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Why red ink can offend in South Korea
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Because using the wrong colored pen is a perfectly rational way to wish someone a gruesome demise. In Korean culture, red ink is historically used to record the names of the deceased on family registers and funeral banners. Jotting down your living coworker's name in red means you either want them dead, or you are deeply, sociopathically ignorant of basic office supplies etiquette.
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