[OldEagle]

"I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live“

I believe Gook is used for Koreans and that Dink is used for Vietnamese, but what do I know?

[IYAS9YAS]

I believe Gook is used for Koreans and that Dink is used for Vietnamese, but what do I know?

The Korean word for country is gook. Chung Gook is China, Han Gook is Korea (full phrase is Tae Han Min Gook), Mi Gook is America (pronounced mee-gook).

Now, think about this, when the Americans went to help the Koreans, and a bunch of Koreans meet them yelling "Mi-gook!", what do you think the inevitable outcome of that would be?

[Lizavetta]

I believe Gook is used for Koreans and that Dink is used for Vietnamese, but what do I know?

I've heard Slopes used for the Vietnamese.

[BamaDi]

I have several friends who were POWs along with McCain and they used the term gooks all the time - never heard them refer to the vietnamese as dinks....