On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:18:07 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:46:56 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:52:35 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:56:03 -1000, dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> No Kimchee = no Koreans. This sounds dumb to us but a Korean would laugh
>>>> and say it's true.
>>>
>>> Are you saying they will keel over and die without kimchi? Don't he
>>> natural laws of survival at least put "Invade a nearby country" (that
>>> has more cabbage) above "Keel over and die"?
>>
>> is there *any* cabbage in north korea any more? i heard they were eating
>> grass clippings.
>
> Kimchi is not just cabbage. It's cucumbers, daikon, perilla leaves,
> leeks/green onions, and certain seafoods. They are not shriveling up
> and dying just because they don't have any cabbage.
>
> Of course the article doesn't mention that. Because then it wouldn't
> sounds as sensational (or accurate)
>
> -sw

well, sure. but it sounded like all the previously cheap vegetables had
suddenly skyrocketed in price.