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For those who are regular listeners of my podcast, POP88 or listen to me Monday evenings on SRC at omgkpop would know I’m a regular viewer of Global Talk Show, aka ChitChat with Beautiful Ladies. It’s basically an informal round table discussion with twenty female foreigners living, working, and going to school in South Korea. Their perspectives are offset with five Korean celebrity guests. I enjoy watching it because while a bit cheesy, it’s also fun and sometimes insightful.
In this particular episode, instead of the five Korean celebrities, they invited seven foreign men to discuss topics such as: “Foreign men are considered more attractive in Korea,” “Is it easier for foreigners to get into Korean universities?” and more — more along the lines of social intricacies and preconceived notions. Be prepared for some outrageous stereotypes and a lot of fighting words back and forth. (The best part is one of the ladies defining LBH — “Loser Back Home.”)
The show is available with full English subtitles. My fave is Alberto from Italy and Poh from Malaysia (rowr) but I regularly watch the show for Dominique from Quebec, Dongling from China, Cristina from Italy and Taru from Finland.
The rest of the episode is available after the jump if you’ve got an hour or so to kill.
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I LOVED IT. but why didn't the kenyan speak? Also, Pho was so cute but in Malaysia there are plenty of clubs and bars. Being Muslim myself i understand the repulsion of alcohol and such but there are many people who act like it's not an 'Islamic' country.
I've heard of this show, but haven't checked it out until now. In my opinion, an hour well-spent. It was cool to get some insight about Korean culture from a foreigners point-of-view. I'll definitely check out more episodes in the future.
And there went my Sunday afternoon. Excellent clips!
There's a similar show in Taiwan but it involves women who are already married to Taiwanese men. Sometimes, its just as cheesy but it's a little different because the age is typically older than the korean show and most of the women have kids.
Wow! Fascinating! I love this!
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