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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
Why exactly?
Some Koreans do not like to acknowledge the political division and simply refer to "korea" when talking to foreigners (never ROK or DPRK). Amongst themselves they might say daehan minguk but even then they still say Namhan or Bukhan. I have heard that North Koreans hate any mention of the label "north korea" as it was imposed from the outside. They may even still call themselves "chosun". |
I don't think I've ever heard a Korean refer to the country as "South Korea". Typically you just hear "Korea" when speaking English, and 대한민국 or 한국 when speaking Korean. Generally speaking, I just use Korea or Republic of Korea, given the latter's use in Korean. There's only one Korea that you're going to go teach English in, and it isn't located north of the Han. As for North Koreans being pissed off: good.
More than anything else, however, it's just that you'll almost never hear anyone with any familiarity with the country refer to it as "South Korea". It's just something I typically hear from newbs: "I'm going to South Korea to teach English." |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Julius wrote: |
Why exactly?
Some Koreans do not like to acknowledge the political division and simply refer to "korea" when talking to foreigners (never ROK or DPRK). Amongst themselves they might say daehan minguk but even then they still say Namhan or Bukhan. I have heard that North Koreans hate any mention of the label "north korea" as it was imposed from the outside. They may even still call themselves "chosun". |
I don't think I've ever heard a Korean refer to the country as "South Korea". Typically you just hear "Korea" when speaking English, and 대한민국 or 한국 when speaking Korean. Generally speaking, I just use Korea or Republic of Korea, given the latter's use in Korean. There's only one Korea that you're going to go teach English in, and it isn't located north of the Han. As for North Koreans being pissed off: good.
More than anything else, however, it's just that you'll almost never hear anyone with any familiarity with the country refer to it as "South Korea". It's just something I typically hear from newbs: "I'm going to South Korea to teach English." |
Yeah, but I'm not Korean, so I call it South Korea as does almost every official place in the UK when you're filling out forms etc. Either that or ROK, but usually South Korea. But yeh, when I'm living there I just call it Korea, because it's shorter and easier to say than South Korea, and for no other reason than that. |
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Joe Boxer
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Location: Bundang, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
Also, am I the only one who cringes upon the mention of "South" Korea? |
A couple years ago, one of my students asked me how old Canada is. I said, "about 140 years old". He laughed and said, "my country is 5,000 years old". I thought for a second and said, "sorry, your country is SOUTH Korea, and that makes you only about 60 years old".
The kid said, "but... but...", and then hung his head in shame. And I felt a little bad. |
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