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In Korea, Email Is Only For Old People

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. replacement for soviet joke? by Heem · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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    1. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by themaidtricks · · Score: 4, Funny

      It might happen, but the phrasing needs work.

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

    2. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by blue_adept · · Score: 5, Funny

      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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    3. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

      In Korea, door handles do not break.

      KFG

    4. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by DarthWiggle · · Score: 4, Funny

      In Soviet Korea, old people email you!

    5. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by Magus424 · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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    6. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by tod_miller · · Score: 4, Funny

      in Korea, only old people strive to develop new memes

      damn this one is catchy.

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  2. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  3. Re:if... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    What's that, Gramps?

    KFG

  4. Re:An yet... by mabinogi · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  5. It's a shame, really... by YouHaveSnail · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!

    1. Re:It's a shame, really... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      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

  6. Re:How about the Legal Community? by Sebadude · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  7. Re:Greasy Kids Stuff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    Oh shit! Wrong tab!

  8. Re:if... by Flyboy+Connor · · Score: 4, Funny
    by interpolation, snail mail is for dead people.

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