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[JZer]

How much in life do Koreans lose out on because of listening to family and simply being afraid of new things? Koreans often study what their parents say and seem to be more influenced by what their parents say.

Is it time for Koreans to get jobs and stop having their mommies and daddies pay for their tuition?

[Bibbitybop]

How much in life do eslcafe posters lose out on because of discussing overdiscussed issues that stereotype Koreans?
ESL teachers often get their information from what other ESL teachers say and seem to be influenced by what ESL teachers say.

Is it time for ESL teachers to get off the computer, make true Korean friends and stop having their ignorant rants about Koreans on this forum?

[Captain Courageous]

Seconded.

[seoulman1]

its true. I loved Korea until I was introduced to the 'eslcafe darkside'.

[sojourner1]

I suppose all societies are limited in some ways or another by what their culture dictates. I always felt Americans were very oppressed, unless they are rich and educated. Rich plays a big part, while education is easier achieved when you have the mind and aptitude. Whats tough is being educated with high ambitions, but financially poor. I see finances to be the real limitation in all societies today, not so much culture although it used to be that culture ruled everything about living life. Now it's money and desire, regardless of nationality.

[Tokki1]

i before e, except after c, or when it sounds 'eh' as in neighbour and weigh

[vox]

[captain kirk]

[JZer]

[vox]

[Bramble]

[seoulsucker]

[Homer]

Bibbitybop makes a very good point....people here do tend to over analyse every detail of Korean life under a microscope. But they often do so by working only on surface impressions or what they see in everyday life. This just leads to surface skimming stereotypes in my opinion.

The OP makes what sound like demeaning sweeping comments on Korean people based on something he or she judges from his perspective as if that perspective (I assume the values from his culture-country) is the better way of doing things (I could be wrong here).


Koreans do things their own way and who are we to judge that this is inferior to our own or to pass judgement on it? What makes us so superior or so qualified to pass social judgement on a people?

[fusionbarnone]

Nationalism and it's manifestations are most the most noticeable aspect in Korea sold(disguised) to the average Korean as patriotism (affection for country and the past) in order to give politicians and captains of industry more leverage over the population. If nationalism can be defined as the pursuit of power and prestige(George Orwell) than Koreans are'nt too bothered about limitations especially from what an ESL teacher employed by them is trying to point out. Perhaps, an Alvin Toffler would be listened to, or a waegook with twenty years experience in-country would be worthy of an audience interested in concerned talk about limitations.

I think the Koreans have mastered the art of outsourcing intellectual skills, raw resources acquisition, tech. hardware manufacture, ship building, car production therefore, all the rest of the percieved societal skills can be learnt later at leisure is probably their thought. The trickle down effect that western politicians promise (and fail marvelously) really does work in Korea. Can be seen in the quality roads, municipals, health care, cheap high quality clothes, food, and higher living standards as opposed to twenty years ago.

It could be said, that in order to view a culture it's neccessary to be completely honest about why we feel the need to generalise and offer guidance or seek an audience. Where did we acquire the notion of difference and how do we percieve it in relation to ourselves/western societal attitudes. The same could be said of a caucasion's life experiences to that of a non-white/east asian/black person both in their home country and in their host country. It is not the same. For someone to say someone else has to change could be percieved as arrogant so the chore than is to locate the origin of this notion of difference in the person saying theirs a problem.

I think Koreans are busy with winning (which they're are doing) to worry about what previously unemployed arts students have to say.

[Bibbitybop]