Alcoholism is RAMPANT in South Korea. Seriously. Statistically, most of the country is alcoholics. Why aren't…
So, what you're saying is that Korea should not crack down on drugs because it is lenient toward alcohol? That's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Hypocrisy is not all right. Alcoholism is utterly destructive and abominable; I hate alcohol, and I hate that it so accepted, even praised by so many cultures. But that is no reason to conclude that allowing other drugs will not lead to equal, if not far worse consequences. I am glad that Korea is hard on drugs. It is tragic and infuriating that they do not see alcohol use the same way.
I'd also encourage you to research the neurological, as well as biological effects of marijuana use, particularly in teens. Please know, I think that alcoholism is wrong, and that it leads largely to deplorable behaviors. As someone in the medical field, I have seen what alcohol, pot, and other addictive drugs do to people, and none of it is pretty. None of it.
Alcoholism is RAMPANT in South Korea. Seriously. Statistically, most of the country is alcoholics. Why aren't…
I agree with you, but it's perhaps easier to nip this in the bud before it becomes as widespread as alcohol acceptance. Can you imagine trying to outlaw soju in Korea? There'd be widespread riots! It is hypocritical, but that doesn't mean that they should just throw up their hands and allow drugs to flow freely into the country; that would be foolish and very, very dangerous. Just look at the US.
Pot is no more worse than alcohol. It's easy to overdo ANY substance, both legal and illicit.
I agree with you. Alcohol is very destructive, only partly because it is so accepted. Pot, for some reason, however, is more "attractive" to people, particularly young people, because it's been falsely touted as being "safer" than alcohol, or whatever. For whatever reason, more people of all ages smoke pot at all hours of the day, whereas is much more difficult for young people to get their hands on alcohol (I'm not sure how that is; where there's a will, there's a way), and most drinking seems to be done at night. I don't drink or smoke (or imbibe in anything else), as I am convinced that these substances are destructive on a variety of levels.
If only the USA were this strict. In my state where marijuana is legal, the same people (my neighbors) smoke marijuana 10 times a day. People are doing it on playgrounds, in their front yards, while driving. As if that weren't enough, they just legalized mushrooms and other "harder" drugs. Traffic accidents, domestic violence, and homelessness in my small city alone have skyrocketed as a result. Licentiousness is NOT a virtue and leads to FAR more problems than it allegedly solves.
Jae Soo being one of the biggest supporters of his little mouse is somehow cute 🫶🏻 I just love the interaction…
Something i love about Korean dramas is their incorporation of support characters; they do such a good job of creating unlikely "families" composed of endearing characters. Sometimes, they're more enjoyable to watch than the leads.
Sadly, this drama is simply not my cup of tea. In my humble opinion, it is not written or presented as well as it could be. I generally enjoy dramas that are atypically complex, but I don't believe that complexity is the case here; it's confusing because it's trying to be "unique", not because the plot is necessarily complex. 5 episodes in and it simply hasn't connected with me.
I am still in the middle of watching episode one, however...am I supposed to know what is going on? I feel as though I were dropped in the middle of something, the plot and characters of which I am expected to recognize. Will things become clearer, or is the confusion due to poor writing (again!)?
I found myself attracted to this drama for pretty much one reason: actors who traditionally play despicable and/or absolutely disgusting villains cast as good guys (at least three, so far; the chief, the captain, and one of the TCI investigators have all exclusively been nasty bad guys). I have found that, in general, whenever this happens, the drama itself is fairly good.
Hypocrisy is not all right. Alcoholism is utterly destructive and abominable; I hate alcohol, and I hate that it so accepted, even praised by so many cultures. But that is no reason to conclude that allowing other drugs will not lead to equal, if not far worse consequences. I am glad that Korea is hard on drugs. It is tragic and infuriating that they do not see alcohol use the same way.
I'd also encourage you to research the neurological, as well as biological effects of marijuana use, particularly in teens. Please know, I think that alcoholism is wrong, and that it leads largely to deplorable behaviors. As someone in the medical field, I have seen what alcohol, pot, and other addictive drugs do to people, and none of it is pretty. None of it.