In Korea, Email Is Only For Old People

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In Korea, Email Is Only For Old People 439

Posted by timothy on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:19AM from the u.s.-has-officially-been-lapped dept.

_martini_ writes "This short article suggests that, in Korea, email is used only for formal communications, or by older, less tech-saavy generations, while IMs, blogs, and SMS has taken over as the primary means of day to day messages."

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replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

by Heem ( 448667 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:21AM (#10950122) Homepage Journal

In Korea, (current subject) is only used by old people!

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But... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:21AM (#10950127)

How do they get their v4lub13 P3n!s 3n1arg3men+ notices?

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:4, Funny)

by themaidtricks ( 823827 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:24AM (#10950147) Journal

It might happen, but the phrasing needs work.

In Korea, (current subject) is for the elderly!

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Re:IN KOREA (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:26AM (#10950163)

Netcraft says old people are dying!!!!111

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Re:if... (Score:5, Funny)

by kfg ( 145172 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:28AM (#10950174)

. . .what do they think of those who use the "physical" postal service...

What's that, Gramps?

KFG

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Re:An yet... (Score:4, Funny)

by mabinogi ( 74033 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:28AM (#10950180) Homepage

you know you've left yourself wide open there...

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It's a shame, really... (Score:5, Funny)

by YouHaveSnail ( 202852 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:30AM (#10950190)

You know, writing decent email is an art form, something we used to take pride in. But these days, with these kids texting ungrammatical half-phrases all over the place, it's becoming something of a lost art. I tell you, kids today can't write a complete sentence, and they barely even know how to use an emoticon properly. :-\ It won't be long before people forget how to type. Oh, the inhumanity!

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

by blue_adept ( 40915 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:31AM (#10950195)

the syntax should be:
In Korea, only old people (verb).

for example:
in Korea, only old people say the phrasing needs work.

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:3, Funny)

by kfg ( 145172 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:43AM (#10950254)

In Korea, door handles do not break.

KFG

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Your Mom (Score:2, Funny)

by uncoolcentral ( 631760 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:45AM (#10950262) Homepage Journal

The best way to get ahold of my mom is to...
Must... control... urge... to... fire... quick... yer mama joke...

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Re:An yet... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:54AM (#10950297)

you know you've left yourself wide open there...

Not unlike his mother...

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Re:It's a shame, really... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:55AM (#10950304)

stfu nub th1s is fster f u kan read it then stfu ^-^

wut r u leik 90!!???!!1111 evry1 i knoe noes wut I say. ^-^; oh shit, moms coming. g2g kay thx bai

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Re:How about the Legal Community? (Score:5, Funny)

by Sebadude ( 680162 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:55AM (#10950305) Homepage

It would probably be typed up, but it might look something like this

DEAR AOL KOREA USAR

IT HAS COMA 2 MAH ATENTION TAHT U HAEV MAED AN UNAUTHORIEZD USE OF MAH COPYRIGHTED WORK IN DA PR3PARATION OF A WORK D3RIEVD THEIR!N WTF LOL I HAEV RESERVAD AL RIGHTS IN TEH WORK FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2003 [AND HAEV REGIST3R3D COPYRIGHT THEIR!N OMG LOL UR WORK IS ASENTIALY IEDNTICAL 2 TEH WORK AND CLEARLY USAD DA WORK AS ITS BASIS.

AS U N3ITHER ASK3D FOR NOR R3CEIEVD P3RMISION 2 USE TEH WORK AS DA BASIS FOR UR WORK NOR 2 MAEK OR DISTRIBUTE COPEIS INCLUDNG ALECTRONIC COPEIS OF SME I BLEIVE U HAEV WILFULY INFRNGED MAH RIGHTS UND3R 17 USC!!!!11 OMG WTF LOL S3CTION 101 ET SEQ!1!!111! WTF AND CUD B LIABL3 FOR STATU2RY DMAEGS AS HIGH AS $15000 AS SAT FORTH IN S3CTION 504(C)(2) THEIR!N OMG WTF

I DAMAND TAHT U IM3DIAETLY CEAES DA US3 AND DISTRIBUTION OF AL INFRNGNG WORKS D3RIEVD FROM TEH WORK AND AL COPEIS INCLUDNG ELECTRONIC COPEIS OF SME TAHT U DELIEVR 2 ME IF APLICABLA AL UNUSED UNDISTRIBUTED COPEIS OF SM3 OR DESTROY SUCH COPEIS IMADIAETLY AND TAHT U DESIST FROM THIS OR ANY OTHAR INFRNGEMANT OF MAH RIGHTS IN DA FUTURA1!!1 OMG LOL IF I DO NOT RECEIEV AN AFIRMATIEV R3SPONS3 FROM U INDICATNG TAHT U HAEV FULY COMPLEID WIT THAS3 R3QUIERM3NTS I SHAL TAEK FURTHER ACTION AGANEST U!!!!1!!1 WTF

URS TRULY, SEBADUDE

It might be a bit of a challenge to decipher for most of us, but for these highly trained legal experts I'm sure it's nothing.

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Re:Have to be careful about reading this stuff (Score:2, Funny)

by Hukui ( 809694 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:01AM (#10950330)

If this [chosun.com] link is even remotely accurate, I think I'd love Korea too. Where do I sign up for a citizenship? :P

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

by DarthWiggle ( 537589 ) writes: <sckiwiNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:12AM (#10950379) Journal

In Soviet Korea, old people email you!

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Well, duh... (Score:3, Funny)

by Sheepdot ( 211478 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:12AM (#10950382) Journal

Think about it for a minute.

Spam typically COMES from Korea. It would make sense then, that Koreans generally do not use email (which, in most Korean's minds is for SPAM only) as a communication means.

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Re:In North Korea (Score:2, Funny)

by ari_j ( 90255 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:19AM (#10950409)

I was thinking that this is about South Korea, whereas North Korea's primary means of domestic communication are still starvation and threats of summary execution.

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Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:36AM (#10950477)

Yeah baby, I'm naked now. The chocolate suace is dripping down my...

Oh shit! Wrong tab!

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Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:2, Funny)

by 12 inch pianist ( 835625 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:54AM (#10950539)

Don't all Americans do the bulk of their communication through /.?

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:4, Funny)

by Magus424 ( 232405 ) writes: <magus AT the-magi DOT us> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:57AM (#10950551)

Apparently, we have the worst spelling as well :P (grammar)

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Re:On slashdot... (Score:3, Funny)

by PedanticSpellingTrol ( 746300 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @02:57AM (#10950552)

At least with the flood of engadget posts, the editors don't have time to devote unholy amounts of frontpage space to that roland guy. Too bad there's not an option to filter by submitter.

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Well if they expect that to catch on here... (Score:3, Funny)

by Mal-2 ( 675116 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @03:33AM (#10950647) Homepage Journal

...they'd better send us this fad [chosun.com] as well.

Mal-2

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Apostrophe Liberation Army! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @03:55AM (#10950736)

ISPs, ACLs and IMs! You're free! Run!
Yarr!

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:3, Funny)

by Per Wigren ( 5315 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @04:39AM (#10950861) Homepage

You mean like:
In Korea, old people are for the elderly?

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

by tod_miller ( 792541 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @05:08AM (#10950954) Journal

in Korea, only old people strive to develop new memes

damn this one is catchy.

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Morality Crisis (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @05:58AM (#10951077)

Solution: Write "I'm just on my way out" and then go offline.

For my next trick I will solve the eternal "Jews, more trouble than their worth?" debate.

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Re:Have to be careful about reading this stuff (Score:3, Funny)

by fiftyfly ( 516990 ) writes: <mike@edey.org> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @06:10AM (#10951111) Homepage

Have to be careful about reading this stuff
Too it's probably wise to mention that, in Korea, only old people are, umm, ahh, older than 25.

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Re:korean spam killing korean smtp traffic (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @06:29AM (#10951162)

I am against blocking entire country domains in fact, I generally report spam through Spamcop (taking my time) and review report while sending. The problem? They do NOTHING!
Well, have you tried using the goggles instead?

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Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:2, Funny)

by theonetruekeebler ( 60888 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @07:14AM (#10951259) Homepage Journal

Mom, that better be Dad you're talking to!

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Re:if... (Score:5, Funny)

by Flyboy Connor ( 741764 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @08:34AM (#10951456)

by interpolation, snail mail is for dead people.
Agreed. But don't discount the undead. Lawyers do everything by snail mail.

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Re:if... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:45AM (#10952416)

by interpolation, snail mail is for dead people.

Agreed. But don't discount the undead. Lawyers do everything by snail mail.

Finnally I know why my lawyer always stares at my forehead and mutters "brains" under his breath.

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:2, Funny)

by StikyPad ( 445176 ) writes: on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @11:41PM (#10960048) Homepage

You've obviously never owned a Hyundai.

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Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday December 02, 2004 @08:35AM (#10973076)

In Soviet Russia, only Koreans remember old people.

Or something.

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replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

But... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:IN KOREA (Score:2, Funny)

Re:if... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:An yet... (Score:4, Funny)

It's a shame, really... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:3, Funny)

Your Mom (Score:2, Funny)

Re:An yet... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:It's a shame, really... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:How about the Legal Community? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Have to be careful about reading this stuff (Score:2, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

Well, duh... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:In North Korea (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:2, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:On slashdot... (Score:3, Funny)

Well if they expect that to catch on here... (Score:3, Funny)

Apostrophe Liberation Army! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:replacement for soviet joke? (Score:5, Funny)

Morality Crisis (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Have to be careful about reading this stuff (Score:3, Funny)

Re:korean spam killing korean smtp traffic (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Greasy Kids Stuff (Score:2, Funny)

Re:if... (Score:5, Funny)

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