Comments on: Secret peace protest?

By: Shenzhen Whitey

Shenzhen Whitey — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:17:48 +0000

If I remember correctly, prior to becoming President, Bush had not been out of North America in quite a long time. Quite unlike his father in that regard.

If this were the peace sign, Asians would be the most peace-loving people on earth.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:47:35 +0000

“When the president Rho visited the US after he got elected, it was the first time he set foot outside Korea.”

Prove it.

By: baduk

baduk — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:45:22 +0000

Many Americans think Korea has become internationalized and most Koreans know what peace sign is, but I bet 99.99% Korean people do not know it.

Koreans are still backward people. I bet 90% of Koreans have never set foot outside of Korea. The same percentage never had any contact with foreigners whatsoever.

Korea is still very much “hermit kingdom”. When the president Rho visited the US after he got elected, it was the first time he set foot outside Korea.

By: oranckay

oranckay — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:41:41 +0000

Captions and story titles get messed up more than anything else in the news business, because they’re written by editors and the like, people who weren’t there, don’t know much beyond their jobs, and are always in a hurry.

My all time favorite was one from the Miami Herald in the 70’s that meant to say “Mayor’s Pen Is Busy.” but left out the space between “pen” and “is.”

By: Will Hawkes

Will Hawkes — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:10:37 +0000

As everyone in the UK knows, this sign is V as in V for Victory, Churchill originally flashed it in many photos during WWII. Another thing everyone in the UK knows is that if you turn this two-fingered hand around (e.g. back of hand facing out), it has the same meaning as one-fingered cousin from the US…

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:14:10 +0000

Kushibo, “has nothing to do with peace” in the American sense, when, during the 60’s, the peace sign was a symbol of protest against an unpopular war in Vietnam. Considering Yahoo.com, this is the context wherein Yahoo refers to (I believe). Ask any kid or Korean in the country and I would be very surprised if they had any such connotation in mind when using the “V” sign.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:28:12 +0000

I prefer to believe that Mastermind of Intelligent Design was using this woman to send a message to our 21st Century Crusaders.

By: Solar Daddy

Solar Daddy — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:57:44 +0000

Koreans will often give the American peace sign when they pose for photos. That happens all the time.

By: baduk

baduk — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:15:51 +0000

It is a “V” standing for victory. Women and Kids do it when they take picture to show they are happy.

This woman obviously was very happy to be in the same picture with the Presidante of the mightiest country on the face of the Earth. She felt important. She is telling everyone, “look at me now! I am an important person. I won”.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:02:26 +0000

The anti-peace sign: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/19/international/asia/19comics.html?hp&ex=1132462800&en=9089215d5cdce1cd&ei=5094&partner=homepage