And one of the first questions Harris was asked upon landing in South Korea was about his moustache, with some South Koreans apparently wondering whether it was a calculated insult to Koreans. That role helped Harris gain the image of an overbearing US envoy among many South Koreans. “The mustache has become associated with the latest US image of being disrespectful and even coercive toward Korea,” The Korea Times said. The students held placards demanding that the ambassador leave South Korea. “But I am not the Japanese American ambassador to Korea; I am the American ambassador to Korea,” he said.

Source: bd News24 January 16, 2020 18:33 UTC