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.