China confirms unification of Korea

[nobody456]

we should ask The Highlander

Jeffry Sachs. <rolls out red carpet>

I'm not asian but yeah...uhm...Chinese (at least most of it..and not Americanized...ex-GF taught me well) > Korean food

 

[Jiro]

I was just quoting you when I said there would be a culture clash if North and South Korea reunified.

You stated they both have the same culture as they both celebrate the same holidays.



Now your saying there will be culture shock.

ah the "cultural shock" as in... North Korean living in 19th? century and we living in 21st century.

They have tv w/ rabbit antennas. We have HDTV. They have envelopes. We have emails. They have phones with dial. We have iPhone/Android/Blackberry. They have horse. We have Bugatti.

get it now?

oh plus - I'm sure they have their own holidays too and we have ours too such as "President's Day" and theirs is probably "Kim Jong-Il's Day"

 

[saywhatkid]

oh plus - I'm sure they have their own holidays too and we have ours too such as "President's Day" and theirs is probably "Kim Jong-Il's Day"

I would assume every day is "Kim-Jong-II day" in NK.

 

[Jiro]

I would assume every day is "Kim-Jong-II day" in NK.

 

[Dixie]

Not to mention that the Korean language has likely developed differently with new dialects having emerged because the two countries do not communicate despite sharing the same language.

Much like what occurred in East and West Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall. Some East Germans spoke a dialect of German that was not understandable by some Western Germans as they had been cut off for so long and the same with West Germany to East Germany. It took about 10 years for these specific dialects to disappear, especially in the isolated regions of what was East Germany. Also East Germans were lagging far behind in terms of technology compared to West Germany.

The Trabant is an example of it:
1975 Trabant - The 50 Worst Cars of All Time - TIME

 

[Jiro]

Not to mention that the Korean language has likely developed differently with new dialects having emerged because the two countries do not communicate despite sharing the same language.

yes. however - that applies to South Korea too. According to my mom...

there are about 8 dialects in South Korea. My mother's dialect is Seoul. My dad is Gangwon. My uncle is Gyeongsang (Pusan).

Pusan's dialect is the easiest to identify because its pitch is very "strong". My mom has a difficulty in understanding him. My dad's dialect is Gangwon cuz his village borders right next to North Korea and plus - my dad's side is from North Korea.

 

[Dixie]

yes. however - that applies to South Korea too. According to my mom...

there are about 8 dialects in South Korea. My mother's dialect is Seoul. My dad is Gangwon. My uncle is Gyeongsang (Pusan).

Pusan's dialect is the easiest to identify because its pitch is very "strong". My mom has a difficulty in understanding him. My dad's dialect is Gangwon cuz his village borders right next to North Korea and plus - my dad's side is from North Korea.

I would imagine that the secluded and isolated dialects of North Korea would be even more difficult to understand for South Koreans.

 

[Jiro]

I would imagine that the secluded and isolated dialects of North Korea would be even more difficult to understand for South Koreans.

they were able to communicate. not a big issue. Their dialect was a giveaway when the NK infiltrators took a cab in South Korea to go as close as possible to North. Their submarine got stranded and stuck at South Korean water.

Anyway I digress... before this artillery incident - our borders were opened to each other. Families from both Koreas were allowed to see each other. There wasn't any communication issue. It's not as bad as Pusan dialect

 

[DDU]

I'm planning on living in the Philippines someday when i retire. cost of living is great. a lot of military people do it

 

[Dixie]

they were able to communicate. not a big issue. Their dialect was a giveaway when the NK infiltrators took a cab in South Korea to go as close as possible to North. Their submarine got stranded and stuck at South Korean water.

Anyway I digress... before this artillery incident - our borders were opened to each other. Families from both Koreas were allowed to see each other. There wasn't any communication issue. It's not as bad as Pusan dialect

Hmm, I guess I was thinking that the borders were completely closed off except for the DMZ in Seoul where the soldiers from both sides stare each other down everyday, separated only by a 1ft high and 3ft wide concrete 'barrier'.