Dog and Dogs in Korea
That count/non-count noun distinction makes all the difference.
From Dogs Adored While Being Eaten in Seoul:
Antti Leppänen of Hunjangûi karûch'im posted on the subject of dog meat a few weeks back (see Use of dog meat as human food to stay outside of law).
He also included a link to the second of these paintings below, which each reflect the contrary Korean attitude to dogs, by primitivist painter Choi Suk-un:
Dogs with clothing, like the one in the first picture, and even hair-dye are a common sight in urban Korea. Their owners, usually young women, generally carry their dogs, like an accessory. It is less common to see someone actually take their dog for a walk.
Take a drive through the country and it's still possible to see dog meat prepared in the traditional, yet illegal, way pictured in the second picture: hang the dog up by the neck and beat it to death, thereby stimulating the secretion of adrenaline, which is said to both make the meat more delicious and help with male impotency. Most restuarants are said to use electric shocks to kill their dogs.
That count/non-count noun distinction makes all the difference.
From Dogs Adored While Being Eaten in Seoul:
- These days dogs are treated like an adored member of the family in Seoul where they were once raised to feed the hungry stomach of their masters. Yet dog meat is so popular among the Korean people even instant dog soups line supermarket shelves.
Antti Leppänen of Hunjangûi karûch'im posted on the subject of dog meat a few weeks back (see Use of dog meat as human food to stay outside of law).
He also included a link to the second of these paintings below, which each reflect the contrary Korean attitude to dogs, by primitivist painter Choi Suk-un:
Dogs with clothing, like the one in the first picture, and even hair-dye are a common sight in urban Korea. Their owners, usually young women, generally carry their dogs, like an accessory. It is less common to see someone actually take their dog for a walk.
Take a drive through the country and it's still possible to see dog meat prepared in the traditional, yet illegal, way pictured in the second picture: hang the dog up by the neck and beat it to death, thereby stimulating the secretion of adrenaline, which is said to both make the meat more delicious and help with male impotency. Most restuarants are said to use electric shocks to kill their dogs.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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