.algol.

01:27 pm: DMZ in Korean
삼팔선 三八線
삼 = = three
팔 = = eight
선 = = line

38th line

휴전선

휴 休 = = rest
전 戰 = = war
선 = = line

rest war line = = armistice line

so the peninsula is technically still at war, the combatants are only at rest

08:34 am: Traditional v. Simplified
the simplified script is ugly

the mainlanders simplified the script to increase literacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_character

but in my humble 外國人 opinion, it is ugly

country; traditional
國
country; simplified
国

east; traditional
東
east; simplified
东

the traditional script is not only beautiful, it is also way easier to read and remember.