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| Topic | Is this North Korea's Ivanka? |
| Deganawidah 02/09/18 10:23:01 AM #4 | That is Kim Yo Jong. She is Kim Jong Un's younger sister. She holds political post withing the ruling Workers Party of Korea. If by "North Korea's Ivanka" you mean Kim Jong Un's daughter, then no. If you mean a close female relative who wields influence, then perhaps yes. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | How old were you when you got your first job? |
| Deganawidah 02/08/18 9:48:05 PM #40 | I had a paper route when I was 11 or 12 and I was, in fact, legally on the books and got a formal paycheck that I had to cash. I'm guessing it varies by where you live (in the U.S. it likely varies state-to-state) but you can legally work under the age of 14 in at least some U.S. states. The laws probably put stricter limits on working hours and working conditions at younger ages. Paper routes for weekly papers require only a few hours of work one day a week and your working environment is just a residential neighborhood. The next job I had after that was at 16. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | in 2 months ill be going back to south korea for the first time in 8 years. |
| Deganawidah 02/08/18 12:53:46 PM #31 | If you are primarily going to be in Seoul and are interested in historical or cultural sites, I can recommend some things. There are of course the five royal palaces from the Joseon Dynasty located in Seoul. I imagine you would have seen at least one (most likely Gyeongbokgung, as that's the typically the first one people see) if you've spent considerable time there before. The palaces have their own distinctiveness to them. Some (especially Gyeongbokgung) are laid out more symmetrically and with squares and rectangles and 90 degree angles governing the shape while a couple of them (Changgyeonggung and Changdeokgung) flow more with the landscape. The other two are much smaller though they have their own interesting history. There are also Confucian shrines, remnants of the old the Seoul city walls in a few places (usually on mountains), and of course many great museums. Most museums are free too. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | in 2 months ill be going back to south korea for the first time in 8 years. |
| Deganawidah 02/07/18 7:40:48 PM #27 | Kastrada posted... Deganawidah posted..._BlueMonk posted...Deganawidah posted...Know what you are going to do and where it is before you get there rather than waste time figuring those things out or trying to find things. True, but there is no need to try to see an entire city in one day, as I said. That is more good reason to choose what you plan to see before you get there. I'm sure a day trip would be worth the time if you want to do a few things and know where you plan to go before you arrive. I knew plenty of people who did it when I was in Korea. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | in 2 months ill be going back to south korea for the first time in 8 years. |
| Deganawidah 02/07/18 7:01:52 PM #24 | _BlueMonk posted... Deganawidah posted...Know what you are going to do and where it is before you get there rather than waste time figuring those things out or trying to find things. I don't think you would need to rush or even feel rushed if you had a plan. It doesn't need to be down-to-the-minute schedule (unless you really try to see everything the city has to offer in one day), just knowing ahead of time where you intend to go and having a good enough idea where those things are and how to get around. Basically, don't just go to Busan with nothing particular on your agenda. When I went to Mokpo for the day, we moved at a fairly leisurely pace and didn't really even stay all day. We got there by 10:00 am and were leaving by 6:00 pm and we still managed to have lunch, climb a mountain, go to two small museums, and a few other sights. I really think KTX makes day trips feasible even as far from Seoul as Busan. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | in 2 months ill be going back to south korea for the first time in 8 years. |
| Deganawidah 02/07/18 1:12:14 PM #19 | _BlueMonk posted... TendoDRM posted...I'm going in April, Busan and Seoul. If you take the KTX it is. Last time I was in Korea, I took a day trip from Seoul to Mokpo (which is in South Jeolla Province and on the coast near the southwest corner of the peninsula) and it was not bad. The train ride was, if I remember correctly, a little over an hour and a half. The KTX moves pretty quickly. The ride from Seoul to Busan is definitely longer, but if you take an early enough train to Busan in the morning and late enough train back, you could easily spend a most of the day in Busan. I would have specific places and things on your agenda before you go to Busan in order to maximize your time. Know what you are going to do and where it is before you get there rather than waste time figuring those things out or trying to find things. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | If North and South Korea did re-unify, what would we call the country? |
| Deganawidah 01/25/18 10:42:04 AM #67 | The name would likely differ in Korean and in foreign translations just as it does now. Presently, South Korea calls itself Hanguk and uses the long formal name of Daehanmin'guk, which is officially translated as "Republic of Korea" in English. North Korea uses Joseon/Choson and for their full official name Choson minjujuui inmin konghwaguk / Joseon minjujueui inmin gonghwaguk (depending on your preferred transliteration system), and translates it into English as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both Hanguk and Choson have a longer history of being the name of Korea at some point. North Korea adopted the name Choson/Joseon as a restoration of the name of Korea from 1392-1897. South Korea's formal name is a slight alteration of what Korea called itself from 1897-1910, Daehanjeguk/Taehancheguk, literally "Korean Empire." Neither Korean state formally includes "North" or "South" in its name. In either Korea, people tend to simply say "Korea" (by whichever Korean word is officially used in their country) to refer to their own country and specify only when speaking of the other. In South Korea (or overseas Korean speakers who identify more with the South) North Korea is typically referred to as Bukhan (buk meaning "north" and "han" meaning Korea) and in North Korea they usually call South Korea Namchoson ("nam" meaning "south" and Choson meaning Korea). The reason for this is each Korean state considers itself the sole legitimate Korean state and rightful claimant to the entire peninsula. How they chose to name it will likely depend on a number of factors, including the type of reunification. If unification happens by full absorption (one of the two states clearly and formally conquering or annexing the other and publicly proclaiming it as a victory of one legitimate Korean state over an illegitimate claimant) then I imagine the victorious state will maintain it's current name or something similar. Again, the usage of "North" or "South" is not formal in the name of either country and so that part wouldn't require a formal change, just a gradual change in colloquial language used to talk about the country. If reunification happens by peaceful union or some type of federation or confederation, the name would likely reflect that and use some other word to refer to "Korea." The most likely option for "Korea" would be "Goryeo / Koryo," which was the name of Korea from 918-1392 and has previously been proposed as a name for a unified or federated Korea. The manner of unification and the organization of the unified state would likely influence the remainder of the formal name, such as whether they call it simply "Republic" or call it "Federal Republic" or something else of that nature. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | Visiting Japan for the first time |
| Deganawidah 01/21/18 12:00:53 PM #58 | SkaFrost89 posted... papery0shi2 posted...Hello ! Are they discontinuing it as in not offering the language at all anymore or simply not offering courses beyond Japanese 2 (is that second semester/term Japanese or second year Japanese at your university?)? --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | Visiting Japan for the first time |
| Deganawidah 01/20/18 10:18:20 AM #56 | Sarcasthma posted... Zikten posted...visit a Shinto Shrine at least once. it's something you can only see in Japan. True, and several other places. Within the U.S., I've heard/read there also shrines in California and Washington. There are shrines in some other parts of the world as well. They have been built pretty much anywhere there was sizeable Japanese diaspora community, though in some areas shrines built before the end of World War II were removed in the aftermath because of an association of them with Japanese expansion and the departure of Japanese residents (this was the case in Korea, for example) papery0shi2 posted... Zikten posted...visit a Shinto Shrine at least once. it's something you can only see in Japan. I definitely would. Even if you aren't especially interested in the worship and ceremonies of a Shinto shrine, I'd say it's something you want to take time to see in Japan because of shrine's long-established association with Japanese culture. One of the most iconic objects that people associate readily with Japan is the torii, the gates at Shinto shrines. Usually these are red. You see them often in photographs of Japan. One of the most famous examples is the torii standing in water at Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima. Another is the row of many torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | Humanity is wiped from the earth; which animal emerges as the dominant species? |
| Deganawidah 01/07/18 10:46:28 AM #16 | Distant_Rainbow posted... Zikten posted...according to a show I saw once, it would be octopuses. It was a fictional documentary about future earth like 1 million years from now. humans left the planet and sent back a probe to check up on what's going on. and it's about all the new animals. the dominant species was these octopuses or squids that evolved to live in trees I watched that. It's called The Future is Wild. Based on the arguments made it that speculative documentary, I definitely can see some type of squid or octopus descendant becoming the dominant sentient species. Other species would be "dominant" in different ways (as they already are now). But if the essence of the question is to ask which would species would come closest to assuming the role now occupied by humans, than it will take millions of years and it would have to be something like an octopus or some other animal that is highly adaptable, resilient, capable of learning, and capable of problem solving and of learning how to manipulate its surroundings. My understanding is that while some people quickly jump to the conclusion that it would be some type of primate, many experts think that is less likely because the more advanced primates would likely be wiped out by whatever wipes out humanity. Even if they weren't, the larger non-human primates have evolved for very niche habitats. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | Which fictional faction would you join? |
| Deganawidah 01/01/18 10:24:20 AM #13 | Definitely GlobeX. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | Need help finding a good college/university |
| Deganawidah 12/01/17 11:29:52 PM #6 | In the United States, at least, the primary difference between a university and a college is the size and scope of the institution, whether and how much research is done, and whether or not it has graduate programs. This is not a hard rule and there are some schools which are, in actuality, universities, but which maintain the word "college" in their name. Typically, a college is smaller, only has undergraduate degrees, that is Bachelor's degrees (4-year programs) and sometimes Associate's degrees (2-year programs). Universities are typically larger and have graduate degree programs, that is doctoral and Master's degrees, in addition to undergraduate degrees. Many universities, largely because of size and the number of degree programs, actually consist of multiple "schools" including what is often called a "college" as well as (varying depending on the university) a business school, medical school, nursing school, law school, and various others. Which ones a university has, how they are organized, and what they are called varies from university to university. Additionally, typically because of the presence of graduate students, many universities have more research labs and institutions as well as programs and centers for research and study of particular topics, issues, and regions. Again, this too varies greatly by university. Once again, this is not a hard rule and some places have the opposite name for reasons related to the history of the institution. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
| Topic | The Good Doctor is so good |
| Deganawidah 10/05/17 10:35:35 AM #11 | Final Fantasy2389 posted... Because the Korean version was made back in 2013 and they're literally just following the Korean one so far. Are they pretty much faithfully replicating the story from the Korean drama? I didn't know if it was going to be a close remake (essentially just a Westernized version to make it more appealing to American audiences by using American cast, English language, and American setting and cultural norms) or just inspired by and loosely based on the Korean version. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich |
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