日本と韓国の議論の広場

あまり調子こくなよ、マーク君。インド、インドと連呼しているが、誰も
覚えていないかもしれないが、私はインド映画ファンだ（笑） 　 そこで
問題。

問１：インドの庶民の足となっている交通機関の名前は？
問２：赤色がキーワードとなる、インド庶民の嗜好品は？

ちょっと気が利いていれば、片方は正解可能かな？

さて、オーストラリアだのニュージーランドだのとうるさいが、どのみち
英語圏だから、いつもの様に英語問題（笑） 　 下を日本人に理解出来る様に
翻訳出来るな？出来たためしがないが？

A pom, fresh off the plane at Sydney airport, is trying to negotiate
Australian customs. Finally, when it's his turn to get his passport
stamped, the customs officer starts rattling off the usual questions:
C.O. - How long do you intend to stay?
POM - 1 week.
C.O. - What is the nature of this trip?
POM - Business.
C.O. - Do you have any past criminal convictions?
POM - I didn't think we still needed to!


ついでに、オーストラリアつながりで、コレは？

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls South Korea a "global
partner" but Japan and Australia "allies” in an article in the
July-August issue of bimonthly journal Foreign Affairs, in what
appears the latest manifestation of a subtle shift in America’s
regional focus.

In a cover story entitled, "Rethinking the National Interest,
American Realism for a New World," Rice writes, "Democratization
is also deepening across the Asia-Pacific region... This is
expanding our circle of allies and advancing the goals we share."

"We enjoy a strong, democratic alliance with Australia, with key
states in Southeast Asia... and with Japan -- an economic giant
that is emerging as a 'normal' state, capable of working to secure
and spread our values both in Asia and beyond."

As for South Korea, it “too, has become a global partner whose
history can boast an inspiring journey from poverty and
dictatorship to democracy and prosperity,” she adds.

There is a suggestion that while Rice views Japan and Australia as
allies, she regards South Korea as “merely” a partner in U.S.
national security matters. That hints at a changing concept of
security strategies in the U.S. regarding Asia and the Pacific.
Indeed, it is becoming something of a trend in the U.S. to call
South Korea a "partner", in contrast to Japan and Australia, which
have been more fulsome in their support of the Bush administration’
s foreign policy.

期限はこの後湧いて出てくるか分からないから、明日の20時までと
しようか？