I’m sure no one’s all that surprised that the controversy over US beef is all but forgotten, but I thought I’d point out an article posted today on BeefMagazine.com (surprisingly NOT a gay porn site):
Two prominent South Korean women’s magazines have featured U.S. beef in their December issues, signaling a possible change in the public attitude toward U.S. beef in this key export market. Woman Chosun and Woman Sense each produced lengthy and very positive articles in their current issues that are targeted to a key audience – the housewives who purchase groceries for family meals. One editor already has reported that the articles have been positively received.
I could write alternate headlines to this post for hours and hours.
16/12/2008 at 1:44 pm Permalink
Funny… My girlfriend still won’t eat American beef (and no… there isn’t a hidden joke within)
16/12/2008 at 1:45 pm Permalink
Mine wouldn’t either for a long time, but I got her to listen to the Bomb English episode where they talk about the issue and it brought her around
16/12/2008 at 2:19 pm Permalink
Steve, that might be the greatest compliment ever given to our humble podcast . . .
16/12/2008 at 2:20 pm Permalink
Maybe I should do the same… Speaking of podcasts… anyone know what happened to the SeoulPodcast? (sorry to veer off topic)
16/12/2008 at 2:33 pm Permalink
Joe’s been having trouble with his Internet server host. He’s working out the details still, last I heard.
16/12/2008 at 2:34 pm Permalink
If she won’t go for the podcast, pick her up one of the magazines mentioned in the source story and have her read it. It’s a big 30-page story with a favorable view of the US beef.
16/12/2008 at 5:10 pm Permalink
Then again, a magazine called Beef Magazine would be expected to do so, wouldn’t it?
16/12/2008 at 8:51 pm Permalink
Koreans most often express a view which is en vogue at the time, even though their true inner beliefs may be contrary.
Once this word gets out and it becomes fashionable to eat US beef again, nobody should have problems with their girlfriends/spouses refusing our meat.
16/12/2008 at 9:46 pm Permalink
Anything is possible with the right amount of money. I suspect that these two women’s groups were paid nice sums of money to publish stories. We all know that americans are good at paying groups to get something done and the beef industry is very much in trouble there (as it is in canada too).
Don’t believe me on “paying off” those that you need to get what you want? Look at any ‘credible’ documentary; read any ‘credible’ magazine and do some homework. Even novices can do it. Have you seen ‘Sicko’ – by michael moore? I don’t think he’s the sharpest knife in the drawer but it’s obvious he’s done some work to show that several politicians in the u.s. were paid off in the 90′s when hilary clinton wanted to move forward with a public health care system.
You may hate me for posting this – but hey – it’s just a fact of life most of us don’t know what goes on “behind closed doors” or “under the table”.
I live in Korea and it’s a well known fact 아줌마’s ‘run the show’. That’s women! So – where do you start – pay off some women to ‘change public attitude’.
16/12/2008 at 11:57 pm Permalink
I believe both magazines are for ajuma, (old women) penny pinchers. In any event, the sample size is quite small, when you consider that both magazines have a combined (no doubt inflated for marketing purposes) circulation of 130 thousand. I know why an industry magazine would bring up these issues, but I fail to see why regular Americans should parade around in self congratulatory celebration.
I don’t really get this: I could write alternate headlines to this post for hours and hours.
Are you suggesting you can make “gay porn site” related headlines because of “beef magazine” for hours? I suppose you could, but why would you?
17/12/2008 at 2:30 pm Permalink
The US hardly has a monopoly on corruption, Doug. At least in the US there is a strong ethos present to shed light on incidents of corruption and root them out. That’s why it’s reported more than in other countries, where payoffs and kickbacks are just business as usual and criminal libel stays on the books. I’m a Canadian and I agree with much of what you said, except for singling out the US, where at least a little bit of transparency is valued (moreso than in the vast majority of the world I’d have to say) and corruption is brought out in the open rather than swept under the rug.
Wondergirl, Nothing in any of the above comments or the OP seems to me like Americans ‘parading around in self congratulatory celebration.’ It looks to me like the OP was posting an article of interest to an ongoing current event and trying to lighten the mood surrounding it. There is no need for your offensive comments about ajummas, Americans, and gay porn. I’m a big fan of gay porn, and I was not offended at all by the OP’s very mild joke at it’s expense.
19/12/2008 at 12:23 pm Permalink
Nothing Shane? What about: “Korean Women love U.S. Beef”
My comments about ajummas, Americans, and gay porn offended you?
19/12/2008 at 12:29 pm Permalink
Oh, and I apologize if I offended you Steve.
19/12/2008 at 4:04 pm Permalink
I’m offended by the lack of weiner jokes in this thread… I thought I had set everything up in the first post… I guess you are all too mature