BLASPHEMY!
It’s ok. Fatman forgives you because we know you haven’t been able to reach our higher plane of understanding. Next time we’ll bring you along, too, Roboseyo, and you’ll finally grok. In the meantime, why aren’t they promoting fermented skate to tourists?

By: Roboseyo

Roboseyo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:05:47 +0000

Korean Tourist promotion is amazing – It is beyond such petty dualities of “good” or “bad”, but instead like reaching bad taste nirvana.
Next time we’ll take you with us when we eat it Met, and make you a convert to the cult of 홍어.

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By: Stuff to do this weekend… » The Hub of Sparkle!

Stuff to do this weekend… » The Hub of Sparkle! — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:54:57 +0000

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By: Jaim

Jaim — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:34:52 +0000

I prefer it to Japan, fwiw. But then again, maybe my eventual over-familiarity with it shall breed contempt. It’s a lot cheaper here too, and the food is better.

Entirely IMHO of course.

But I do agree there’s a huge disconnect when it comes down the _marketing_ Korea the way it should be. The product itself seems great to me.

By: William G

William G — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:33:46 +0000

Part of it is the weak global economy.

The other part is that Korea has little of interest to people staying short term. You go to Vegas, you get *ahem* the money in your wallet sucked out *hem* and you go home after being dazzled for three days.

Korea doesn’t sparkle, let alone dazzle. It’s Jersey to Japan’s New York. Canada to the USA. The Wondergirls to any half decent band.

It lacks Zazz! and tourists know that. Korea is the world’s biggest bedroom community. Designed for the comfort of the locals, not to draw in tourists.

By: joybot0

joybot0 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:40:05 +0000

I think Korean tourist board people may also have to consider the economy of the world right now. People are not as willing to take trips further from home, I think. So it is necessary for the tourist board to step it up a little maybe even project how cheap it is here.