Some Promises Should Be Broken
From 차범근 망언, "하나만 더 낳고 그만 두겠어요" comes this anti-population public disservice propaganda from 1980:
The caption is a play on words. His daughter's name is "Hana" (하나), whch means "one." This is one of the most popular "pure Korean" given names, i.e. not Sino-Korean in origin.
Soccer fans know that Mr. Cha did have a second child; his son "Duri" (두리), a pure Korean name based on the pronunciation of the number "two," was a star player in the 2002 World Cup and is now a television commentator.
Mr. Cha broke his promise, though, with another son "Sejji" (세찌), again a play on the word for "three." A family with three children is a bit of a rare sight in South Korea these days.
The campaign in which Mr. Cha took part, as readers of this blog will know, has had disastrous consequences: South Korea's birth rate lowest on record.
From 차범근 망언, "하나만 더 낳고 그만 두겠어요" comes this anti-population public disservice propaganda from 1980:
The caption is a play on words. His daughter's name is "Hana" (하나), whch means "one." This is one of the most popular "pure Korean" given names, i.e. not Sino-Korean in origin.
Soccer fans know that Mr. Cha did have a second child; his son "Duri" (두리), a pure Korean name based on the pronunciation of the number "two," was a star player in the 2002 World Cup and is now a television commentator.
Mr. Cha broke his promise, though, with another son "Sejji" (세찌), again a play on the word for "three." A family with three children is a bit of a rare sight in South Korea these days.
The campaign in which Mr. Cha took part, as readers of this blog will know, has had disastrous consequences: South Korea's birth rate lowest on record.
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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