Sunday afternoon we were wandering around central Seoul with a friend of Skye's taking in the sights and happened across this culinary innovation in Myeon-dong
What is most striking about the pasta waffle cone (I mean besides the core fact that it is an abomination) is the advertised versatility of it--useful for pasta, steak, or ice cream.
Must have seemed like a good idea on paper.
As might have this little booth with a women singing through an amp:
Further alone we happened on a truly enormous police presence, including hundreds of officers in phalanxes on both sides of the street.
Note the guys on top of the riot buses
Something must be coming we figured, and sure enough it ended up being a sizable anti-Iraq war rally. Here was the front of it:
Most signs were in Korean, but this one calling for bringing the Korean troops home was interesting:
Back in the fall I had noted the bind the Korean administration found itself in regarding Iraq.
It was interesting to me that being opposed to the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war in Korea also encourages people to hoist this type of featherheaded sign found more commonly at the periodic, meaningless ANSWER sponsored events in the US. Certainly it was a surprise to see it in Korea.
Call it the globalization of stupidity.
Although maybe I am reading it wrong and this is really a Buddhist sign?
What is most striking about the pasta waffle cone (I mean besides the core fact that it is an abomination) is the advertised versatility of it--useful for pasta, steak, or ice cream.
Must have seemed like a good idea on paper.
As might have this little booth with a women singing through an amp:
Further alone we happened on a truly enormous police presence, including hundreds of officers in phalanxes on both sides of the street.
Note the guys on top of the riot buses
Something must be coming we figured, and sure enough it ended up being a sizable anti-Iraq war rally. Here was the front of it:
Most signs were in Korean, but this one calling for bringing the Korean troops home was interesting:
Back in the fall I had noted the bind the Korean administration found itself in regarding Iraq.
It was interesting to me that being opposed to the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war in Korea also encourages people to hoist this type of featherheaded sign found more commonly at the periodic, meaningless ANSWER sponsored events in the US. Certainly it was a surprise to see it in Korea.
Call it the globalization of stupidity.
Although maybe I am reading it wrong and this is really a Buddhist sign?
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