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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Gaijin as a derogatory term
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In article <4r1bh5$n63@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
chlmarti <chlmarti@ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>kabocha@sprynet.com wrote:
>: Why do Koreans so sensitive about even a thing of Japan. It's their 
>: language, none of our business. 

	When Koreans speak that language (and a million or more do), it
becomes their business.

>:By the way, can you swear that you've 
>: never ever used this word, 'wea nom.'?
>
>What does it mean?

	'Waenom' (Yale transcription: waynom) is the Korean equivalent
of 'Jap'.  Literally, it means low-born person (nom) from the stunted
land or the land of stunted people (wae, Mandarin wo1; cf. Mandarin
wo1nu2 "Jap(s)").

	If we're all through exchanging insults for each other, can we
put this stupid thread to rest?


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