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Hm, I think that the fans depicted above were a small minority. However, as you said before, I also disliked the constant booing, not acceptable for a host country. Wow, I remember the Turkish fans celebrating in the streets here, hehe. It sure was a small lesson of humility for the Koreans.

Reported by Yahoo! News: Text: A South Korea soccer fan removes a "No Nazi" sign inside the stadium after officials asked him to take it down ahead of the World Cup semi-final match against Germany in Seoul, June 25, 2002. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

Yeah, I remember that story. I think the bar was called "Third Reich" and was closed after the Israeli Embassy in Seoul vehemently protested. Ignorance is their only excuse...

Germany ends Korea's dreams with 1-0 victory => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=6&id=220294 Germany Wins Seoul Semi-finals 1:0 => http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200206/200206250042.html Germany ends South Korean dream =>...

Hehe, you're right, Debs, I only told half of the story... Well, there are a few minorities in Austria, and their ethnic rights are of course guaranteed in the constitution. They are for instance entitled to use their languages in front of courts or authorities; their children are entitled to...

Never underestimate the childishness of (nationalist) politicians. We have a long debate in one of the federal states here whether street and municipal signs should be bilingual or not. In the end the conservative governor got his way, ignoring even a verdict of the constitutional court. Talk...

Deborah, thank you so much for sharing your experiences and views with us. I imagine it must be very hard at times to live under such conditions, but the story with your friend who brought you to hospital shows that there's reason for hope if both sides take a closer look at each other only to...

Thanks for your detailed answer, Deborah! I was vaguely aware of the historic background, but you proved my point that hatred is not only caused by different religious denomination, but also by division of power among the two groups (I hope my sentence makes sense). How about daily life? Don't...

Now, in the Herai thread we touched upon the subject of sectarian strife, in particular the conflict between Catholic and Protestant nations on the 16th, 17th century and later. If you look at most of the so-called religious conflicts they're just the usual power play under some...

Perhaps my views are too stereotypical, but politics and corporate tactics demand a great deal of ruthlessness and striving for power. Women are just more mature. Boys love to sit in the sandbox and compare the size of their toys if you know what I mean. It's this maturity that makes women...