Hello! I am a college student in South Korea. I am attending a coures named intercultural communication. The professor of this course asked students to share cultural information with foreigners. I brought some topics we could share. It will write the culture of Republic of Korea. It would be thankful for you to share the idea what people of your country think about.

1.balance between family and work.

 South Koreans tends to consider work important than family. This is because of the hard times in South Korea. In 1950, ther was a outbreak of the Korean war. After the war most of people were poor. So working hard was the only way to support their family. Also, South Korea underwent the IMF crisis. The IMF crisis made lots of people unempolyed and people tried very hard not to lose jobs and to get a job. These kinds of historical reasons led to culture that consider work more important than family. So, still many people take working overnight for granted.

2. Respect for age

 People in South Korea show respect for the elderly. You can see this in daily life of South Koreans. Younger people say hello with a bow to people who are older. Also, in Korean the language, words and forms differ depending on whether the listner is older or not.

It would be great if you share your culture by replies!! :)

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  • balance between family and work.

     Thai consider work more important than family too in previous time. Nowadays, Workers tend to try to balance their work life. Still, It is quite hard to do that because most company try to use their worker as effective as possible like giving more jobs that they certainly have to do after work hour, Not hire more man even having manpower shortage. By the way, Those mostly happened when it is foreign company or big company but not with small Thai company which mostly treat their workers as their family.

  • Thank you for all the replies you wrote!!  I didn't have much chance to know Islamic culure. So it was great to know Islamic culture. Well, I a going to post another writing concerning other cultural topics. It would be great if you tell me about your culture again.
     
    Rosemary :) said:

           This is from Islam being  a giving hand 

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    Let's share your culture of your country!
    Hello! I am a college student in South Korea. I am attending a coures named intercultural communication. The professor of this course asked students…
  • Gamza hamnida Younghwan Park. It is no problem. You can reply anytime. I hope you add me. thanks

  • Hi Dara Gino! Sorry for a late reply. Well, the  topics I wrote were so common that they were probably mentioned before. However, the report I have to submit for the course should include records of communication. That was why I telling you cultural features and asking for yours.

    Also, yes it would be great to be friends! It would be wonderful to know each other.
     
    dara gino said:

    Aniyan hashimi ka Younghwan? Gva gamza hamnida. Most of the previous aspects of life you have mentioned are done here. The respect of the elders, greeting them. In our culture, we like to know other people and gain some information from them. We visit one another during the weekend. hey, Younghwan is it possible to be one of your friends. 

    Let's share your culture of your country!
    Hello! I am a college student in South Korea. I am attending a coures named intercultural communication. The professor of this course asked students…
  • I do agree with this Rosemary's reply! But we don't kissing the feets... :)

    Rosemary :) said:

         The 2 cultural values  , which  , u have had mentioned  above  are universal   , they are everywhere  with slight  differences  or some specifications  . But of today's  modern fast material  life many values and family bonds are decaying  among the new generation  . 

          In Islam respecting  and helping the elderly is a core principle  . Arabs and Muslims  kiss the hands  , foreheads  and heads  of the elderly  as a specific way of honoring  them  . When it comes to mothers and grandmothers   , their feet  are kissed  . It is a social  stigma  to leave ur parents  in a nursing home   , u should take care of them until  their death 

    Let's share your culture of your country!
    Hello! I am a college student in South Korea. I am attending a coures named intercultural communication. The professor of this course asked students…
  •        This is from Islam being  a giving hand 

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  •           Work  is important  but not  more than ur family  . People  work here and according  to Islamic  values  must be honest and accomplish  their  works  accurately   :) :) :) 

  •      The 2 cultural values  , which  , u have had mentioned  above  are universal   , they are everywhere  with slight  differences  or some specifications  . But of today's  modern fast material  life many values and family bonds are decaying  among the new generation  . 

          In Islam respecting  and helping the elderly is a core principle  . Arabs and Muslims  kiss the hands  , foreheads  and heads  of the elderly  as a specific way of honoring  them  . When it comes to mothers and grandmothers   , their feet  are kissed  . It is a social  stigma  to leave ur parents  in a nursing home   , u should take care of them until  their death 

  • Aniyan hashimi ka Younghwan? Gva gamza hamnida. Most of the previous aspects of life you have mentioned are done here. The respect of the elders, greeting them. In our culture, we like to know other people and gain some information from them. We visit one another during the weekend. hey, Younghwan is it possible to be one of your friends. 

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