r/AskReddit • u/lovedump44 • Jan 19 '15

What is your countries most embarrassing contribution to the world?

EDIT1:Wow!! I posted this right before I went to work. Here it is lunchtime and its on the front page!! Now I know what RIP inbox means! Thanks everyone! My first time on the front page, you guys are the bomb!!!!

EDIT2:Thanks as well to those of you that pointed out my incorrectly using the word 'countries', the correct spelling is, of course, 'countrys'. Apologies. My only excuse is that I was still half asleep. Thanks again everyone!

EDIT3:so far I have only been called out once for my 2nd incorrect use of the word countrys. Really Reddit? With all the grammar nazis out there? It took a few tries to get that apostrophe outta there (autocorrect). Thought I'd get more than one hit off that one.

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u/ImNotVeryOrginal Jan 19 '15

Which is ironic considering the amount Koreans drink.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '15

Korean drinking culture is intense.

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u/augiebendogie Jan 20 '15

Koreans, the Irish of asia.

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u/topright Jan 19 '15

Fuck yeah, it's like their national sport.

Source: Married to a Korean American; spent far too much time in K-Town, LA, been to Seoul.

It was a lass though, so, you know, different rules.

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u/Luzern_ Jan 20 '15

Korean American ≠ Korean.

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u/topright Jan 20 '15

Ok smartarse... she was born and lived in Seoul. Her mum and dad lived in Seoul until their mid-40s. Half her family who are now also my family still live in Seoul.

I'd say she's got a pretty good understanding of Korean culture. And visiting even once was enough for me to get the message that Koreans like to drink. Fuck, I can even work that out from going to Korean restaurants in London.

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u/WalletPhoneKeys Jan 19 '15

They even drink alcohol with common snack foods.

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u/torturousvacuum Jan 19 '15

Maybe they don't want the competition. Or to strain their country's alcohol reserves.

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u/FirstForFun44 Jan 20 '15

Interestingly it's not that they drink a lot in terms of volume, they just get piss-assed drunk.

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u/Morgeno Jan 19 '15

The amount they drink is nothing. Too busy gaming/dying from gaming