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If South & North Koreans were as ethnically, culturally and religiously distinct as Arabs & Jews that example would be more apt.
by rdiddly 8y ago
If South & North Koreans were as ethnically, culturally and religiously distinct as Arabs & Jews that example would be more apt.
- chc 8y agoIt's not like this is some ancient tradition you'd expect them to share. The fan death urban legend first arose in the last century, just shortly before the countries were divided. They've been separate (and relatively isolated) for most of the time the myth was spreading in South Korea. I don't know what North Koreans think on the subject, but I wouldn't take it for granted that the urban legend is relevant context here.
- rdiddly 8y agoNeither would I; nor would I take it for granted that it's so emphatically irrelevant, as some have done here. I would in fact, simply take it as "additional context."