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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>With regard to the phrase you are referring to, you
might be able to find some connection to the phrase popular in the U.S. in the
80s and 90s "Think globally. Act locally." I don't have the
information on the origin of that particular phrase but I do recall reading a
newspaper column written on the very phrase by
Yi, Eo-Ryong, notable intellectual leader of Korea for the
last forty-fifty years. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Kay Richards</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sumovmi@hotmail.com href="mailto:sumovmi@hotmail.com">YM Clara
Hwang</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws
href="mailto:koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 30, 2010 3:21 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [KS] origins of segyehwa
motto</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Thanks Kent, Tobias and Frank for the
helpful comments. So my search for '가장 한국적인 것이 가장 세계적이다/</FONT>gajang
hangukjeogingeosi gajang <FONT face=Verdana>segyejeogingeosida' continues.
</FONT><FONT face=Verdana>I think it's just fascina</FONT>ting that a phrase
so indiscrminately used by academics, journalists and policy makers, has such
murky origins. Just simply saying the words would give instant confirmation on
the 'universal uniqueness' of Korean culture. The connection with Goethe is
compelling and I wish I can find a quote that sounds more similar to the
Korean phrase. So I'm all ears for suggestions and comments. Please e-mail me
at sumovmi@hotmail.com if you like.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Yun Mi Hwang<BR><BR>
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