sojusucks
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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:43 am Post subject: Communication differences |
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Media Research conducted a survey for the Chosun Ilbo which shows that almost half of Koreans in their 20s and 30s believe various rumors circulating on the Internet that promise doom if the Korea-U.S. FTA takes effect, for instance that Korea will become an economic colony of America, U.S. beef tainted with mad cow disease will be imported, or the government will sell Incheon International Airport to a foreign company in which President Lee Myung-bak's nephew has an interest. The poll also shows that Koreans in their 20s to 40s trust TV celebrities active in various social causes more than the president or other leading politicians.
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The development of social networking sites is just a part of our ever-changing society. Older and more responsible people must be able to access the media used by the younger generation and explain the facts to them using language they are familiar with. The old media must transform themselves so that they become more appealing to younger Koreans and wean them from their over-dependence on social networking sites as a source of news. |
Source: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/11/11/2011111101128.html
I like the last paragraph. It blames the younger people for lack of communication. That isn't a useful thing to do.
A survey by the Corea Image Communication Institute was conducted to determine the difference in opinion between Koreans and foreigners about reasons for communication hindrances -- 317 Koreans and 209 foreigners, including academics, CEOs and diplomats based in Seoul were surveyed. It is interesting that the survey shows that foreigners, whoever they are, rank the reasons in reverse order as Koreans.
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Some 151 or 46 percent of Korean respondents said social class differences pose the most serious problem in communication, and 71 or 22 percent named the generation gap. The seniority-based hierarchy in organizations came third with 59 votes or 19 percent.
But among foreign respondents, the order was reversed, with an overwhelming 124 or 59 percent naming seniority as the biggest obstacle, followed by 36 or 17 percent for the generation gap and a mere 19, or 9 percent, for social class differences.
Many of the Korean respondents believed self-centered communication and lack of regard for others hurts smooth communication in Korea (179, or 56 percent). Lack of training in communication resulting from learning by rote came second (69, or 22 percent), and a tendency to run with the herd third (51, or 16 percent).
But again that order was reversed among foreigners, most of whom blamed the culture of running with the herd (115, or 55 percent), followed by rote-learning (39, or 19 percent), and self-centered communication (31, or 15 percent). |
Source: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/07/2012040700318.html |
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