25 years ago, you probably could have convinced me that slenderness was hard coded into Korean DNA. But a diet of fatty foods and sitting at a computer all day proved that a population can go from 98% slender to maybe only 60% slender in just one generation. I realize it’s no where near as bad as obesity is in America – but Korea is heading down the same road.
I was 140 upon ETS in Arizona. My last few years in the K I was doing at least 3 meals a day and rarely left the apartment on weekends or after work. Add to it the ease and yumminess of getting delivery I was up to 173 when I left.
In the year we’ve been here in the SoCal desert I’ve completely cutout lunch, get outside to enjoy the quiet landscape and take our new dogs out nighty for a 1.6m walk along a mountain slope and yesterday I weighed in at 143.
Sure I feel better but damn I miss some of that food. 😥
ChickenHead
10 years ago
Anybody going to Metallica on January 11?
I know it seems early… but tickets are 30% off today… if there are any left.
I had the best ones by 12:02pm… heard they sold out by 12:03.
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun Hye on Monday (Oct 24) called for constitutional reform that could allow future presidents to serve two terms – a sensitive issue for a country tainted by memories of long-term, autocratic rule.
While its Constitution grants enormous power to the executive, South Korea is one of the only economically advanced liberal democracies to restrict the presidency to a single five-year term, with no possibility of re-election.
Right now she can’t serve back-to-back terms as President, but could she come back in 5 or 10 years? We had an 8 year gap between Bushes, and now maybe a 16 year gap between Clintons. (Still wondering if we will have a Reaganesque blowout. The Media constantly said the race was too close to call between Reagan and Carter, it turned into a blowout for the Gipper.)
Short tours for Senior Leadership was often a problem when I was in the Service. Get a Good CO, things get fixed. Get a Bad CO, well…
@Guitard, you are definitely correct that obesity is on an obvious increase in South Korea though no where near as bad as the US. I think diet is only part of the problem though, the younger generation seems to spend more time playing video games instead of outdoor recreational activities. Just hike any mountain on a weekend and compare the number of older Koreans to younger ones on the mountain.
The gaps in Bushes (heh) and possibly Clintons aren’t the same as individual term limits but it does raise a valid concern. In a country of over 300 million how is it reasonable that any family have more than a single member be able to be president? Ever? That’s ridiculous enough forget it being a parent-child or spouse-spouse. Sounds like an unofficial Monarchy to me. Add to it the political nobility in the likes of House Kennedy and such…
I wouldn’t be opposed to limiting a family to X amount of position at X level for X generations. Is it fair to the family? Nope but it’s sure fair to the nation. ❓
I lived in Hawaii for a long time, and I remember when the Japanese bought up a lot of property, land, and businesses.
I thought you had to be a Korean National to buy property? Mom-in-Law is still a KN, but wifey is a US citizen. Are these Chinese businessmen marrying local girls and buying up hotels, or are they just dropping a big sack of cash and signing papers?
25 years ago, you probably could have convinced me that slenderness was hard coded into Korean DNA. But a diet of fatty foods and sitting at a computer all day proved that a population can go from 98% slender to maybe only 60% slender in just one generation. I realize it’s no where near as bad as obesity is in America – but Korea is heading down the same road.
I was 140 upon ETS in Arizona. My last few years in the K I was doing at least 3 meals a day and rarely left the apartment on weekends or after work. Add to it the ease and yumminess of getting delivery I was up to 173 when I left.
In the year we’ve been here in the SoCal desert I’ve completely cutout lunch, get outside to enjoy the quiet landscape and take our new dogs out nighty for a 1.6m walk along a mountain slope and yesterday I weighed in at 143.
Sure I feel better but damn I miss some of that food. 😥
Anybody going to Metallica on January 11?
I know it seems early… but tickets are 30% off today… if there are any left.
I had the best ones by 12:02pm… heard they sold out by 12:03.
Nah they sold out way before that, right after Justice…
This could be a major change to South Korean Politics:
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-president-park-seeks-amendment-to-constitution-for-another-term-in-office
Right now she can’t serve back-to-back terms as President, but could she come back in 5 or 10 years? We had an 8 year gap between Bushes, and now maybe a 16 year gap between Clintons. (Still wondering if we will have a Reaganesque blowout. The Media constantly said the race was too close to call between Reagan and Carter, it turned into a blowout for the Gipper.)
Short tours for Senior Leadership was often a problem when I was in the Service. Get a Good CO, things get fixed. Get a Bad CO, well…
~Scoops
@MTB Rider, thanks for the link, I just published a posting on the Constitutional change:
https://www.rokdrop.net/2016/10/president-park-advocates-for-constitutional-reform-to-allow-future-presidents-a-2nd-term/
@Guitard, you are definitely correct that obesity is on an obvious increase in South Korea though no where near as bad as the US. I think diet is only part of the problem though, the younger generation seems to spend more time playing video games instead of outdoor recreational activities. Just hike any mountain on a weekend and compare the number of older Koreans to younger ones on the mountain.
The gaps in Bushes (heh) and possibly Clintons aren’t the same as individual term limits but it does raise a valid concern. In a country of over 300 million how is it reasonable that any family have more than a single member be able to be president? Ever? That’s ridiculous enough forget it being a parent-child or spouse-spouse. Sounds like an unofficial Monarchy to me. Add to it the political nobility in the likes of House Kennedy and such…
I wouldn’t be opposed to limiting a family to X amount of position at X level for X generations. Is it fair to the family? Nope but it’s sure fair to the nation. ❓
Stumbled across this today, regarding foreigners buying land and property in Korea:
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=216747
I lived in Hawaii for a long time, and I remember when the Japanese bought up a lot of property, land, and businesses.
I thought you had to be a Korean National to buy property? Mom-in-Law is still a KN, but wifey is a US citizen. Are these Chinese businessmen marrying local girls and buying up hotels, or are they just dropping a big sack of cash and signing papers?