Heck, I have a lot of Chinese friends (mainlander, ABC, HK, TW, etc.) listening to Korean artists such as Epik High. Their reaction to something like this? Probably awkwardness.

Heck, I have a lot of Chinese friends (mainlander, ABC, HK, TW, etc.) listening to Korean artists such as Epik High. Their reaction to something like this? Probably awkwardness.

That is the context through which I see this ‘joke’. The fact of the matter is, Koreans tend to look down upon Chinese (for various) reasons, and I don’t give a damn if that’s a stereotype, because that is what I see in general, and I have yet to see any existence of a majority in a minority of Koreans who actually respect Chinese.

And for anyone questioning the validity of this remarks, I currently reside in mainland China, and forty percent of the people at my institution are Korean. Need I continue?

The reaction in the mainland is obvious; most people choose to not purchase Korean products (would rather purchase Japanese instead). Same could be said for me, I would rather purchase ANYTHING than Samsung, LG, or any of that crap.

Sun Zi talked about knowing yourself and your enemy and you will win a hundred battles; unfortunately, as much as I try, it is almost impossible to get to this Korean mindset of utter ignorance, from the perspective of a Chinese. Just like it is almost impossible for a United States Marine to delve into the mind of an al-Qaeda terrorist; I am unable to understand the motivations and justifications behind such animosity towards the Chinese in general, of whatever territory and/or nationality.

In the end, I say we return this debt of honor. Can someone please bring MC Jin over here and begin the Korean bashing?

That is the context through which I see this ‘joke’. The fact of the matter is, Koreans tend to look down upon Chinese (for various) reasons, and I don’t give a damn if that’s a stereotype, because that is what I see in general, and I have yet to see any existence of a majority in a minority of Koreans who actually respect Chinese.

And for anyone questioning the validity of this remarks, I currently reside in mainland China, and forty percent of the people at my institution are Korean. Need I continue?

The reaction in the mainland is obvious; most people choose to not purchase Korean products (would rather purchase Japanese instead). Same could be said for me, I would rather purchase ANYTHING than Samsung, LG, or any of that crap.

Sun Zi talked about knowing yourself and your enemy and you will win a hundred battles; unfortunately, as much as I try, it is almost impossible to get to this Korean mindset of utter ignorance, from the perspective of a Chinese. Just like it is almost impossible for a United States Marine to delve into the mind of an al-Qaeda terrorist; I am unable to understand the motivations and justifications behind such animosity towards the Chinese in general, of whatever territory and/or nationality.

In the end, I say we return this debt of honor. Can someone please bring MC Jin over here and begin the Korean bashing?

As a Chinese-Canadian, when I first listened to this skit I got a gut feeling that something wasn’t quite right. I’m not a prude against racial humor but this wasn’t funny. Usually with humor pieces involving the Chinese accent, it’s non-East Asians making a joke about East Asians. But here we have 2 groups – Koreans and Chinese (both East Asians), and Epik High are clearly throwing the joke. Pretty clear when one group says “Wai” and the other says “Nuguseyo”. I was uncomfortable with the hierarchal thing going on in this skit – with Chinese being pitted at the bottom

but I really love Epik High and their music, so when I first heard this on the album, it was a total dotdotdot moment