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[Dev]

Koreans & Driving.

[tomato]

Have you noticed that most of the items which do not seem to fit with Korea are items which are historically recent to Korea?

Koreans have not had time to learn to drive or to learn to protect their children from traffic.
Hence their high accident rate.

Koreans have not had time to learn how to teach foreign language.
Hence their abyssmal teaching methods.

Koreans have not had time to learn about Christianity.
Hence their misconceptions.

Korea was agricultural society throughout most of its history, and agriculture is not a one-man business.
Hence their insistence on togetherness.

If it were the other way around, with Korean culture invading our culture, the Koreans would probably get on the Internet and say, "Oh, those Westerners! They make the awfullest kimchi!"

[Dev]

[Dev]

Another answer for this thread is Credit Cards.

I've heard that Koreans are even worse than Americans for credit card debt.

[Ilsanman]

Are these crazy new religions that keep popping up (like the one who worships the ajumma) Christians? I think they fit the loose definition. They believe in the same God, just somewhat differently.

Are they protestants by default? I don't think so.

At least 1 reader caught what I said. I don't like the way Christianity is practiced over here, but the Catholics seem to be the most reasonable.

[Junior]

Dangerous household chemicals and implements.

[Adventurer]

Some of the Protestants in Korea remind me of the Christians from the South in the United States or Alberta, Canada. Many of those Protestants are Evangelicals who do not consider Catholics, who existed before Evangelicals or Protestantism, to be Christians. So this is not just an idea that exists in Korea. They got this notion from fanatical missionaries. Many of the Evangelicals in the South and Alberta are overwhelmingly Republican or Conservative often do not believe in a state that has progressive taxation, social programs for the poor etc...and many are materialistic. Many of the Korean Protestants are an extreme version of this. So I have seen this kind of thing before but in somewhat milder form. I didn't expect to see this in an Asian country. I generally prefer the Catholics and Buddhists and some laid back Protestants (lets be fair there are some decent Presbyterians as well).

I will admit, I have been guilty of using an elevator to go to the 1st floor.
I have walked a ton of stairs in my life and frankly I just love elevators and the button, so sue me! I only do that at one location and not an apartment building, and it is an elevator no one really uses. So I guess I am exempt.

What I find funny about Koreans but sometimes annoying is when someone is honking at me when I pulling something out of a trunk from a taxi. The honking is crazy. It is not as bad as Egypt, but it is still bad.
And they are in a hurry for nothing. However, when they are shopping many Koreans act like it doesn't matter if they are moving as slow as snails or if someone is behind them. It is really torture to shop if there are lots of ajummas around. I don't mean to say that to be offensive, but they don't seem to care if people are behind them trying to shop and get out.

Some foreigners really like Korean food. I like some dishes, but I prefer Indian, Turkish, or Italian. I am not going to slam Korean food. We just have different tastes...

[stevemcgarrett]

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[philogirl81]

Two Things:
1) Koreans and Judiasm
I have been asked what I do for "Jewish Christmas". There has been confusion at my school as to why I do not celebrate Easter "But Jesus was a Jew"- my boss said. Reply- Yes, until he became a heretic and falely declared himself a son of god. That went competly over her head. So, my school now things I am a "funny" Christian. Which is odd, because I have been to church twice and to temple about five times.
2) Koreans and anything remotly resembling what is refered to as "Music"- at least music that is original, unique, or remotly containing the presence of a beat. And yes, I have heard "Abe Maria" and been told on numerous occasions that it is a uniquely Korean song and was not ripped off of the eighties song "Ave Maria" that sounds just like the Korean version only in English.

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