25 reasons why Seoul is now the coolest city in Asia

[Pennywise]

I don't mean to hijack the Seoul thread. But here is a cool video on Hui Muslims, the first family is from Xi'an, which has an ancient Hui Moslem community, I think the mosque is pictured somewhere too in the video.

It's also the ancestral city of my paternal clan.

Let's convert to Islam

[Mortimer]

looks awesome would love to visit

[Goujian]

Sound hilarious though. Reminds me of that Japanese ultra-right wing guy who reads Hitler mangas and hammer on the 'honorary Aryan' status of Japanese according to the Third Reich. A bit of a nutcase though. The kind of person you would leave in peace with his hobby as that's all he seems to have.

Many Europeans are still easily offended by nazi regalia, but I think it's hilarious.

East Asians and Southeast Asians like the Thais seem to be positive or neutral towards nazi regalia.

[zhaoyun]

Let's convert to Islam

I actually am very knowledgeable about Islam. But I'm fine with not believing in any religion.

[zhaoyun]

East Asians and Southeast Asians like the Thais seem to be positive or neutral towards nazi regalia.

It's not politicized. Sometimes there are theme parties or bars with Nazi paraphernalia, people just wear it for fun, it's not seen as making a statement.

[Dandelion]

It's not politicized. Sometimes there are theme parties or bars with Nazi paraphernalia, people just wear it for fun, it's not seen as making a statement.

A bit like how this flag doesn't offend any European.


Right?

No idea how people look toward the imperial Japanese flag though, it's still the flag of their navy anyway. Asians are less PC perhaps.

[Goujian]

It's not politicized. Sometimes there are theme parties or bars with Nazi paraphernalia, people just wear it for fun, it's not seen as making a statement.

From what I know they think it's cool or something to have nazi regalia or anything hitler-related. It just doesn't seem to have much political connotation. There's even Nazi merchandise on Taobao.




http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...zi-leader.html
http://asiaobscura.com/2012/04/nazi-...-in-china.html
http://blog.acroo.com/2013/06/17/tao...i-merchandise/

It seems to be construed as 'hitler worship' but I just think it's a pop culture trend.

Even in India it happens

[Minesweeper]

Are there old parts of Seoul with traditional architecture or is it a bunch of skyscrapers?

[Dandelion]

Well, one Dutchman took it upon him to troll Austrians in Vienna itself (in 1999). It was a reaction on Jörg Haider winning the elections. A bit of a stupid pretext though ("I am a lefty and I don't like it that the far right has won in Austria"), but I still give him 10/10 for his epic trolling skills.



Note how the Austrian chariot driver thinks it's funny.
That guy has got nerves though, because doing the Roman salute can get you arrested in Austria.

The song in the end is a cynical song in Dutch about a Jewish boy and his wish to travel by train, but sadly his first train trip was to be his last.

[Goujian]

Are there old parts of Seoul with traditional architecture or is it a bunch of skyscrapers?

Yes, there are some. But they are tourist attractions now.

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/...jsp?cid=561382
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/...jsp?cid=264116