Korean
Japanese

how about think you??

Kor,Jap everyday go into a dispute..
everyday fight..
first problem "Dokdo(Jap:Dakesima)
and "Sea of Korea?=Sea of Japan?" very confusion..

(한글)
한국인과 일본인 어떻게 생각하십니까??
한국과 일본은 매일 독도 영토 문제에 빠져있습니다..매일 싸웁니다..
가장큰 문제는 독도입니다...
2005년은 한국과 일본의 "우정의 해"로 한국과 일본이 공동으로 정했습니다..
지금 상황은 한국과 일본의 "2005 우정의 해"가 정말 우습게 되어버렸군요..
그리고 한국의 오른쪽 울릉도와 독도부근을 동해라고 생각하십니까?? 일본해라고 생각하십니까??
매우 혼란합니다..
-한국분들중에 영어 잘하시는분 부탁드려요^^-

Resonate

United Kingdom8402 Posts

March 09 2005 17:14 GMT

very confusion indeed. what do both sides want exactly?

jangsh

Korea (South)172 Posts

March 09 2005 17:19 GMT

the japan side "Dokdo island japan a territory assertion"
both two countries related degeneration

GroT

Belgium3003 Posts

March 09 2005 17:41 GMT

very confusion +_+;;

Waxangel

United States33093 Posts

March 09 2005 17:44 GMT

it would be nice if we could understand his posts

chicken`

Germany3478 Posts

March 09 2005 17:46 GMT

hihi ohh this is so cute ><!

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

March 09 2005 17:48 GMT

You are talking about that island right between kor and japan right?
EDIT: Where japan wants to put up a military outpost or something like that? And it's a korean island historically?

Can't remember details ~!

Schnake

Germany2819 Posts

March 09 2005 17:48 GMT

On March 10 2005 02:44 Waxangel wrote:
it would be nice if we could understand his posts

Let's try to interpret it!

Basically,he wants our opinion on KOR-JAP issues, which includes a dispute about an island (?). =)

Waxangel

United States33093 Posts

March 09 2005 17:51 GMT

well I know what he means, but I'd rather see him squirm trying to make himself understandable

Luhh

Sweden2974 Posts

March 09 2005 17:52 GMT

#10

On March 10 2005 02:48 Schnake wrote:

Show nested quote +

Let's try to interpret it!

Basically,he wants our opinion on KOR-JAP issues, which includes a dispute about an island (?). =)

Yes, let's let the Germans settle the dispute. They have a way of taking care of country border related issues...

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

March 09 2005 17:54 GMT

#11

On March 10 2005 02:51 Waxangel wrote:
well I know what he means, but I'd rather see him squirm trying to make himself understandable

I think he is a she actually, but I can't remember if he/she answered when someone asked him/her if it was his/her picture in said persons profile!

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

March 09 2005 18:08 GMT

#12

Well, The Japanese government don't just do this to Korea, they also are claiming soverign over "diao yu dao" island which isn't so far away from the islands of Taiwan. Frankly it is disgusting, but neither our government or "Taiwan" is doing anything about it for some reason. I hope Korea will win this dispute and teach the Japanese government that they are not the number one in Asia.

Resonate

United Kingdom8402 Posts

March 09 2005 18:30 GMT

#13

On March 10 2005 02:51 Waxangel wrote:
well I know what he means, but I'd rather see him squirm trying to make himself understandable

i think he's perfectly understandable with what he said, he just isn't offering a great amount of detail

Waxangel

United States33093 Posts

March 09 2005 19:28 GMT

#14

that's true

japan and korea are fighting over control of some rocks between them

simple

jjun212

Canada2208 Posts

March 09 2005 19:31 GMT

#15

Alot of asian countries hate Japan for what they did during WWII..

Well... mainyl only 2, China and Korea but some people have gotten over the fact, that it is the past and its a new generation of people living in both socities and have gotten over it. And Korea/Japan share some attributes like the food, customs, style etc..

Still... there are some people who are unwilling to let this go and continue to hold a grudge against the Japanese

EntertainMe

864 Posts

March 09 2005 19:43 GMT

#16

and yet still... there are some japanese who are unwilling to let this go and continue to be a dick about it.

X)Benny

France1270 Posts

March 09 2005 19:52 GMT

#17

Those "rocks" are very important for Japan, as they give them the rights on the surronding sea, making it a national fishing territory rather than international sea.
Japan produces 12% of the fish worldwide.
Japan's sea territoy is about 20 times its land superficy.
Japan is in dispute with Russia for islands north of Hokaido that were annexed by Staline after WW2, Japan in dispute with Korea for some islands between them and about the name given to the Japan Sea, and Taiwan is in conflict with Japan for some islands southwest of Japan (Taiwan claims that those islands are geologicaly on the continent and so should belong to Taiwan). And yes Haduken, Taiwan is doing something about it.

Japanese are very nice people, but as a society they are tough as rock and don't make many friends with mainland countries. And what they did during WW2 and before that still matters to many people, as jjun212 said.

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

March 09 2005 20:12 GMT

#18

On March 10 2005 04:31 jjun212 wrote:
Alot of asian countries hate Japan for what they did during WWII..

Well... mainyl only 2, China and Korea but some people have gotten over the fact, that it is the past and its a new generation of people living in both socities and have gotten over it. And Korea/Japan share some attributes like the food, customs, style etc..

Still... there are some people who are unwilling to let this go and continue to hold a grudge against the Japanese

The filipino people aren't too fond of japan either I bet

Daishi

United Kingdom106 Posts

March 09 2005 20:26 GMT

#19

I was under the impression that Japan effectively ruled Korea for a while before WW2 as well, and so Korea has extra reason to dislike the Japanese. The Chinese obviously were also attacked some time before, but that was a more direct war...

Strange how France is now Germany's closest ally, and the UK one of its closest, and they were in much the same boat 50 years ago, though the Germans weren't anything like as fucked up in their occupation as the Japanese were... I guess the EU is good