No, that’s an urban legend.
Sushi by Koreans? this is as cool as the time I found that fortune cookies were not invented by Chinese…But I prefer sushi over kimbap. And Confucius? 
Great article! Makes me regret not taking Korean class when I was in korea because I thought it would be too complicated, guess not!
Here’s my 2 cents on to add to these facts - Korea was originally spelled Corea, but the Japanese changed it so K would be alphabetized after J (for the American press). K is easier for Japanese to say. Also, “K” is considered to an inferior letter signifying childlike misspellings like “kitty kat or skool”[/quote]
Take anything a Korean tells you regarding the origins/inventors of things with a tablespoon’s worth of salt grains. Hypernationalism leads to claims of just about everything of any worth in the world having been invented by Koreans/originating in Korean culture.
Not sure if you’re referring to Korean here but it was invented in the 1400 because the then emperor wanted his people to become more literate.
That’s not true. It was the Chinese. They’re so good they even invented Korea and Japan.
Japanese dinosaur… Stegosaurus… come to peaceful korea, and kill korean dinosaur! And never say sorry!
That’s not true. It was the Chinese. They’re so good they even invented Korea and Japan.[/quote]
Fair comment.
hmm, interesting, a lot of koreans I know believe that urban legend. I don’t know which is true anymore. 
Then again, there are a lot of urban legends in korea, like “fan death.” I know some people who refuse to sleep with the fan or aircon on because they believe artificial air will suffocate them in their sleep. Not kidding, some of my friends’ roomates don’t turn the air on in the dorms.
By and large, Koreans believe many other urban legends too. There are a lot of believers in Korea.
Lived in the Land of the Morning Calm for eight years.
After that amount of time, it becomes obvious that, yes, Korea did not only invent Chinese, sushi–and even electricity–but Koreans also possess the only true DNA in the universe.
Korea Fighting!
Korea Sparkling!
Hub of Asia? Not so sure anymore… :bravo:
[quote=“urodacus”]By and large, Koreans believe many other urban legends too. There are a lot of believers in Korea.[/quote]Electric fan death?
There is even a wiki entry on it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
Never, ever, EVER sleep in a room with an electric fan and the doors/windows closed. It’s death!
I had the aircon break in a classroom once, so I brought in a fan. Within minutes parents were calling in telling admin that I was attempting to kill students! Oh noes!!!
With some people, you can take them out of the paddy field, but you can’t take the paddy field out of them. What a bunch of neanderthals. Civilisation is wasted on such people.
FACTS:
-Korea invented Chuck Norris
-Korea invented fish and chips but was kind enough to let England borrow it.
-Korea invented ninjas
-Korea invented Obama
-Bras? (no comment)
-Korea invented Chinese (and China)
-Zeus…Allah…Buddha…Jesus (etc…)…
-Bubble Tea
-The ‘Made in China’ tag
-Rice
-DNA (yep)
-The piano
-Asia
Christopher Columbus missed North America but a Korean landed there first, and drew the Korean alphabet in the sand. Explains why Columbus was confused.
Also, if you know anything about the Korean creation story, you’ll know that a bear sat in a cave eating garlic for awhile. And that’s how YOU were invented. And the rabbits in the moon…well they invented rice cakes. So think about that the next time you stuff one into your mouth.
-Korea did NOT invent the electric fan, which is why it is dangerous, equipped (these days) with child-proof timers for safety reasons (this should require no explanation)
And if you try to patent something, realize that Korea will fight you tooth and nail, as not only patents themselves were invented in Korea, whatever ‘thing’ you’re trying to slap a label on is just a slap in the face to the Kimchi Mind.
After King Sejong invented Hangul in 1446, he modestly invented a committee that could take credit for it, then created the Big Bang, leading to the present controversy concerning Gojoseon mirrors found in the mounds of U r.
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If your write those letters together, autocorrect makes it “your”. Another thing to arouse Sumerian wrath. Some mounds were later moved to Mt. Miwa.)
My Korean students would often tell me that hangul was the best alphabet ever invented. They also often claimed that Korean was the most logical language, and that German was second. Clearly, none of them had ever studied German.
I was often told the same. Even though many han gul characters ‘resemble’ those of Chinese or Japanese characters, they simply aren’t as elegant or flawless as han gul. Also consider the system in which they are used. Perfection. So perfect, in fact, that other Asian countries have stolen bits and pieces, claiming them as their own…