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[Smee]

Here's the "English" slogan for Jangheung County, Jeollanam-do:

"Powerful Jumping*Green Jangheung"

Here's the mascot:




And here's part of the "welcoming speech on the website's front page.

"We expect our constant interest and love. Enjoy internet surfing."

http://www.jangheung.go.kr/english/intro/governer/content01.htm

. . . just in case you were wondering.

[Gwangjuboy]

Who on earth writes these things anyway?

[seoulsucker]

Tens of thousands of English teachers and native speakers in this country, and they couldn't stop one on the street to simply ask, "Is this retarded?"

It's times like these that knock what's left of the cool out of my walk as a teacher here.

[jaganath69]

Media and Unions here bang on that there are an abundance of Koreans able to teach English and as such, we should be gotten rid of. To anyone who throws that old chestnut up at you, point them to this and other ludicrous uses and abuses of the English language. Personally, I'd love to find one of the eedjits responsible for such careless use of my mother tongue, sit him down and ask him what the feck he was thinking. If possible I would also like to do it with a length of rope and a big-ass stick. Better yet, I'm about to drop a letter to the person concerned, [email protected] and call him or her to account.

[Satori]

I once worked for Samsung, working with two Korean women on designing and creating an online advanced English course for Samsung employees. The two ladies were highly educated and generally had great English and knowledge of grammar. However, in the section on the passive voice one lady wanted to use the example "Democracy was being flowered". I told her that she had to write "Democracy was flowering" and that the verb "to flower" when used in this way cannot be put into the passive voice. This woman was my boss though, and despite my strong protests, she insisted that "was being flowered" was gramatically correct. And that`s the way it went out in the online course, to thousands of Samsung employees. I found that arrogance of that quite staggering.

[Gwangjuboy]

[Gwangjuboy]

[Gwangjuboy]

Here are a couple more

Gwangju (경기)

Namhan Fortress was build as an earthen castle
in AD 672(12th year of King Munmu's reign in the Silla Dynasty) and was called Jujang Castle or Iljan Castle.



Injegun County (강원)

200m passed the last house in Gombaegol village is more to go to be inside of the valley where a clear path soon goes on the left and where a notice board tells Gombaeryeong at the crossing with three corners after a continuing walk for one hour and thirty minutes from the village. Turn left right here and go zigzag road up for 20 minutes. Just before the ridge you can see a hut lived by someone who makes his/her living by selling wild greens, where it's recommended to fill up your water canteens.