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South Korea: swirls around US ambassador mustache

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The tensions on the Korean peninsula are high anyway, so the nuclear disarmament of North Korea is also considered a decisive challenge for the US ambassador to South Korea. Harry Harris actually acts in the background in his diplomatic role, but now he has a lot of publicity at one go. The reason: his mustache.

Memory of colonial masters

The facial hair of the ex-commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command caused a stir – especially in social networks. At the heart of the criticism is that Harris with a mustache resembles the Japanese colonial rulers who ruled the Korean peninsula with an iron fist during the Japanese occupation.