Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Homer]

Gordie,

What are you on?
And thanks for the personal insults.

To quote myself Gordie

Its hardly logical to think that the North Korea population would not want to reunify and would not want to get rid of their current system of government.

Read slowly dude...this is talking about reunification..reunification..reunification....and my opinion as to the reactions of the people now living in north korea to a possible reunification..reunification..reunification with South korea.

So you caught me Gordo, I called North Korea.....North Korea...guilty as charged for calling it what its currently called.
Wow, you are clever and smoked me out on that one...well done gordie.


Now hardandtiny,

I also want to thank you for resorting to simple name calling. That was very nice of you.
Now about the "C" or the "K", it doesn't make a bit of diffence to me how the country is spelled. My point is just its up to koreans to decide since its their country. No need for precendents here.
If it stays as Korea cool. If they change cool. It won't change a thing in my life.

[The King of Kwangju]

That formalizing the spelling from "C" to "K" doesn't make much sense doesn't mean its not true. That it contradicts what Japan later tried to do with this "Nippon" business in the 30's also doesn't mean its not true.

As I mentioned in another thread on the same subject, is it so hard to believe that some petty Japanese bureaucrats tried to force Korea down the English alphabet? Knowing what I do of the Land of the Rising Sun and of bureaucracies in general, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

[Phishstick]

The problem here is not pontificating over the proper historical name for Korea ( yeah that's right KOREA ), but why is this nation so passionate about the spelling of their name in a foreign language. It really spells a negative vibe over the culture. I could never understand the injustices caused by the Japanese in recent memoray, but it has come to the point of reconciling. I'd rather the government just change their English name, which they can and have every right to - good reason or bad reason, or even better, JUST GET OVER IT!

[On the other hand]

Homer:

You seem to be missing the point. Nations do NOT have control over their names in other languages. That is determined, at the official level, by lexicographers, who take into account how the language is spoken in the day-to-day world. Now, if Korea demands that English speakers switch over to the "C" spelling, and most English speakers agree to do this, then the dictionaries will eventually make the change. But, the key agents here are the English speakers, not the Koreans. Heck, Roh Moo-hyun can't even control his own followers these days, ya really think he's callin' the shots down at Webster's?

[Homer]

on the other hand

I agree with you about that. but if they want to try and change it its their choice. Let the, present it to the proper authorities.
Like I said. I couldn't care less if its C or K...I just see it as a choice for Koreans to make. just like when some of the former soviet regions deciced to name their new independant countries, or when balkan nations were split up they chose their names.

[Phishstick]

President Roh did have control over his romanized name. He did not want to be refered to as President "No", or my personal favorite, "Dr. No." The Chinese character standing for his name had two pronunciations, one with an "N" sound and one with an "R" sound. He opted for the latter, but this could be another Korean legend.

[gang ah jee]

[supernick]

How about Coy'rea? The number one excuse is shyness, and when they aren't really shy, they pretend to be.

Jokes aside, the arguement is stupid. Koreans who want it with a C is because C comes before J as in Japan.

How about Gorea?

Anyway, Korea is the English name for Coree, so if the Koreans aren't telling the French how to spell it, then they have no right to tell the English world how to spell it.

On the final tests, any students who spell Korea with a C will be given an F by me. And they have been warned.

[matko]

Homer,

Which balkan nation chose the English name for their country?

[Korea Newfie]

[Butterfly]

[matko]

butterfly,

In Canada it's Korea, whatever WE want. It's OUR country.

[HardyandTiny]

[gang ah jee]

[Mellow Mushroom]

C'mon people, how can you not vote for Corea? Chic was one of the greatest jazz musicians ever.