South Korea Country Quiz

Ever make it out to a club called Octagon? Not sure if it was around when you were there

I don't think so. Usually when I was in Gangnam it was to hang out with friends at restaurants or shopping areas. Sometimes visited An-mas there. The clubs I went to were in Hongdae, Sinchon, Yongsan, Itaewon, or local places close to where I lived in Gwangmyeong/Cheolsan. The only ones I remember names for were located in Hongdae, 2 clubs called Tinpan and Tinpan 2.

@Tailin because Japan has a history of claiming Korean turf for their own.

Then does Japan "have absolute authority over what everyone else must call international bodies of water"? What's your point? Just like we don't call the Mediterranean Sea the "Italian Sea" or "Spanish Sea", Koreans are simply suggesting that we don't label common territories by the name of a certain state for political gain. Unlike Japan, we're not claiming it to be the "Korean Sea", but merely advocating for a more politically appropriate, acceptable title. I suggest that people look into the historical/ political implications of this issue before looking to pick a fight, especially if you're not familiar with it. And this comment was making a legitimate suggestion in regards to a highly debated matter, especially considering that the quiz is regarding Korea specifically, not some other random post.

ydeau said that the broad international consensus and the name that has been used in the English-speaking world for well over a century was "absolutely not true," and the the sea was "absolutely the Korean territory"... both claims are dumb, and wrong, but he is asserting their truth "absolutely." I was responding to him, and my point should be clear. This has nothing to do with Japan.

"Then does Japan 'have absolute authority over what everyone else must call international bodies of water'? What's your point? Just like we don't call the Mediterranean Sea the 'Italian Sea' or 'Spanish Sea.'" The Irish Sea, the Gulf of Finland, the English Channel, the Norwegian Sea, the Gulf of Guinea, the East and South China Seas, the Arabian Sea. The Persian Gulf, the Timor Sea, the Philippine Sea. Even around the Korean Peninsula there is the Korea Bay and the Korea Strait. None of these bodies of water are claimed by any of these countries, they are named after nearby places just like almost every other sea we have a name for. Saying a single example is about politics is hypocritical because you seem to have no problem with the hundreds of others.

The French don't call the water between them and England the English Channel though (they call it La Manche). They probably would complain if they had to call it something to do with England.

In English it's the Sea of Japan.

And I think of Behind the Sofa, a Doctor Who recurring series adapting the concept of the hit show Gogglebox.

Songs I can’t understand are very much not something I will ever enjoy, so K-pop as a genre is very much a dead thing as far as I’m concerned.

actually there was a group of batting cages in Cheolsan now that I think about it. But I still never saw anyone playing a full game.