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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Derrek wrote: |
Koreans get a huge laugh out of my Korean name.
Family name: Park
First name: Sah Nim
They look at me really funny until they shout, "Park Sah Nim" followed by a burst of laughter.
Park Sah Nim means "professor" in Korean.
Most of my English jokes are language-based, and it's fun to crack one in Korean. |
Obviously you need to brush up on the meaning of your own name. Your name means PhD or doctor, it does not mean professor. Professor's can be addressed as "Doctor" of course, but it's kind of silly considering that most of them are PhDs but not all PhDs are professors. I am in university in Korea, and let me assure you, at my school it's 100% PhD profs and we call them Gyosunim... not Baksanim. |
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JackSarang
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| That lawyer from Busan who sold his soul to Korean marketing- why the heck do I always forget his name? I used to get ESL-lesson spam by the bushel with his face plastered all over the email. |
| komtengi wrote: |
Robert Harley is the lawyer that was mentioned.
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Actually, his name is Robert Holley and he's a good man & a great boss. |
I believe his Korean name is ����. Not sure what family name he adopted. There is also a french women who's on TV alot whom I believe also took Korean citizenship. |
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Gladiator
Joined: 23 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:39 am Post subject: Have Americans become Korean citizens? |
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You have to have resided in the country for five years continuously and yes there is a Korean language and history exam.
Apparently only 14 Americans have changed to Korean nationality in the last 50 years, which should tell you all you need to know about the appeal of holding this nationality. Notables include Robert Holley as mentioned and Gary Rector, who obtained the nationality for purely practical reasons related to running his own business. |
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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Have Americans become Korean citizens? |
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| Gladiator wrote: |
You have to have resided in the country for five years continuously and yes there is a Korean language and history exam.
Apparently only 14 Americans have changed to Korean nationality in the last 50 years, which should tell you all you need to know about the appeal of holding this nationality. Notables include Robert Holley as mentioned and Gary Rector, who obtained the nationality for purely practical reasons related to running his own business. |
No, it doesn't say anything about the appeal of holding Korean nationality. It does suggest that Americans are unwilling to give up their U.S. citizenship in order to become Korean citizens, but that is not what you said. |
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maxxx_power
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Location: BWAHAHAHAHA! I'M FREE!!!!!!!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Lay down that crack pipe rain. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Why not just rely on a visa?
What do you think about permanent residence visa (F-5)?
Residence (F-2)
This visa category is available to individuals (including spouse and children) who have continuously lived with their permanent address in the Republic of Korea. This visa also includes the following category:
(a) Children underage of a person who has F-2 status ;
(b) A woman who, as a wife of a Korean national, has never acquired a Korean nationality before;
(c) A woman who, as a wife of a person having F-2 status, has continuously stayed in Korea; and
(d) Individuals who have especially contributed to the Republic of Korea or who have valid reasons to continuously stay there.
http://www.moj.go.kr/english/function/function06_02.php
Contributed?
The Ministry of Justice announced on June 11 that in order to attract more foreign investments and create new jobs, it will give permanent residence visas (F-5) to foreigners who have invested more than US$5 million regardless of their length of stay. This is in addition to the current law that allows foreigners who have invested more than US$500,000 and stayed in the country for more than 3 years to apply for permanent residence.
http://www.kreic.com/e_pds/pds2_view.jsp?bbs_id=13468&qry_cond=subject&qry_contents=&page=7 |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Real Reality -- are you describing F-2 or F-5? It sounds like you mean F-5, but you wrote F-2.
Or did you mean F-2? |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Would you have to serve in the military? |
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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Would you have to serve in the military? |
Like Shilmido?  |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Alias wrote: |
| Would you have to serve in the military? |
No, immigrants are exempt from the military. |
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