Originally Posted by Kalium

Heh. The Koreans should look for Russian wives. In Russia, there is a shortage of men, so they are talking about polygamy.

I guess that "Buy One Get One Free" sale they had on russian wives online didn't work out so well for them, huh >.>

hello Sumerian Manic

Why is there a shortage of Russian men? Are the other countries stealing them?

ToriKat - I've heard of that happening in a couple different countries, but I hadn't heard about it in Korea before, although I shouldn't be surprised. Pretty awful. I'm glad that the government is trying to change that.


I'm going to take a break from chatting. See you later!

why is there a cookie on ur head? Why are the keys on the keybored so screwwed up?
these are the questions that puzzle me!

yea, why are these shortages gender based?

i wonder if a shortage of women has anything to do with the high suicide rate in Korea. is it skewed by gender too?

@elizabeth_mazur: LOL! hiiiii

I have no idea why there is a shortage of men in Russia. That there are muslim minorities who value males more than females makes that even more of a mystery.

Males are preferred because females are viewed as a loan in a lot of Asian cultures. In the past, daughters would marry and go to live with the husband's family to take care of them. They couldn't see their own families. So when Chinese parents get old, in their case with the whole one child policy, they would have no one to take care of them. It's seen as the eldest male's duty to care for his parents.

@Huffie: In Korea, last name goes first. ^^

I wish that were the case here! My dad is the youngest in his family and his older brother does butt-all to take care of his parents :stare:

ooookaaaay

Originally Posted by ToriKat

@Huffie: In Korea, last name goes first. ^^

Still the same name though, right? ;)

why is there a cookie on ur head? Why are the keys on the keybored so screwwed up?
these are the questions that puzzle me!
LOL!!!!!!!!

@Jazzed: It's kind of the same in my family. >_< My dad's the youngest, but we're stuck doing everything while my uncles and their families are doted on. :/

@Huffie: Yes, same name. ^^

Oh my, this thread.
its induced soda spewing from my nose. XD

Cookies? WHERE!? [/silliness]

on ur head!! LOL
awww i g2g pee see u later!!!:D

Originally Posted by ToriKat

@Huffie: Yes, same name. ^^

That was actually meant to be rhetorical. :XD But no matter!

Originally Posted by ToriKat

@Jazzed: It's kind of the same in my family. >_< My dad's the youngest, but we're stuck doing everything while my uncles and their families are doted on. :/

That's frustrating! -shakes head- But at least now I can teach my kids differently and start a whole new tradition in my lineage ;)

on ur head!! LOL
awww i g2g pee see u later!!!

@Huffie: lol! xD It was a loooong day. 8D 4:30am till 8pm...

@Jazzed: Yes...my kids are going to learn how to respect people!

Originally Posted by elizabeth_mazur

on ur head!! LOL
awww i g2g pee see u later!!!

Lol... Maybe a relevant thought would receive more responses? >.> The cookie came from a previous event (Easter, I believe?) Have a good day! ^^

Originally Posted by ToriKat

@Jazzed: Yes...my kids are going to learn how to respect people!

^^ It'll be a whole new movement! And we'll be the founders ;) or at least two of... I'm sure we aren't the first to decide this is a good set of morals to have.

Oh my. i belive im too tired to keep up with all of the people with purple names in this thread XD
My head was like.. "Whuut?"

In the West, gentlemen kiss the hands of ladies as a sign of love.
In Turkey, young people kiss the hands of the elderly as a sign of respect.

Originally Posted by ToriKat

@Huffie: lol! xD It was a loooong day. 8D 4:30am till 8pm...

No worries! :D Aww, poor you! I can't imagine waking up at 4:30AM, I had enough trouble with 8:00AM this morning! :gonk:

cookies and Easter don't seem to go together for me, but regardless i want one!!!