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"Do you know?" Dok-Do T-shirts at Dunkin' Donuts
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wylies99



Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:30 am    Post subject: "Do you know?" Dok-Do T-shirts at Dunkin' Donuts Reply with quote

August 8-15. Hurry in to get your t-shirt.

http://www.dunkindonuts.co.kr/event/event_view.htm?page=1&newsSeq=1305&gubn_code=&golist_num=119&searchKind=subject&searchKeyword=
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cdninkorea



Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you suppose Dunkin' Donuts Japan has a similar t-shirt saying that "Takeshima is Japan's"?
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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, that's nice. More nationalistic garbage. Rolling Eyes

Mind you, totally out of the blue, I had 5 students tell me today that they hated Japan.

I suppose if you want to impress Korean women, they might like a man wearing this...

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Do you suppose Dunkin' Donuts Japan has a similar t-shirt saying that "Takeshima is Japan's"?


I guess you change your marketing plan for your target consumers. Nationalism and chest thumping works well in South Korea. The Brainwashing continues.
Not so much in Japan where they actually debate two sides to an issue.
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Dev



Joined: 18 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A good question to try to answer would be "What is the underlying reason for this Dokdo campaign?".

I don't really know, but I think the Korean gov. just wants to drum up Korean pride as much as possible to try to keep Koreans working hard for their country and to stem the emigration of Korean professionals going abroad.

I don't think Koreans wear these shirts to educate the world about Dokdo because the world doesn't care about Korea's fight for a bunch of big ugly rocks in the ocean. If Koreans wore Free Tibet shirts, they'd get more attention.
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Beeyee



Joined: 29 May 2007

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet I want one. What do I do? Buy a doughnut and pay 2,900 won?
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Guri Guy



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess the term "Preaching to the choir" comes to mind.
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wylies99



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One week only.

BTW, can anyone interpret the actual "offer"?
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kiwiduncan



Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about this on a t-shirt.

"독도는 한국 땅이면 왜 일본해 중간에 있어요?"
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Trevor



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It must be incredibly humiliating for Japan's supporters to see their decisive defeat commemorated on a Dunkin donuts T-shirt -- and all they can do is rant and rave in their humiliation.

Terrible, really.
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jkelly80



Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Donuts and Dokdo are both very famous in Korea. Take a rest.
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Beej



Joined: 05 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What no pink shirts? What are Korean guys supposed to wear?
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monkinwonderland



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beej wrote:
What no pink shirts? What are Korean guys supposed to wear?



And we have our winner...
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Passions



Joined: 31 May 2006

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiwiduncan wrote:
How about this on a t-shirt.

"독도는 한국 땅이면 왜 일본해 중간에 있어요?"


I'd give you 100,000 Won just to see you wear that shirt around Hongdae on a Friday night. Laughing
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jkelly80 wrote:
Donuts and Dokdo are both very famous in Korea. Take a rest.

Didn't you have a lunch?
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jkelly80



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Young FRANKenstein wrote:
jkelly80 wrote:
Donuts and Dokdo are both very famous in Korea. Take a rest.

Didn't you have a lunch?


These days I have a lunch at Dunking Donuts. They have delicious paninis. I'm sorry I have to run I have an appointment.
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