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UKsimon
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 Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:25 am Post subject: How would you compare Korean culture to English culture? |
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| I understand that English culture is very diverse, but how would you compare it with Korea? |
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PigeonFart
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:39 am Post subject: |
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The Anglo Saxons in the South of England, and the Vikings in the North of England. The north v south cultural differences still exist today (genes, language, behavior, etc).
The big difference is that England would be more accepting of diversity due to it being a country of individuals. Korea is a country of sheep where there is only one way. No wonder "north Korea" exists !!!!
Englishmen wouldn't fall in line so readily. |
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Zilong
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| I would like to know how mathematics compares to history. |
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sesyeux
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:40 am Post subject: |
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'two world wars and one world cup'
all any korean needs to know - english psyche 101. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| No comparison other than many opposites exist. A Korean will often mean the opposite of what comes out of their mouth due to easily being embarassed while an English person will directly mean what they say. That's just one example. |
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Weigookin74
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Do yourself a favor during your stay and "don't go there!" |
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Moldy Rutabaga
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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balzor
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Moldy Rutabaga wrote: |
This is something you ponder about on Dave's, and not something you ask Koreans unless you are very close to them. You're not going to like the answer you get.
Here's my grand theory, which I throw out for your edification and amusement:
Japan = England
- Lingering colonial condescension
- Really only sorry that we lost our empire
- Concern with propriety and not showing emotion
- Wonderful architecture and fashion
- Respectable but private perversions flourish
Korea = Ireland
- National martyr complex blaming its problems on others
- Entrenched belief system (Neo-Confucianism, Catholicism) with laudable tenets that have been abused to hold back the country
- Conservative and traditional values, but earthy camaraderie too
- A mythos of loss and sadness that somehow unites people
- Drink, drink, drink!
China = America
- An assumption that it deserves empire
- Everything's gotta be big!
- Energy and enthusiasm to get rich and get ahead. Drill, baby, drill.
- A wide variety of subcultures coexisting
- An openness to engage with the world mixed with ugly nationalism
Just my 2c. If you don't like my theory, take your money back! |
mmmm.....a bit hit and miss I'd say.
Japan has wonderful architecture??
The comparisons with Korea and Ireland has been done before........not much really holds up. The Irish and the Koreans are actually pretty far apart in attitude to life and world view. The Korean idea of sacrificing ones younger life for security in later life is not encouraged much in Ireland. Very few Irish parents would be happy with the amount of stress inflicted on young people here for education.
Irish people are typically easy-going and secure in their national identity. We're not constantly comparing ourselves to other nations or worrying about our global profile.
Only the history of conflict and occupation is truly shared by both nations.
For a comparison to Koreans in terms of typical personality, I think only the Chinese and Japanese come close......I wouldn't really compare Koreans to any western people. |
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Zilong
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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No way, the only people more insecure about America and Americans than the British are the Irish. |
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eamo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Zilong wrote: |
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No way, the only people more insecure about America and Americans than the British are the Irish. |
In what way are the Irish insecure about America??!!
That's a very strange thing to say. |
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Zilong
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
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No way, the only people more insecure about America and Americans than the British are the Irish. |
In what way are the Irish insecure about America??!!
That's a very strange thing to say. |
I don't know. I was abroad for two years, and one thing that I noticed is that a British person will usually beging to criticize American foreign policy to an American rather quickly, and an Irish person even quicker.
I don't understand how an ESL teacher can be confused with a Department of Defense apparatchik but it seemed to happen quite often.
To say nothing of the wit factor. I've never seen a people so self-absorbed over how clever they think they are as the British, except for the Irish. |
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eamo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Zilong wrote: |
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| Zilong wrote: |
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No way, the only people more insecure about America and Americans than the British are the Irish. |
In what way are the Irish insecure about America??!!
That's a very strange thing to say. |
I don't know. I was abroad for two years, and one thing that I noticed is that a British person will usually beging to criticize American foreign policy to an American rather quickly, and an Irish person even quicker.
I don't understand how an ESL teacher can be confused with a Department of Defense apparatchik but it seemed to happen quite often. |
Well, that's not being insecure, is it? That's being critical.
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| To say nothing of the wit factor. I've never seen a people so self-absorbed over how clever they think they are as the British, except for the Irish. |
That's because we've all kissed the Blarney Stone.............anyway, it's usually the Americans who tell us how witty we are. Its not something we attributed to ourselves. |
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Zilong
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If it's brought up apropos of nothing it is.
"Oh, you're British? Nice to meet you. Way to screw up South Asia. Amritsar was a war crime."
"Oh, you're Irish? Nice to meet you. Way to let the Pope write your constitution for you. Still protecting those pedo, eh Sully?"
Seems kind of insecure when reversed. |
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Privateer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Zilong wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| Zilong wrote: |
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No way, the only people more insecure about America and Americans than the British are the Irish. |
In what way are the Irish insecure about America??!!
That's a very strange thing to say. |
I don't know. I was abroad for two years, and one thing that I noticed is that a British person will usually beging to criticize American foreign policy to an American rather quickly, and an Irish person even quicker. |
That's not insecurity, that's political awareness. They're more well-informed in Ireland than Britain.  |
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