Great quotes from Korean industry visitor films

While I was in Korea recently, we were given tours of three different industrial factories. The companies were extremely kind to us, and the tours were great. However, all three tours started the same way: with an unintentionally hilarious company promo video…

All three videos were extremely similar. To the accompaniment of what looked like early-70s industrial video and music, an extremely virile American or British voice extolled the accomplishments and virtues of the company. The films would last about 10 minutes, and then we'd go take the tour.

Here's some choice quotes from the movies:

• Hyundai referred to itself as "…a life partner for citizens of the global village."
• We were called upon to "…witness Hyundai 's New Leap Forward."
• "At the forefront of mankind's Long March is Hyundai Heavy Industries."

I suspect that if you sent a nice letter or email requesting it, you could get a DVD copy of any of these company's visitor videos sent to you. If you do so, let me know; I'd love to have a copy of the whole thing. (B)