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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: "Made-in-Korea" Becomes Byword for Quality |
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"Made-in-Korea" Becomes Byword for Quality Appliances
"When you get married in Iran, it's the dream of brides to get a place decked out with Korean home electronics," says Cho Seung-mi, the head of the Korean Society of Iran who moved to the Gulf nation after she married an Iranian 29 years ago.
Recently, camera phones are taking the younger generation by storm. With Samsung and Nokia fighting it out for the top spot, Korean-made multi-function cell phones are pushing aside the law and hejab to create a new lifestyle, just as they did in Korea.
As a result, major Korean companies Samsung and LG have gone beyond advertising individual products toward a strategy of advertising made-in-Korea quality to ensure a stable export base for their entire range of products.
Chosun Ilbo (June 17,2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200506/200506170024.html |
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shakuhachi
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Sydney
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Is there are word for these kind self congratulatory articles that are tantamount to masturbation? (the sin of Onan). Why dont I see these kind of articles in other countries? It sounds like the Koreans are trying to convince themselves. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah.. they better get in there before the Chinese take over. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| "the dream of brides" |
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, their electronic products are world-class, their automobiles are improving, but they still seem to be incapable of constructing a building in which the plumbing is reliable and the windows fit. |
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, their electronic products are world-class, their automobiles are improving, but they still seem to be incapable of constructing a building in which the plumbing is reliable and the windows fit. |
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poddubny
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Location: i have NO avatar privileges!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| korean stuff is utter crap. |
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stvwrd
Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Do Iranians know that Korean-made electric fans can kill you? |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:23 am Post subject: |
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| says Cho Seung-mi, |
Nice to see they surveyed a wide variety of Iranians on their product preferences.
Ken:> |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Have any of you ever opened a Korea Herald/Times and NOT seen an article about cell phones??
You would think that they are obsessed with them, stare at them all the time and constantly talk about/compare them. But luckily, Traditional Korean Culture requires them to think beyond possessions and status and connect with blah blah blah. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Now if they could just make decent beer.... |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| BJWD wrote: |
Have any of you ever opened a Korea Herald/Times and NOT seen an article about cell phones??
You would think that they are obsessed with them, stare at them all the time and constantly talk about/compare them. But luckily, Traditional Korean Culture requires them to think beyond possessions and status and connect with blah blah blah. |
Oh, puh-lease don't tell me there's still a few Westerners crawling the planet who actually take that old pile of horse manure seriously. No, I don't mean you, but the fact that you'd even use it sarcastically suggests that you actually credited it at some point in the recent past. When I arrived such assumptions were almost forgiveable as long as you came to your senses w/in the first two months and recanted, but in 2005 talk like that -- even in joke form -- is enough to get you committed. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| "the dream of brides" |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| "the dream of brides" |
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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah, why is it that japanese beer is TASTY, while korean beer is NOT? |
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