Comments on: Korean HBP Reaction: Seeing is Believing

By: DS

DS — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:05 +0000

I think this is one of those fantastic Japanese/Korean TV game shows.

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tecosystems » links for 2009-11-09 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:05:16 +0000

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By: jjjim

jjjim — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:37:54 +0000

Speaking as a 2nd generation Korean that finds many of his cultural quirks hilarious I can try to explain this, though, while doing so, I will need to take short breaks in order to take heaving breaths through my bouts of laughter:
The knee holding, one legged hopping thing that you see here is culturally pervasive children’s game. Think of it as a way of “dueling it out” without anyone getting hurt. The first person to fall looses. Its like a 1 v 1 chicken fight.
So when the baseball player who was hit took up his leg it was immediately recognized by the faulty pitcher that he was intending to “play fight” to resolve the issue and was also immediately taken up as a serious faced joke by the remainder of the teams to themselves and the audience.

In an american context it would be the same as if the batter ran up to the pitcher with a foam bat or pillow and the pitcher grabbed one and they started going at it soon to be joined by their team mates. Funny. But to some other Non-western cultures would look absolutely ridiculous.

By: Jonathon Lowen

Jonathon Lowen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:26:00 +0000

Hilarious!

By: chesterar

chesterar — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:53:44 +0000

Would you say: …and then a brou-hop-hop ensued?

By: Twins Fan

Twins Fan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:19 +0000

I believe that means “U# Y&$RS MAJORLY” in Korean.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:11 +0000

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The Yankees Win! - Page 4 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:18:36 +0000

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By: bob

bob — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:43 +0000

Yawn. It was a softball throw. Choreographed in hopes that idiots will feature it on their website.

At least they know their audience.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:06 +0000

You sure this wasn’t some staged comedy. The Asians aren’t normal like we are and what they think is funny is different.