[Sing-Gal] Westerners' impressions of 19th-century Joseon (Pic Heavy)

It's true that Westerners' reviews of Asians back in the late Joseon era were generally pretty harsh, but whenever the topic of their impressions of Joseon comes up, some people just won't let go of 'Jack London'...

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That said, since Jack London consistently talked shit about Joseon while praising Japan, he's basically a god to the 'Il-ppong' (Japan-stan) trash on the Imperial Era Gallery and Sil-be (Real-time Best)...

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Among A. Henry Savage-Landor's remarks: 'The Japanese look down on Joseon for being dirty, yet they themselves all hop into the same bathwater without ever changing it, even with dead skin floating around...'

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Isabella Bird Bishop, who, like Jack London, initially liked Japan and even visited there, wrote about her experiences in her book and left these remarks...