Korean Job Discussion Forums

[hwarangi]

Has anyone seen those Korean soccer/ cheering shirts still for sale anywhere? I'd like to buy some for a friend's kids...

Or even official shirts by Adidas etc?

Thanks!

[Caffeinated]

They're priced to go at street stalls in Itaewon.

[sheriffadam]

subway market halls/vendors too

[Troglodyte]

I've seen a few still at Homeplus and EMart.

I've seen some really funny things on shirts this year.

I saw one at Homeplus that said:
Let Go
Korea

I was tempted to get it. Or the other one that I saw at several stores.
I <3 Corea

(i.e. I love Corea but I still can't spell it correctly.)

I think that the first time that I saw the shirts come out I was a bit confused by the "United Korea" (or "United Corea" in a few cases). I remember wondering at the time whether it was something about a reunification of N Korea and S Korea. The next thought was something along the lines of "FTW?!"

[yellowdove]

[Louis VI]

I want one of those "Begin to 2010" t-shirts to use in a class lesson.

[Chet Wautlands]

[nukeday]

Why would Japan care if C came before J in the ROMAN alphabet?

I guess the United States is going to have to rename Iraq "Ziraq" and Afghanistan "Yafghanistan," right?

What was Japan's new name for the Chinese territories it captured?

[notafbiagent]

There are street peddlers outside my office who are selling the "Be the Reds" shirts with the demon on it for 5000wons for two.

As for the Korea/Corea thing, I heard that in the early days, even before Japanese occupation, depending on the documents you refered to, Korea was spelled with either a C or K. A throw back to the days when Korea was ruled by the 고구려dynasty. (Koguryo? I dunno.) Everytime someone had to refer to Korea in those days, which wasn't very often, they used whatever spelling they wanted. I guess using the K was more prevalent.

I don't put much consideration into the whole Japan-did-it! theory though. Since I've got a "Fighting Corea!" banner from the Asahi beer company I used for this world cup.

[daeguowl]

[mayorgc]

[supernick]

Japan uses the K and never uses C unless it is followed by an H to make a ch sound.

South Korea could never change to a C as it would change R.O.K to R.O.C which is for China, and I'm sure Koreans would not like to be confused with China.

[WadRUG'naDoo]

[sojusucks]

What about those ajumas who sell t-shirts in from of KB bank in Itaewon?

[Troglodyte]