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mikowee
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| tomato wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Back in Vancouver I often say 'waeguk' while passing a Korean on the street. |
| Tokki1 wrote: |
| Waegook means non-Korean...not foreigner. |
| Alyallen wrote: |
| I wonder where people get this idea that 외국인 means non-Korean.... |
I'll take a middle-of-the-road position on this argument.
Koreans assume that no one but Koreans will ever speak Korean,
and their dictionary shows it.
우리말, which literally means "our language," is defined as "Korean."
우리나라, which literally means "our country," is defined as "Korea."
우리나라꽃, which literally means "our national flower," is defined as "Rose of Sharon." |
Saying "our..." has nothing to do with believing others can't speak Korean. It simply reflects their communal paradigm. Haven't you ever heard Koreans say "our house" when referring to their home? They also use "our father/mother/brother/sister" in place of "my father/mother/brother/sister". |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
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Oh, come on...
Demographics of Toronto
Yes, I realize that there are minorities in Toronto. Yes I realize that Toronto is billed as "the most multi-cultural city in the world."
But, just because the diversity of the minority population is high doesn't mean that there are less white people in that city. 57.2% of the population is white. That means that there are almost double the amount of white people per capita in Toronto than there are in my home county.
Hell, there are less white people per capita In New York City than there are in Toronto. In 2005 44% of the population was white in New York City. In all of Ontario, it's crazy how white it is...
I was just joking about the redundancy thing, but don't try to tell me that Toronto isn't a white city just because it's billed as diverse and you've seen a few Rastafarians at the mall. |
It worries me that you are almost being Korean here. Just because people are white, doesn't mean they aren't minorities. White people aren't all one culture. The minorities in Toronto take up much more than 50% of the population. Only around 50% of people in Toronto were born in Canada. |
Dear God....
OK, at what point in that post did I infer or pose that all of the white people were born in Canada? Where did I at all mention culture as opposed to race? I am only talking about race. White people are white people, and it doesn't matter what culture they are a part of or where they are from. It is an undeniable fact that Toronto is a predominantly white city. Please make note that I didn't mention anything other than race in that statement or any statement before that one. |
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