Doughnut Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I recently read the new Game Informer article on the trip to the Korea WoW festival. And it saddens me that Korea is pro gaming, while in America you are put down and called a loser for playing video games. This almost makes me with I knew Cantonese and lived in Korea. almost ;) "A time comes when silence is betrayal" MLKJ Speak your mind, but be civil.Get mad, but do not rage.Do unto others as you would want done to yourself. "] Follow the doughnut to my blog! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 There if you spend 8 hours a day on video games, you're cool. If I did that here, I wouldn't have any friends. I guess it promotes good health though. (Although it doesn't seem to be working :? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 But when koreans game they game with there friends. :-w "A time comes when silence is betrayal" MLKJ Speak your mind, but be civil.Get mad, but do not rage.Do unto others as you would want done to yourself. "] Follow the doughnut to my blog! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying_death_bombs55 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Gaming 24-7 is really bad for your health, its a good thing that we get called nerds/geeks/etc for it, we get discouraged and we try to do more sports, and become healthier in the process(government pyramid scheme ftw?) When you mentioned the Dragon Plates I had a sudden vision of a load of gangsters running around in fancy dress yealling "Grim Reaper in da hood!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_Fox Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 im korean and i play alot of good games other then runescape. multiplayers like warcraft 3 were my firsts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 TBH it's a prolem with the Western World as a whole. I'm called sad for playing games, but you don't find me as a 35 year old queing up outside Waterstones for 50hrs prior to the release of a children's book, dressed up as a wizard. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 At least Americans arnt scared of fan death. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forsaken Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I play games and no one calls me sad? I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerr Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Americans call 8 hours gaming unhealthy? True that, but knowing that they are the biggest consumers of fast food in the world their attitude makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiriyama Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Its pretty ironic that the highest carbon producer and fattest place in the world is calling 8 hours of srtaight gaming unhealthy. I've done that a couple times and I'm alright. Denizen of Darkness| PSN= sworddude198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine naked men Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 At least Americans arnt scared of fan death. Shut up about that! Fans got my brother... I knew getting the new model was a bad idea... :lol: :shock: But, back on-topic, it would be cool to not be ridiculed at my school for playing Runescape. :? sleep like dead men wake up like dead men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I do 8 hours of gaming a lot sometimes. (not straight though, breaks in between) :oops: . But yeah gaming is huge over there. They even show starcraft matches and the like on TV. I think all we need to do though is give it some time over here in the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlanders Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Hmm, are koreans fat? Probably not.. 2480+ total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopingman Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Gaming 24-7 is really bad for your health, its a good thing that we get called nerds/geeks/etc for it, we get discouraged and we try to do more sports, and become healthier in the process(government pyramid scheme ftw?) Metal fans, check out my band!Still the King.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intriguing Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Its pretty ironic that the highest carbon producer and fattest place in the world is calling 8 hours of srtaight gaming unhealthy. I've done that a couple times and I'm alright. http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=676315&highlight=fattest+countries :) Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashi Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 At least Americans arnt scared of fan death. Holy crap, funniest thing I've ever read. o__o Now I've forgotten what this thread is even about. I ehh ... sleep with my fan on every night so hmm? My greatest ambition is to kill every member of the human race.However I am a realist and therefore know that I probably wont be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmms Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 gaming is big here in some games but no where near as it is there in some games Aefx(started 11/1/2002) Cb: 200 TS: 1900+Bmms--Jr(Started on 1/24/06)(Banned 11/13/09 ) Cb: 119(pre-eoc) TS: 1700+Bmms(Started 8/?/2001)(Banned 1/24/06 ) Cb: 101(pre-eoc) TS: 1350+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 There is something wrong in the West when it stigmatises and sometimes demonises gaming, while in places like South Korea, hot chicks will swarm all over you for being good at Starcraft. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamster Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 That'd be North Korea, right? JK, North Korean people don't game at all :shock: I think that the anti-gaming society here in the US promotes health. Too bad it isn't anti-McDonald's. Ah, this reminds me about the noob on the Runescape forums who was upset with the quest "Cold War" because apparently his grandparents died in the war. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmage099 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 They're probably more social gaming. You know how we get together with a bunch of neighbors and uncles to watch the (american) football games? They probably do that with starcraft, WoW, and such. Here in America our game is not social at all...This is just guessing. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 You telling me all you fools don't get a LAN going with mates? Damn. And here I was thinking such 'LAN parties' were comon practice :uhh: Personally, I do that kind of thing fairly often with my mates, awesome fun - and a good way to get new games / music / etc in the process :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmage099 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 You telling me all you fools don't get a LAN going with mates? Damn. And here I was thinking such 'LAN parties' were comon practice :uhh: Personally, I do that kind of thing fairly often with my mates, awesome fun - and a good way to get new games / music / etc in the process :P In the US if your "mates" play games (especially RPGs), you're considered a "nerd". Don't ask me why you just are. Even the popular kids play RPGs though. They just keep it quiet. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Because US youth culture sucks. It's true. It's what happens when you're not legally allowed to booze up at 18. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 And in Korea if you don't play games, you're weird/loser/etc. There's no difference between Westernized countires' youth. There will be groups of people that would be considered weird no matter what. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
look_its_rob Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Well here is kind of depends what games you play. I never heard someone getting made fun of for playing madden all night. Look its rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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