Comments on: Why You Should Never Write Names in Red When Dealing with Koreans Part 2 http://www.koreanbusinessblog.com/why-you-should-never-write-names-in-red-when-dealing-with-koreans-part-2/ A blog on Korea, Business, and Culture Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:32:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Megan Shank dot com » Blog Archive » Disoriented Design http://www.koreanbusinessblog.com/why-you-should-never-write-names-in-red-when-dealing-with-koreans-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Megan Shank dot com » Blog Archive » Disoriented Design Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:37:53 +0000 http://www.koreanbusinessblog.com/why-you-should-never-write-names-in-red-when-dealing-with-koreans-part-2/#comment-117 [...] Of course, younger generations don’t have the same complex about the color. As blogger Heejeong Haas points out, at the 2002 World Cup the Korean soccer team wore red, as did their cheer team. [...] [...] Of course, younger generations don’t have the same complex about the color. As blogger Heejeong Haas points out, at the 2002 World Cup the Korean soccer team wore red, as did their cheer team. [...]

]]> By: Carlon Haas http://www.koreanbusinessblog.com/why-you-should-never-write-names-in-red-when-dealing-with-koreans-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Carlon Haas Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:00:58 +0000 http://www.koreanbusinessblog.com/why-you-should-never-write-names-in-red-when-dealing-with-koreans-part-2/#comment-12 One interesting thing that I happened to notice as "red" pertained to children was that if they had an "English name" they didn't seem to react if I tried to write their names in red. But once I started writing their Korean names, it was a whole other matter. I agree with you. Avoid red in names. If a company name is in red on a white background, it would be worth it to put the lettering in white on a red background. It's that important. One interesting thing that I happened to notice as “red” pertained to children was that if they had an “English name” they didn’t seem to react if I tried to write their names in red.

But once I started writing their Korean names, it was a whole other matter.

I agree with you. Avoid red in names. If a company name is in red on a white background, it would be worth it to put the lettering in white on a red background. It’s that important.

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