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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:14 am    Post subject: Korean names. Reply with quote

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200702/200702050017.html

"Naturalized citizens are not required to take a Korean surname but many of them do so for convenience."

Actually, in my experience, this information isn't always given out. In fact, we were lied to. When we registered our son, we were told he needed a Korean name, so was our friend when she went to register her own daughter.
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jaganath69



Joined: 17 Jul 2003

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Korean names. Reply with quote

Hollywoodaction wrote:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200702/200702050017.html

"Naturalized citizens are not required to take a Korean surname but many of them do so for convenience."

Actually, in my experience, this information isn't always given out. In fact, we were lied to. When we registered our son, we were told he needed a Korean name, so was our friend when she went to register her own daughter.


Because, as with everything here, when a bureaucrat doesn't know the answer, he will make it up. Happened to a mate of mine down in Gwangju years ago when he was registering his daughter's name as well.
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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Korean names. Reply with quote

jaganath69 wrote:
Hollywoodaction wrote:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200702/200702050017.html

"Naturalized citizens are not required to take a Korean surname but many of them do so for convenience."

Actually, in my experience, this information isn't always given out. In fact, we were lied to. When we registered our son, we were told he needed a Korean name, so was our friend when she went to register her own daughter.


Because, as with everything here, when a bureaucrat doesn't know the answer, he will make it up. Happened to a mate of mine down in Gwangju years ago when he was registering his daughter's name as well.


I doubt that was the case in this instance.
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