J. Andersen wrote: > I think the name of the tires you are writing about is Hangook, yes > they are Korean and the name is perfectly acceptable there. > > DrRufo > SOCal-81 vanagon It's "hankook" I think, and if "there" is Korea, it ought to be acceptable since "hankook" or "hangook" or whatever other amatuer transliteration is used is simply an attempt to represent in the roman alphabet the word that in korean means "korean". Hankook Tire is in fact "the" Korean tire company. |
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