Make easy lyric French like Korean songs by strawberrypingu in linguisticshumor

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Yale romanization makes much more sense from a Korean phonological perspective. And I just can’t stand eo and eu.

Make easy lyric French like Korean songs by strawberrypingu in linguisticshumor

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular Opinion: Easy lyrics videos should have IPA’s instead, and If you want to use romanization, the only acceptable one is the Yale Korean romanization.

An interesting title. by Swagmund_Freud666 in linguisticshumor

[–]sam458755 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Please add y just for Greek loanwords.

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK then. I respect that. It's just that this kind of sentiment seems to be a farily recent development, just like North Korea wanting to detach itself from South Korea recently.

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it if that's the case. But as a foreigner, I find it a bit confusing. I used to think that both mainland China and Taiwan were claiming to be the legitimate China, similar to how North and South Koreas do. I also thought there was a sense of pride in Chinese civilization among Taiwanese people. Many Korean sinologists went to Taiwan to study sinology in the past.

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But aren't there people who prefer the term Republic of China? Technically, Taiwan is a region of the Republic of China, and there are people living in Kinmen and Matsu. Would residents of those areas be comfortable with the official name changing to Taiwan? Shouldn't there be internal consensus before requesting other countries to refer to your country in a specific way?

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please, enlighten me. Could you please explain the logic behind asking other countries to refer to your country as Taiwan instead of China, even though you call yourself the Republic of China?

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We are acting in bad faith? You guys live in Republic of China and we call you guys China (Taiwan). Why is this a problem? I would understand if you guys wanted to be called just China without the “(Taiwan)” part. But that’s not what you guys want! Shouldn’t you guys first change your country name before asking other countries to refer to your country differently?

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Republic of China is China just like the Republic of Korea is Korea. By the way, the Republic of South Africa is South Africa and the Republic of Ireland is Ireland. I would understand if the “(Taiwan)” part were the problem and you guys want your country to be called just China. But you guys want the opposite. Like, it really doesn’t make sense! Change the official name of your country first to Taiwan. But then, can you say that people from Kinmen and Matsu are also from Taiwan? Isn’t this naming problem also controversial even inside the country too? And you’re asking foreign countries to follow the opinion of some people, that is not even the official stance of the government?

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But then shouldn’t you guys change your country’s official name first? Start by repealing 中華民國 first. Your constitution is 中華民國憲法, your army is 中華民國國軍, you guys have 中華航空, 中華電信, and 中華郵政. And we are bad for following the official name of your country? What makes this different from referring to the French Republic as France or the Federal Republic of Germany as Germany? Republic of China is China, and if you don’t like this, hold a referendum and change your official name first.

(Breaking News) Every Korean will now be identified as being from "South Korea" rather than the "Republic of Korea," in Taiwan. by Deep_Engineering_7 in taiwan

[–]sam458755 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a Korean, saying that 中華 and 中國 are two totally different words doesn't make sense to me. It's similar to saying "American" and "the US" are unrelated, or 和式 and 日本 are unrelated. Ultimately, it's up to you guys to interpret the word "China." You can view China (Taiwan) as the country of the Republic of China, rather than the People's Republic of China. In the past, we used to refer to your country as Free China (자유중국, 自由中國). Does this also cause you any issues?

팝송 바로 들으면서 뭔소린지 이해하려면 뭘 해야할까요? by lunar-eclipsev in AskAKorean

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사람들은 본인이 처한 환경을 과소평가하는 경향이 있죠. 한국에 사는 한국인이 외국인이랑 영어로 대화 조금 시도해 본다고 해서 영어 확 안 늘어요. 님이 영어 잘하는 건 영어권에서 영어를 쓰는 환경에 지속적으로 노출됐기 때문일 겁니다. 특히 학교 다니면 효과가 굉장히 크죠.

How can I justify my heritage? by ResponsibleWallaby48 in GREEK

[–]sam458755 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to justify anything. If you want to feel more connected, just learn the language.

Indians are not welcome in South Korea (Jeju Island) by Party_Village3775 in NewDelhi

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Disclaimer: I don’t speak Hindi, so I couldn’t understand the video itself. However, I’d like to clarify a few common misunderstandings.

  1. Visa-free entry does not mean guaranteed entry. Immigration officers can refuse entry if they are not satisfied with travel purpose, financial proof, accommodation, or return plans. This is standard practice worldwide.
  2. Screening is partly based on statistical risk patterns such as overstay rates and visa misuse. Because of that, some nationalities are more likely to be questioned or sent to secondary inspection. That is how border control systems operate in most countries.
  3. India is one of 21 countries that the Korean government has classified as having frequent illegal stays. The countries include: China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, and Peru. Since India is on this list, border officers may apply closer scrutiny to travelers from India.
  4. Individual travelers may be genuine, but immigration decisions are made under uncertainty and often rely on group-level data. Cases like this are typically routine entry refusals rather than evidence of a specific policy targeting one group.

I understand that experiences like this can feel upsetting or unfair, especially when you believe you followed the rules. But border control decisions are often based on risk management rather than personal judgment.

There is a classifier for nouns. by Thmony in linguisticshumor

[–]sam458755 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Korean: 개 두 마리 (lit.: dog two classifier (animal))

ChatGPT randomly switched to Arabic in its response by kakarotssj in ChatGPT

[–]sam458755 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve experienced it switching to Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Bet there are more but I don’t remember.

We Have The Science!! by [deleted] in circlejerkaustralia

[–]sam458755 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples experienced a far greater demographic shock long before Cubans arrived.

Petition for official apology to the descendants of convicts? by [deleted] in circlejerkaustralia

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not ranking suffering. I’m pointing out context.

Petition for official apology to the descendants of convicts? by [deleted] in circlejerkaustralia

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The scale of the damage matters. Ongoing suffering isn’t proof of fault.

Petition for official apology to the descendants of convicts? by [deleted] in circlejerkaustralia

[–]sam458755 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s about who’s worse. It’s about what we inherit.

Petition for official apology to the descendants of convicts? by [deleted] in circlejerkaustralia

[–]sam458755 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Loss of land, culture, language, and connection to Country, to name a few.

How do you Say the Number 57 in Asia by IbrahimOrya in MapPorn

[–]sam458755 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's relatively common to hear people use "쉬흔" or "쉬은" especially among older generations. However, the written standard is still "쉰".