Man, you have a huge.....

You know, my family always asks me what living in South Korea is like. My response is always the same, you know North Korea? Think of that mentality but run by Americans!



So here is a double play of TiK!



1st: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2008/06/160_25545.html



This quote sums up the TiKness of it all:



" Those looking for symbolism needn't look far. An attempt by Kim II-sung to visualize his own power? The concrete embodiment of Juche ideology? The ultimate middle-finger to the rest of the world? North Korea's prolonged failure to finish it undermines everything it stands for, whatever exactly that may be."



While the Western author avoids saying it, this is a classic TiK penis envy story. Most political decisions, military decisions, business decisions, etc etc seem to have an underlying phallic element. Whether its the tallest flagpole in the world (North Korea), the tallest building in Asia (the 63 Building in Seoul for a year), to the new rush of Korean cities building super skyscrapers (see Incheon and Lotte), the penis is never far from the minds of the Korean decision makers, especially when comparing it American, Japanese and Chinese wangs!



#2 http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806100018.html



This one is a classic TiKer cause it has penis envy (versus Australia and Japan, in this case) and the Janus-like desperation for love from America despite hating everything about there "control" over Korea. And the best part is, it seems like it just might be a vocabulary/diplomatic language cockup. Then again, it might be the evil Megooks subtly poking Korea for the county's almost complete failure to live up to its international obligations.



Hmm, lets let the crazy netizens sort it all out! TiK!