To: TigerLikesRooster
IIRC, the ROK used human feces on the crops during my time there for Uncle Sam in 1992. We were told not to eat vegetables from the farms because of the use of human waste as fertilizer. It was almost a guarantee that you’d get really sick.
11 posted on
11/18/2017 6:24:57 PM PST by
ltc8k6
To: ltc8k6
The first thing S. Korean government did when they started their industrialization drive was to build many chemical fertilizer plants. Use of human feces dropped dramatically, but the practice probably went on some part of country for a while.
13 posted on
11/18/2017 6:28:45 PM PST by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: ltc8k6
South Korea huh? Wow. But it gave the kimchee a certain je ne sais quoi.
14 posted on
11/18/2017 6:29:59 PM PST by
HiTech RedNeck
(Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
To: ltc8k6
Explains why kimchi tastes like sh_t.
15 posted on
11/18/2017 6:30:43 PM PST by
Rebelbase
(The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.-- H.L. Mencken)
To: ltc8k6
Many of Kim Jong FattyDopeys troopers are prob already fighting the enemy within.
20 posted on
11/18/2017 6:36:19 PM PST by
gasport
(Smash the Beast - starvation takes too long)
To: ltc8k6
There was also massive public health campaign to rid population of parasites in 60's and 70's. All school students were required to take parasite test. They had to submit their stool sample to be screened for parasites each year. Parasite carriers were required to take medications to eliminate parasites.
Parasites and tuberculosis were once endemic problems in S. Korea. Now N. Korean population is suffering from health crisis much worse than S. Korea used to decades ago. It is not just parasite problem. There are host of other problems. The whole country is a gigantic public health catastrophe.
22 posted on
11/18/2017 6:38:08 PM PST by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: ltc8k6
IIRC, the ROK used human feces on the crops during my time there for Uncle Sam in 1992. We were told not to eat vegetables from the farms because of the use of human waste as fertilizer. It was almost a guarantee that youd get really sick.It's not a problem as long as the vegetables are fully cooked before consumption. Raw salads are a definite no-no.
25 posted on
11/18/2017 6:41:11 PM PST by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: ltc8k6
I lived in Taiwan in the early 60's when my dad was stationed there. It was referred to as "night soil" in those days.
47 posted on
11/18/2017 7:13:09 PM PST by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ltc8k6
My Dad served in Korea.
He said “mama san” would take care of her business right there in the rice patties. Dad told me “ see those brown specks in that rice?”.
Yep.
Dad never ate rice.....
71 posted on
11/18/2017 8:20:01 PM PST by
MountainDad
(A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others. Support your local militia.)
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