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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. Either that by spike+hay · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or people with good grammar conventions.

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    If you don't understand any of my sayings, come to me in private and I shall take you in my German mouth.
    1. Re:Either that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      so the gramer nazis are old people, makes sense now.

  2. IN KOREA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Star Craft only for OLD people!

    We play Brood War now old man!

  3. Related stories on site by tyleroar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Some how I was so much more interested in the story on Deprived of Business and Sex, Two Men Petition Constitutional Court over Prostitution Law

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    Portland, North Dakota Puppies
  4. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by Zeebs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Error: YOUR UID HAS TOO MANY DIGITS TO DICTATE NEXT SLASHBOT POST TREND...

    Please purchase UID 56 and try again...

    I'll be ok, really, lameness filter filler....

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    Happy Noodle Boy says "F###ing doughnut! Mock me? You fried cyclops!!"
  5. Yeah well in Korea they eat dogs too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    seriously, what the fuck.

    1. Re:Yeah well in Korea they eat dogs too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      The type of dogs traditionally eaten by some Koreans and served in some restaurants are not your everyday dogs. They are bred like cattle or chickens, and are not treated like pets. I hear that the flesh is fatty, and supposedly good in soup.

      In my family's home country, some people will eat any fucking dog that looks tasty. Ever hunt your neighbor's pet because it barked at night? That is a common story where they're from.

      Thank God my mom's family escaped that savage land across the border to Detroit before I was born.

  6. Re:IN KOREA by metlin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thank you :)

  7. Re:In Korea e-mail is only for spammers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just curious where I can find out what IPs to block from Korea and what kind of router resources it would take to do so... if you don't mind. Thanks.

  8. Grammar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "based off of importance"

    Do you really think this is a valid construct?

  9. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I never got that Soviet Joke - what's the origin of that story actually?

  10. Re:IN KOREA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry to burst your bubble here, but young people are dying too!

  11. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by ESqVIP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    See here then.

  12. Re:In Korea e-mail is only for spammers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space

  13. Re:replacement for soviet joke? by Darthmalt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm editing the link to point to this thread.

  14. Re:In Korea e-mail is only for spammers by mabu · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here are some for starters -- of the class A and B blocks in these areas are used by spammers in Korea and China:

    59.11/x
    61.37/x
    165.194
    147.46
    210.*
    211.*
    219.248/x
    220.64/x
    221.144-221.168