A few fun slogans....
I'm sure all of you know of the tourism slogans that many countries use via television commercials to try and get you to visit their spot. Well, some foreigners took the time to create some (less than) creative slogans for Korea, and some of them are quite funny, especially for those of you who have been here before. So, for those of you who know nothing about Korea, or for those who live here currently, enjoy!
Korea: Where Even the Rednecks Drive Hyundai's -
In North America,Hyundai cars are valued for their cheap prices and, well, cheap prices. Many people see them as a cheaper alternative to those who cannot afford a Toyota or a Honda car. However, in Korea, EVERYONE drives a Hyundai. Not only that, but they all buy their Hyundai's in the same colours; black or white. In my opinion, their car models look even better than Honda's and Toyota's new models - unfortunately the models they manufacture here are not the same as they make in North America.
Korea: go ahead, you can smoke here -
Pretty self-explanatory; there is almost no place that is off-limits to smoke, except say, in a Hospital...It's pretty bad, and they make most American's look like lightweights with their smoking habits....
Korea: no no the other one -
Believe it or not, when I sometimes tell my friends back home that I'm teaching in Korea, they somewhat seriously ask if I mean North Korea - South Korea's actual country name is "the Republic of Korea" - while the North's official name is "Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea."
Korea: Peeing in private optional -
Last week, I was biking back from my squash, and the bus driver pulled over to the side of the road, opened his door, and proceeded to step into the bushes on the side of the road (the bushes were between the road and the apartment community on the other side) and proceeded to pee all over the place. While its not common to see, it does happen, and everytime you see it, you do a double take, and think "yup, that's what i thought - he's taking a leak." By the way, only men do this, not the women....
Korea: Where ANYONE can own a language school -
Roughly less than ten years ago, when the big English boon started happening, dozens of English langauge schools opened up everywhere, and foreigners started coming in droves. Many of the "teachers" who were hired to teach were shocked to find out that their boss knew absolutely NO ENGLISH, and yet they were operating an English language school. It's sad to say, but this is still happening all over Korea.
Welcome to Korea. When are you going back to your country? -
So many foreigners come to Korea to teach, that a frequently asked question is not "where are you from" but rather "When does your contract finish?" Usually this is asked however to those who just want to finish their year, collect their severance bonus, and go home.
Korea: Japan without the boobs on TV -
Partly because Korea is such a traditional country, and very religious (for the most part) no nudity is shown on television, at all. Its all blocked out with those blurry squares. Another surprising thing is that many Korean television channels turn off sometimes just after midnight - they don't stay on for 24 hours a day - this keeps their costs down, and allows them to show fewer commercials.
Korea: Give me your tired, your poor, your Canadian -
Compliments of so many students going to school and getting oodles and oodles into debt, so many Canadians come here, that its almost scary. The Government just set a cap on sending money home, because they realized that they could make more money with their banks if they changed how Canadians send their money home.
Korea: HI NICE TO MEET YOU BYE -
So many children, especially when they are surrounded by their friends, will walk up to you, say "Hi, nice to meet you!" And then, before you have a chance to say anything, they say, rather quite loudly "Bye!" and then run off giggling with their friends.
Korea: Land of the Morning Vegetable Truck -
In any apartment community, at early hours of the morning, and also at night around sundown, you'll hear loud microphone bells driving througout the different car parking lots surrounding your apartment. Its just the friendly neighbourhood vegetable man selling fruits, and being kind enough to let you know he's in your neighbourhood. On weekends, those mutterings that can be heard are the foreigners who want to sleep in, but cant because of the constant bells projected over the megaphone.
Korea: Technically, it's a cease-fire -
If you talk about the Korean War of 1950-1953, many of the older people will point out that the war's technically not over....it was just a ceasefire.
Korea: If it ain't Korean it's wrong -
Korean's are fiercely independant, and promote Korean products very strongly. Imports? Never! Even now, with the US beef coming into Korea, Koreans would often pay the much higher cost for Korean beef (much less additives and not stuffed with chemicals) than to buy the inferior American beef. But Australian beef is okay...
Korea: Where you can have your dog and eat it too -
Yes, you can eat dog here, and also own one as a pet. Dog meat is prized for its ability to increase virility...that may be why men are often the only one's who eat it...
Korea: Our barber polls spin 24/7 -
Yes, the barber polls spin all day and night. Single barber poles are very different from double barber-polls...and if you want to find out why that's so, i'll let you do the research. I know, but I don't want to post it here...
Korea: DOKDO IS OURS! HANDS OFF JAPAN! p.s. Visit Korea -
Dokdo is a tiny little rocky island that's pretty much useless. Korean maps show it as a former island of Korea before Japan invaded Korea, however, somehow, its now in the "ownership" of Japan. Korea is constantly fighting to get their island back. On a side note, most young children hate "Japan," but not Japanese people...and its all because of Dokdo.
Korea: Our food is too spicy for you -
It doesn't matter how long you have lived here, the Koreans will think that their food is too spicy for you - so they'll tell you "You probably won't want to eat this; it's spicy!" As if we've never had spicy food before, or tried Korean food before. It's sometimes almost bordering on a little rediculous, but thats okay...
Korea: Enjoy 1988 all over again! -
Not everyone might remember, but Korea hosted the summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988. Lucky for you, if you head to some areas downtown, you can still see construction barriers (to block out people from visiting apartment construction sights) advertising the Summer Olympics of 1988! It doesn't matter that they're long over, or that the Olympic buildings look almost archaic - you can still see all of the murals advertising the greatness of the Summer Olympics of 1988!
Come to Korea! No wait, don't come to korea. We are best and your tourism will bring us to less perfectness.
take care all,
God bless
Korea: Where Even the Rednecks Drive Hyundai's -
In North America,Hyundai cars are valued for their cheap prices and, well, cheap prices. Many people see them as a cheaper alternative to those who cannot afford a Toyota or a Honda car. However, in Korea, EVERYONE drives a Hyundai. Not only that, but they all buy their Hyundai's in the same colours; black or white. In my opinion, their car models look even better than Honda's and Toyota's new models - unfortunately the models they manufacture here are not the same as they make in North America.
Korea: go ahead, you can smoke here -
Pretty self-explanatory; there is almost no place that is off-limits to smoke, except say, in a Hospital...It's pretty bad, and they make most American's look like lightweights with their smoking habits....
Korea: no no the other one -
Believe it or not, when I sometimes tell my friends back home that I'm teaching in Korea, they somewhat seriously ask if I mean North Korea - South Korea's actual country name is "the Republic of Korea" - while the North's official name is "Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea."
Korea: Peeing in private optional -
Last week, I was biking back from my squash, and the bus driver pulled over to the side of the road, opened his door, and proceeded to step into the bushes on the side of the road (the bushes were between the road and the apartment community on the other side) and proceeded to pee all over the place. While its not common to see, it does happen, and everytime you see it, you do a double take, and think "yup, that's what i thought - he's taking a leak." By the way, only men do this, not the women....
Korea: Where ANYONE can own a language school -
Roughly less than ten years ago, when the big English boon started happening, dozens of English langauge schools opened up everywhere, and foreigners started coming in droves. Many of the "teachers" who were hired to teach were shocked to find out that their boss knew absolutely NO ENGLISH, and yet they were operating an English language school. It's sad to say, but this is still happening all over Korea.
Welcome to Korea. When are you going back to your country? -
So many foreigners come to Korea to teach, that a frequently asked question is not "where are you from" but rather "When does your contract finish?" Usually this is asked however to those who just want to finish their year, collect their severance bonus, and go home.
Korea: Japan without the boobs on TV -
Partly because Korea is such a traditional country, and very religious (for the most part) no nudity is shown on television, at all. Its all blocked out with those blurry squares. Another surprising thing is that many Korean television channels turn off sometimes just after midnight - they don't stay on for 24 hours a day - this keeps their costs down, and allows them to show fewer commercials.
Korea: Give me your tired, your poor, your Canadian -
Compliments of so many students going to school and getting oodles and oodles into debt, so many Canadians come here, that its almost scary. The Government just set a cap on sending money home, because they realized that they could make more money with their banks if they changed how Canadians send their money home.
Korea: HI NICE TO MEET YOU BYE -
So many children, especially when they are surrounded by their friends, will walk up to you, say "Hi, nice to meet you!" And then, before you have a chance to say anything, they say, rather quite loudly "Bye!" and then run off giggling with their friends.
Korea: Land of the Morning Vegetable Truck -
In any apartment community, at early hours of the morning, and also at night around sundown, you'll hear loud microphone bells driving througout the different car parking lots surrounding your apartment. Its just the friendly neighbourhood vegetable man selling fruits, and being kind enough to let you know he's in your neighbourhood. On weekends, those mutterings that can be heard are the foreigners who want to sleep in, but cant because of the constant bells projected over the megaphone.
Korea: Technically, it's a cease-fire -
If you talk about the Korean War of 1950-1953, many of the older people will point out that the war's technically not over....it was just a ceasefire.
Korea: If it ain't Korean it's wrong -
Korean's are fiercely independant, and promote Korean products very strongly. Imports? Never! Even now, with the US beef coming into Korea, Koreans would often pay the much higher cost for Korean beef (much less additives and not stuffed with chemicals) than to buy the inferior American beef. But Australian beef is okay...
Korea: Where you can have your dog and eat it too -
Yes, you can eat dog here, and also own one as a pet. Dog meat is prized for its ability to increase virility...that may be why men are often the only one's who eat it...
Korea: Our barber polls spin 24/7 -
Yes, the barber polls spin all day and night. Single barber poles are very different from double barber-polls...and if you want to find out why that's so, i'll let you do the research. I know, but I don't want to post it here...
Korea: DOKDO IS OURS! HANDS OFF JAPAN! p.s. Visit Korea -
Dokdo is a tiny little rocky island that's pretty much useless. Korean maps show it as a former island of Korea before Japan invaded Korea, however, somehow, its now in the "ownership" of Japan. Korea is constantly fighting to get their island back. On a side note, most young children hate "Japan," but not Japanese people...and its all because of Dokdo.
Korea: Our food is too spicy for you -
It doesn't matter how long you have lived here, the Koreans will think that their food is too spicy for you - so they'll tell you "You probably won't want to eat this; it's spicy!" As if we've never had spicy food before, or tried Korean food before. It's sometimes almost bordering on a little rediculous, but thats okay...
Korea: Enjoy 1988 all over again! -
Not everyone might remember, but Korea hosted the summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988. Lucky for you, if you head to some areas downtown, you can still see construction barriers (to block out people from visiting apartment construction sights) advertising the Summer Olympics of 1988! It doesn't matter that they're long over, or that the Olympic buildings look almost archaic - you can still see all of the murals advertising the greatness of the Summer Olympics of 1988!
Come to Korea! No wait, don't come to korea. We are best and your tourism will bring us to less perfectness.
take care all,
God bless
9/08/2007 09:33:00 p.m.
And there is always :
Korea, where the Fans can Kill.
The only country in the world where a Fan in a closed
room is considered dangerous.
Those are some great slogans. They go well with OutsideInKorea's List of Do'd and Don't for Korea. top
9/09/2007 12:07:00 p.m.
Those are great! And definitely all true! What a unique and wonderful (?) culture! :) top