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June 03, 2005
Titles of Honor
Headline: North Korea Praises Bush for Use of 'Mr.'(HT: Drudge)
North Korea gave rare praise to President Bush on Friday, welcoming his use of the honorific "Mr." when referring to leader Kim Jong Il and saying the softened tone could lead to its return to nuclear arms talks.Is the North Korean response a cultural nuance, or is the communist regime desperate for a reason to reengage the US?
I don't know about you, but whenever I hear the press refer to President Bush as "Mr. Bush" I cringe. I think "President" is more of an honorific than "Mr." and in that vein, referring to Kim Jong Il as a "Mr." is sort of an insult.
Posted by Rick at June 3, 2005 01:48 PM