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Is It Weird For A Non-asian To Like Kpop/dramas/ect? Curious about your opinions

#1 User is offline   Sunshine1 

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:17 PM

Heya! I've been wondering this for a long time: I am not asian (mixed of random European white races); However I like Kpop, Korean Dramas, Japanese music and such way more than any of the American music that everybody else near me listens too.
Since there are like NO asians here (AZ), I have no friends with similar intrests who can tell me what they think.
I know alot of other kids (like at my school) who are not Asian think that I am weird for liking this kind of stuff; but what do you think?

Please share ^.^
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:23 PM

No way, I know several friends who are non-asian or are mostly non-asian and they love k-dramas and all that WAY more than even I do. xD They beat the asian out of me, haha.
It's rather nice, inter-cultural exchanges are always really cool to experience and means you're open-minded.
Don't worry, as long as you have the internet, you have lots of people to share your interests. wink.gif
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:31 PM

Hey, you don't have to worry at all. It's always awesome to explore different cultures.

But keep in mind that there's a fine line between appreciation and obsession. In other words, just make sure to keep hold of your own heritage ^^
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:34 PM

QUOTE (heartnet @ Dec 31 2008, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey, you don't have to worry at all. It's always awesome to explore different cultures.

But keep in mind that there's a fine line between appreciation and obsession. In other words, just make sure to keep hold of your own heritage ^^


You took the words right out of my mouth. Couldn't have said it any better.
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:36 PM

Search the other 20 topics on the same exact subject also made by non asian people semi-insecure about their hobbies
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:40 PM

QUOTE (heartnet @ Dec 31 2008, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey, you don't have to worry at all. It's always awesome to explore different cultures.

But keep in mind that there's a fine line between appreciation and obsession. In other words, just make sure to keep hold of your own heritage ^^


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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:42 PM

Yes, it's weird.
Is that what you wanted to hear?
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#8 User is offline   royalpirate. 

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:43 PM

It's not wierd. Everyone has the right to like things from different cultures.
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 03:45 PM

I think it's not weird at all.
Because many asians, blacks et ect could like americans music and though they're not white americans. ^^'
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:22 PM

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:36 PM

nah, i don't think it's weird.
it's like asking "why does Asian likes listening to foreign music, etc?"
everyone can like whatever they want.


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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:39 PM

not weird. as long as it's not an obsession... ^^;
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 04:51 PM

ur not alone im white and im obssed with korea
music dramas movies language culture everything
people think im weird but i dont care

it my life and my music my pc my mp3 thats why i bought it its for me to enjoy and not everyone else ^^
and im a obessed snsd fan too GOD I LOVE SEOHYUN

but all these things make me happy so its all good for me ^^
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 06:12 PM

i personally,
think it's fine.

i mean, race has nothing to with like.

& besides,
those Korean boys are just so smexy.
hard to resist and all that, you know?

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Posted 31 December 2008 - 06:14 PM

Well, I think if the drama's good it's gonna attract people to watch it.
What's wrong with having everyone watch it?
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 06:17 PM

That's like saying it's weird for me for liking Metallica and Lord of the Rings.

Damn. I must be weird.
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Posted 30 June 2010 - 01:11 PM

NOPE ^^
I got my spanish friend into personal taste XD
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Posted 30 June 2010 - 02:35 PM

Not at all. We are all human, just think of it as being interested in another human's music/dramas/entertainment. I do not understand why we all need to separate ourselves from others.
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Posted 30 June 2010 - 03:12 PM

Not at all. It's like saying that it's weird for an Asian person (who may or may not live in an Asian country/was born there/raised there) to like Western music/movies.
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Posted 30 June 2010 - 03:46 PM

Haha... no worries at all.
It's absolutely normal.

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