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Koreans are sweet. Ezra Pound quotes Imperor Hong Vu: 'Koreans are gertle by natur" They are ibite: Mercator
isn't alone in saying so. leis conlimmed by the Arab triveler In Khordadheh, who frequented these regions in the
ninth century. They are confident: They exchange presents with the Sovereign of China. They believe that if they
did not exchange presents with bim, it would not rain in their country." (.K. They are vinuous.?"Afer Ki Tse bad
published a Code, composed simply ofeight hus, the Koreans' mores became so well balanced that the crimes of
rape and adultery were unknown to them, and it was unnecessary to close the doors ofthe houses during the night.
" writes Father du Halde. And the author of the Recueil des Voyages du Nord goes on As to their beliefs, the Koreans are
convinced that boever does good will be rewarded, and whoever does evil will be punished." Far from imported
beliets, there exists a national credo that can be formulated more or less like this. We are in the world, and we must
live. Good-natured metaphysical sobriety. "Indeed, they are quite ignorant of controversies, disputes over the
mysteries heresies, excommunications. They are compassionate, and this trait pushes them to rather umisual
actions: In 1905, the war correspondent Kann reports that a battalion sent to reestablish order in a faraway district,
having melted away en woute "to the exception of four soldiers and a general," so mored the Emperor that he had
gratifications disinbuted to the deseners, so that ther stould not remain without means of subsistence.And what else?
Ah yes. "I wish," Says Giruidoux, "that my country sbould truly be worthy ofbeing called the most polite in the world,
which is to say that its men and women should be beautiful" Mong with China, Italy and Bororo land, Korea is wort
of being called the politest country in the world.