| personally, i don't quite absorb the idea of seoul changing its chinese name. why bother anyways? to enhance self-identity by enforcing precise local pronunciation by a foreign language? come on. relax. i would rather consider this as an act of losing identity by searching it in an inferior fashion. i didn't see korean people change all the chinese names of their other cities, otherwise they could be busy. Han happens to coincide with "Han" ethnic group in china, which makes it sound as if it is a chinese city. is it also deemed offensive to americans by calling Holonunu 檀香山, san francisco 旧金山 and phoenix 凤凰城? |
Seoul Changes Chinese Name