It was great to get a comment from an old blog buddy, Susanna Cornett of Cut on the bias fame. She’s actually my “blogmother” (the person most responsible for my foray into the blogging world). I sent her a long email giving my perspective on the the state of the Korean-American relationship these days. As usual, someone else said it better. Head over to GI Korea and see his post on a recent pro-U.S. rally. It was a much larger turnout than the highly publicized anti-MacArthur statute travesty in Incheon, but of course you wouldn’t really know that from most media accounts.

Things are not always as they appear, and while I have met some Koreans who are not fond of the antics of some of our soldiers (I’m talking about the 1% who misbehave and tarnish the image of everyone), they do seem to have a genuine fondness for the miguks among them, and they certainly love most things American. I still can’t stop laughing when I see Korean rappers on TV. It’s like a Saturday Night Live skit. Hey, imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right?

Oh yeah, while you are over at GI Korea’s place, be sure to read about Hillary Clinton’s views on this subject.