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northway
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| interestedinhanguk wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
I don't. Officially, the Republic of Korea holds sovereignty over the entire Korean peninsula. |
No it doesn't. It CLAIMS sovereignty, just as the DPRK does. |
Right, but my point still stands. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:06 am Post subject: Re: "Are you in North or South Korea?" |
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| Stalin84 wrote: |
Has anyone ever been greatly annoyed by this question before?
The first few times it seems innocent enough but when you start hearing it from people who should know better, it starts to get really annoying. |
They're just asking to show how smart they are 
That there are two of them! |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
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I was quite surprised I was asked once or twice 'Is South Korea the one with the dictator?'. It seemed incredibly ignorant considering the World Cup was only 8 years ago  |
It is ignorant, but isn't it also ignorant to assume that everyone follows sports? |
The World Cup is a massive deal everywhere outside North America |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| Squire wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| Squire wrote: |
| I was quite surprised I was asked once or twice 'Is South Korea the one with the dictator?'. It seemed incredibly ignorant considering the World Cup was only 8 years ago |
It is ignorant, but isn't it also ignorant to assume that everyone follows sports? |
The World Cup is a massive deal everywhere outside North America |
It's ignorant to assume a bunch of English speakers aren't from North America. |
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Stalin84
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| Squire wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| Squire wrote: |
| I was quite surprised I was asked once or twice 'Is South Korea the one with the dictator?'. It seemed incredibly ignorant considering the World Cup was only 8 years ago |
It is ignorant, but isn't it also ignorant to assume that everyone follows sports? |
The World Cup is a massive deal everywhere outside North America |
It's ignorant to assume a bunch of English speakers aren't from North America. |
The last real spectacle from South Korea that North Americans still remember was the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Since then, not a whole lot has happened in Korea that has really caught people's attention.
I wonder if Korea will win the Olympic bid again in the next decade... |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:39 am Post subject: |
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| If you're talking to Americans, then ask them if they're from NORTH or SOUTH America. Try not to laugh as they screw up their face at the question and then tell them that your question is just as ridiculous as their NOrth/South Korea one. |
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