Cornelius Osgood, an American anthropologist, attributed Korean extremism to the peninsula’s weather. He observed that the Korean temperament is a product of long, harsh Siberian winters and hot, humid summers, with only short springs and autumns.
美国人类学者奥斯古德将朝鲜族人的极端主义归因于半岛气候。他观察朝鲜族人的性格气质是朝鲜半岛漫长而难受的西伯利亚冬天、炎热潮湿的夏天加上春秋都很短暂的气候所致。