[KS] origins of segyehwa motto

[Kay Richards Gmail]

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.  
Kay Richards
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: YM Clara Hwang 
  To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws 
  Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 3:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [KS] origins of segyehwa motto


  Thanks Kent, Tobias and Frank for the helpful comments. So my search for '가장 한국적인 것이 가장 세계적이다/gajang hangukjeogingeosi gajang segyejeogingeosida' continues. I think it's just fascinating 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 at hotmail.com if you like.

  Regards,
  Yun Mi Hwang


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