6/10 Topic : PR Korea

[DJ(박동진)]

Topic : PR Korea

If you're asked about Korean culture, can you explain that sufficiently in english? As much Korean people go abroad, many foreigners come to Korea these days. Now it's not difficult to come across a foreigner on the street. As well as, it's very easy to find out a korean in other country. Which means that we Koreans are living in the world associating with people all over the world. Now we make a relationship with them at any stage inside Korea and outside Korea.

So we have to be studied about Korea and should be prepared that in english, in case we get a chance to explain about Korea toward a foreigner. 

Here's one good example that i wish to answer like.

Smith : hey DJ, what do you call your national flag?

DJ      : we call it Taegeukki

Smith : what does it stand for?

DJ      : The red upper part of the taegeuk circle in the center symbolizes yang(양) and the blue

             lower part stands for yin(음) which oppose each other but achieve perfect harmony

             and balance: like heaven and earth, light and dark, menand women, life and

             death,etc. The four trigrams in the four corners are called geon(건), gon(곤), gam(감),

             yi(리), respectively. They denote the grand process of the universe, standing for the

             north, south, east, and west ; spring, summer, autumn and winter ; heaven, earth, sun

             and moon. They signify that the whole universe evolves on the basis of the yin and yan

             principle. The flag as a whole symbolizes the pursuit of an ideal to keep harmony with

             the universe.

Smith  : Oh~great !

Questions

1. What would you explain, if you're asked about the figures on Korean banknote?

2. What can you explain about Korean food, such as Kimchi, bibimbap, kimbap, bulgogi...etc.

    Do you know how to make the foods like that? If so,  tell us your recipe in english.

3. If you've got a foreign friends, you must be going to a pub with your friend. Then you might be

    asked about soju or makgeolli. What will you say?

4. What if they ask you about division history of Korea?

5. If you can explain other korean stuff like cultural assets, religion, historical things, sports,

    korean people....anything like that, Let's share about the things you can explain in english.

[young(장영일)]

oh~~ good~ is it your real experience? ㅎㅎ

[만뱅이(김병만)]

가능한 참석..... 주제가 가벼우면서...재밌겠군요...

[DJ(박동진)]

저렇게 대답했었음 했었지요...한국에 대해서 얘기할 기회는 많았는데 제가 잘 알고 있지 못하니까 부끄럽게도 잘 설명 못했던거 같네요 !

[JINI (하유진)]

일욜날 뵈요...^^

[Sue^^(김화수)]

감기나으면 참석~

[서주(서주형)]

전 2주 동안 불참해야겠네요~ ^^; 지송~ 학생신분인지라~ 프린트는 페페누나가 할려나?ㅋㅎ

[young(장영일)]

갈껄? ㅋㅋ

[Santiago(이명준)]

굉장해굉장해~~

[Friend(배석우)]

이번주 프로젝트 2개로 인해 패스... 학교생활 빡세네요...^^

[동희]

참석.ㅋㅋ

[Yona(김연주)]

가요~

[cory(정순성)]

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