It's not an anti-US protest, its an anti, anti, anti US protest!

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2008052149918

Well, this story is just full of TiK goodies. I have been loath to blog about the current beef brou-ha-ha just because its such a BS story mostly fueled by rumours and outright lies.

However this one deserves some TiK mention.

Like this quote: "“The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standard (which serves as the standard for negotiations) is just a recommendation, rather than an absolute standard. Negotiations should be based on the standards that are actually used for American consumers.”

He's so right, the standard isn't an absolute standard, just an international one. Phew! Glad that was cleared up.

My favorite (a Korean politician, from the opposition no less, trying to tell America how to protect its own citizens): “As a key customer of U.S beef, Korea should more firmly ask the U.S. to strengthen its domestic preventative measures against mad cow disease, which would also benefit U.S. citizens."

I mean thank god the country that hasn't mastered Hep A and B or TB is there to guide the rest of the world in public health and safety.

And this classic, an example of TiK amnesia (whereby a Korean does one thing then completley changes his policy once he figures out it might get him ahead): “Although the Grand National Party is the dominant party in the National Assembly, it would be difficult for them to ratify it because most Koreans are against it.”

The quote is from a memeber of the opposition party who (last year as the party in power) negotiated the friggin' thing in the first place.

And one final note on the hypocrisy of it all. Imagine if thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest Hyundai cars? What do you think the Korean reaction would be? I'll give you one guess.

Ahhh spring is in the air (and a little TiK)!