Korea - 1907

by j4p4n - uploaded on December 21, 2011, 1:28 am

To really understand a country and a way a country is presented it is good to look back at the stereotypical and historical record. Even back in 1907 (waaay before north korea and all that) the Western press was referring to Korea as the "hermit kingdom" and the stereotype of an isolated odd country prevailed. So here is a look back, which reflects where we are now.