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[Hawkeye2]

I thought you some of you might be interested in reading the copy of a full-page ad, placed by Samsung Electronics, which appeared on the back page of yesterday's (September 28, 2005) Joong-Ang Newspaper (Korean edition). I'm not an expert in translation but I'm pretty sure I got the general gist. By the way, I translated "min jok" as "ethnic group."


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An ethnic group that can grab a bean with steel chopsticks makes it a strong IT country.

(A member of) our country's research team, which was the world's first to directly replicate human cells and human embryo stem cells, said in a New York Time's interview that besides Koreans, who can use steel chopsticks to pick up a bean? There is no other ethnic group which possesses the fine hand dexterity like our ethnic group. Through our fine manual dexterity we make wigs, hairpieces, dolls, and the name "Korea" was first made known through the world. Now, through readily making semi conductors, LCD, mobile phones and other state-of-the-art products, the name IT Korea has even obtained a great reputation. Leading the world's future will be Nano technology! In dealing with an exacting technology that deals with 1,000,000,000 of 1 meter technology, we (Koreans) will do better than anyone. Because we, more than other world ethic groups, possess fine manual dexterity....

(Samsung) believes in our ethnic group's potential power.

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Somebody told me that some research has been done that purportedly indicates a link between the ability to use chopsticks and intelligence?? (the researcher was non-Asian and worked at well-known university in California).

Making a link between the ability to use steel chopsticks and IT prowess seems pretty stretched to me and I'm surprised to see a major International player like Samsung Electronics try to spell it out like this. Their PR efforts seem to be desperately tugging at the national heart strings with this one.

[Swiss James]

I saw an article on the back of the Korea Tirald about how Korean female golfers are so good at the sport because Korean food (kimchi, kimbap etc.) is made with the hands.
Bizarre- and I've never met a Korea that didn't believe it either.

[joe_doufu]

OMG I bet this is going to be a brand new Korean myth... thanks to Dr Hwang the stem cell man. Young hagwon slaves are going to be posting about this foolishness along side fan death and four seasons... and we were here when it was born. Man.

[ed4444]

This should be translated and put on the back of the New York Times.