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   08-10-2008 18:36 여성 음성 남성 음성
Upside-Down National Flag Irks Netizens


President Lee Myung-bak, left, waves an upside-down Korean national flag to cheer the Korean women’s handball team at Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, Saturday. / Yonhap

By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter

President Lee Myung-bak fiercely waved the national flag to cheer up the Korean women’s handball squad during a match with Russia in Beijing. But something was wrong with the flag in his hand: It was upside-down.

Internet users were quick to catch the mistake and posted jeering comments as the pictures circulated online. Among the comments were: ``It’s a shame of Korea to the world.'' ``An upside-down flag means humiliation and insult. It’s only seen when a country is defeated in battle.''

Yonhap removed the pictures from its Web site and asked other portals not to use the pictures. However, the pictures immediately spread to online users' blogs and Internet cafes.

Cheong Wa Dae said that Korea’s cheering squad in Beijing gave him the flag.

The main opposition Democratic Party commented that Korean Olympic players are doing very well even though President Lee supported them with an upside-down flag.

kswho@koreatimes.co.kr





yistory@koreatimes.co.kr

법원 "의약품 '리베이트'는 과세 대상"

檢, 김효재 前수석 15일 오전 소환

경찰, 이태원 등 외국인 밀집지역 특별관리

한국에 대해 무엇이든 답변해 주는 블로거가 있다

"빌 클린턴, 르윈스키 첫만남부터 불꽃 튀어"

'대통령 찬양' 댓글 알바들 딱 걸렸다

"北 휴대전화 요금이 무려... 놀라운 변화"

SNS에 '김정은 암살설'… 근거없다

美 '팝의 여왕' 휘트니 휴스턴 사망

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