That's Mr. Kim Jong-il, thank you very much.
The use of honorifics in Korean explains this story: North Korea Praises Bush for Use of 'Mr.'.
Of course, the use of honorifics only goes one way; Vice-president Cheney has been called a "bloodthirsty beast," Secretary-of-State Rice a "bitch," and President Bush a "political imbecile" and "half-baked man."
I've seen South Korean television news (MBC, of course) drop President Bush's title (대통령) and just call him Bushi (부시), which would be very insulting to a Korean.
The use of honorifics in Korean explains this story: North Korea Praises Bush for Use of 'Mr.'.
Of course, the use of honorifics only goes one way; Vice-president Cheney has been called a "bloodthirsty beast," Secretary-of-State Rice a "bitch," and President Bush a "political imbecile" and "half-baked man."
I've seen South Korean television news (MBC, of course) drop President Bush's title (대통령) and just call him Bushi (부시), which would be very insulting to a Korean.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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