Quote Originally Posted by alexsms
Why Seoul is feminine? Does this rule apply to all towns and cities?
I've just read an Edgar's Poe story in which a ship was only refereed as "she". Being curious I've found the following in the wikipedia
Quote Originally Posted by wikipedia
The pronoun "she" is sometimes used to refer to things which can contain people such as countries, ships, or vehicles, or when referring to certain other machines. This, however, is considered a stylistically marked, optional figure of speech.