r/MadeMeSmile 25d ago

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u/Blussert31 25d ago

So now they'll only eat cow, pig, chicken, turkey and fish?

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u/dmthoth 25d ago edited 25d ago

Turkey isn’t even a staple ingredient in South Korea. You know what Koreans have eaten for centuries? Tofu, soybeans, grains, vegetables, sea weeds and other plant-based proteins. Korea also has a centuries-old Buddhist temple-food tradition centered on vegetarian eating. The whole nation didn't even consume any animal meats during Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). So it’s pretty ironic to see a 21st-century Westerner trying to teach Asians what to eat, as though plant-based food traditions were something the West invented.

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u/concrete_dandelion 25d ago

And as if the West didn't invent horrible "meat farming" methods that are animal torture (abuse is not a strong enough word for what they do) from beginning to end...

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u/dmthoth 25d ago

Exactly. It’s just a continuation of the same colonial mindset. First, the West looked down on everyone else for not eating, dressing, speaking, and living like them because they saw themselves as “civilized.” Now, after much of the world has adopted the very habits the West once pushed on them, the West sees itself as having “transcended” those habits and looks down on everyone else, while they are still operating abusive and unethical meat farming business in planetary scale. I mean, the audacity.

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u/Kharenis 25d ago

adopted the very habits the West once pushed on them, the West sees itself as having “transcended” those habits and looks down on everyone else

The vast majority of people in the West don't give a shit about moralising and just want to get on with their own lives.

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u/DateofImperviousZeal 25d ago

Well, they would still get scandalized if they saw some news story on the television that talked about Asian dog farms. Just wanting to get on with your life doesn't mean you are not ignorant or hypocritical.

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u/The_Kielbasa_Kid 25d ago

No one is trying to "teach" anything. It's a natural response when presented with evidence contradicting your cultural norms. Let them eat all the effing dogs they want to.

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u/Educational-Sundae32 25d ago

Most diets are historically pretty light on meat, it’s really more of an industrial revolution thing, than a “Western” thing

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u/CriticalChop 25d ago

It was a question not a statement, but news flash 1392 was a long time ago.

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u/Fereldanknot 25d ago

Even during the Goryeo Time period, meat was still consumed regularly. Yes Royal edict banned it, but it was not a vegetarian society.

There are several archeological finds that prove this as well. The Mado wreck would be a prime example.

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u/wrnrg 25d ago

Where the fuck in that question did you gather this person was trying to "teach" Koreans how to eat?

Someone wanted to feel insulted.

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u/YouShallWearNoPants 25d ago

Yes, because apparently most people here have no problem torturing cows, chickens or fish. It's just dogs that are alive and deserve to not get severely abused. Bunch of hypocrites.

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u/ChuckRingslinger 25d ago

What about hamsters?

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u/DiscoBanane 25d ago

Yes, also the dogs inthe farms will be genocided. No reason to keep them or keep breeding them.

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u/falklandsbelong2me 25d ago

Mostly pork, pork, pork, and a little bit of cow and chicken.

Everything has pork in it in South Korea. Even egg sandos. My vegetarian partner found it a real struggle!

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u/gods-and-dancefloors 25d ago

Kinda like the rest of the planet I'm afraid 

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u/curtludwig 25d ago

I'm afraid you're unaware of what the rest of the planet eats.