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Ban Ki Moon.

  • 22-07-2014 8:06pm
    #1
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭


    Heard the newsreader call him Mr Ban,is it different in Japan or should it be Mr Moon?


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  • #2
    Buzz Killington the third
    Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Buzz Killington the third


    What you talkin' bout kneemos...


  • #3
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    kneemos wrote: »
    Heard the newsreader call him Mr Ban,is it different in Japan or should it be Mr Moon?
    Well, he's not Japanese for a kick-off.


    Also...


  • #4
    A Greedy Algorithm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭A Greedy Algorithm


    Mr Moon Key. Thats what he likes to be called.



    Also he is originally from Malaysia.


  • #5
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    He's not Japanese.

    Born in Japan.


  • #6
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    kneemos wrote: »
    Heard the newsreader call him Mr Ban,is it different in Japan or should it be Mr Moon?

    He's Korean, not Japanese.. they tend to use their surname in front of their given name.
    kneemos wrote: »
    Born in Japan.

    'Japanese Korea' :p


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  • #7
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    My name is URL wrote: »
    He's Korean, not Japanese.. they tend to use their surname in front of their given name.

    Aha.


  • #8
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Asian societies order the forenames and surnames in the reverse order to how we would so in the case of Mr Ban, Ki Moon is actually his forename.


  • #9
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Why are you trying to Ban Mr Ki Moon from boards.ie?


  • #10
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    P_1 wrote: »
    Asian societies order the forenames and surnames in the reverse order to how we would so in the case of Mr Ban, Ki Moon is actually his forename.

    The shnakey bastards, trying to catch us Western folk out with their Asian ways.


  • #11
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    The last three Secretary Generals of the UN have had funny names... Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan and (my personal favourite) Boutros Boutros Ghali.


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  • #12
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    kneemos wrote: »
    Ban Ki Moon?

    Was he trolling?


  • #13
    Reformed Character
    Closed Accounts Posts: 710 ✭✭✭Reformed Character


    kneemos wrote: »
    Heard the newsreader call him Mr Ban,is it different in Japan or should it be Mr Moon?

    What has Japan got to do with anything?:confused:
    Bearing in mind the man is Korean!


  • #14
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    RayM wrote: »
    The last three Secretary Generals of the UN have had funny names... Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan and (my personal favourite) Boutros Boutros Ghali.

    I once witnessed a very drunk person run up and down a road Ardee shouting 'BOUTROS BOUTROS GHALI' over and over again at the top of his voice and in a thick Ardee accent.. one of the funnest things I've ever seen

    I am easily amused


  • #15
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭Wishiwasa Littlebitaller


    Should I be worried that I don't know who this man is?



    He's behind me isn't he.

    Edit: I mean Ban Ki Moon, not Boutros.


  • #16
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    kneemos wrote: »
    Born in Japan.

    Born in Japanese occupied Korea


  • #17
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Links234 wrote: »
    Born in Japanese occupied Korea

    Yeah.Heard.


  • #18
    holystungun9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭holystungun9


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Should I be worried that I don't know who this man is?



    He's behind me isn't he.

    Yep. And you better get his name right QUICK!!!!


  • #19
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    RayM wrote: »
    The last three Secretary Generals of the UN have had funny names... Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan and (my personal favourite) Boutros Boutros Ghali.

    And the best of the lot, U Thant.


  • #20
    ArtyM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭ArtyM


    Is Ban Ki that English lad what spray paints those weird pictures on walls?


  • #21
    Arthur Beesley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Arthur Beesley


    RayM wrote: »
    The last three Secretary Generals of the UN have had funny names... Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan and (my personal favourite) Boutros Boutros Ghali.

    It's clearly one of the requirements of the job now.

    I nominate Sonny Knowles to succeed Mr. Ban.


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  • #22
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Mr Moon Moon


  • #23
    Dermighty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Dermighty


    Brack Friday Bunduru


  • #24
    fleet_admiral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


    I love his art. The stuff he did for think tank was brilliant


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