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jinju
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject: East Sea? |
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http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200705/200705110020.html
Good news. I support Korea here. Why should it be called the Sea of Japan anyways? Oh I know, Gurin Guy, Ilsanman and the rest of the Japan lovers will come here and call me all sorts of crap, but I really dont care. If you love Japan so much just go to Tokyo. Yakazuni and its war criminals are waiting for ya. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: East Sea? |
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| jinju wrote: |
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200705/200705110020.html
Good news. I support Korea here. Why should it be called the Sea of Japan anyways? Oh I know, Gurin Guy, Ilsanman and the rest of the Japan lovers will come here and call me all sorts of crap, but I really dont care. If you love Japan so much just go to Tokyo. Yakazuni and its war criminals are waiting for ya. |
It doesn't matter what the "International Hydrographic Organization" says. The accepted English language term for that body of water is the Sea of Japan. Foreign governments cannot change that the accepted English language term for something is, any attempt to do so is just laughable. Its like if Australians organized a big campaign to get Koreans to call their country 아스트라리아 or something instead of 허주, it would be pointless... |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Is anyone actually going to change what they call it? I am never going to stop calling it the Sea of Japan, and not because of the whole stupid issue, but because that is what it is to me. |
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merkurix
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Not far from the deep end.
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| It could be argued that the word "East" is also as problematic as the "Sea of Japan." East of who or what? The relativistic aspect of this name has the propensity to continue creating a stir. In any case, at least it was not renamed "Sea of Corea." Whew. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe we can name it the "Liancourt Rocks Sea". I mean, if both are so worried about the English name of the sea, let's give it a real English name. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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What a joke.
I don't know how anyone can take the modern verison of Korea seriously. |
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ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Wasn't there a thread about naming of the Sea of Japan/East Sea couple of months ago? |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: yes |
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Jinju, I seriously feel sorry for you. It's really not healthy to harbour this grudge. You have nothing better to do, so you create a thread just to bait me and people who have different opinions than yourself.
Then since you have nothing at all to add to the debate, you tell us to leave the country. Do you have anything intelligent to add to this discussion?
Man, you need to get over it. Agree to disagree. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:07 am Post subject: |
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N. East China Sea ?
Gulf Of Vladivostok?
South Russian Sea? |
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mervsdamun
Joined: 06 Jun 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:44 am Post subject: |
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It would be good if they could rename it to something more universal but nothing as ambiguous as the East Sea. It�s certainly not east of Japan, for example.
The current name tells me exactly where the sea is hence it�s better that the term East Sea (though if it were called the Far East Sea�). Really it does not matter. I believe the English Channel is known as the La Manche canal (or something similar) in most European countries but as far as I know the English aren�t too upset about it. |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:55 am Post subject: |
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Gulf of Mexico = Are Cube and the United States making a stink about it? No!
South China Sea = Are Vietnam and the Philippines making a stink about it? No!
Arabian Sea = Are India and Pakistan making a stink about it? No!
Mozambique Channel = Is Madagascar making a stink about it? No?
Persian Gulf = Are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Brunei, UAE, or Oman making a stink about it? No!
Indian Ocean - Are Australia, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzinia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Somolia, ect... making a stink about it? No!
I loose a lot of respect for the Koreans on this one.
What's done is done. Corea = give me a break you loosers!
Grow up! |
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Kyrei
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| Don't feed the troll.... this has been covered to death in so many other threads... |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Is anyone actually going to change what they call it? I am never going to stop calling it the Sea of Japan, and not because of the whole stupid issue, but because that is what it is to me. |
I wont change because I already call it the East Sea. I refuse to call it the Sea of You Know What. See? |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:12 am Post subject: Re: East Sea? |
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| Saxiif wrote: |
It doesn't matter what the "International Hydrographic Organization" says. |
Sure it does. They set the rules for nomenclature
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| The accepted English language term for that body of water is the Sea of Japan. |
Says who? Did you read this in a grammar book? I call it the East Sea when Im speaking English.
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| Foreign governments cannot change that the accepted English language term for something is, any attempt to do so is just laughable. |
It has nothing to do with what you are suggesting. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:13 am Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
| You have nothing better to do, so you create a thread just to bait me and people who have different opinions than yourself. |
Man are you full of yourself. This has nothing to do with you.
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| Then since you have nothing at all to add to the debate, you tell us to leave the country. Do you have anything intelligent to add to this discussion? |
Yes. Shape up or ship out. |
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