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cmxc
Joined: 19 May 2008
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 Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 10:13 pm Post subject: Was too much 'jeong' the cause of the Sewol? |
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A piece from the Korea Herald suggests that Korea's compassionate cuture, or 'Jeong', is to blame for the Sewol disaster.
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| Analysts say that “compassionate” officials in charge of the social safety system tend to overlook minor violations of safety rules upon emotional pleas of the offenders despite the risk of the offenses leading to a deadly safety fiasco. |
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| “If you stick too strictly to rules, standards and principles in Korea, your life will get difficult. You’ll be labeled a maverick and a real stick in the mud, or be criticized as cold-blooded” |
Ferry disaster reveals dark side of Korea’s ‘compassionate’ culture
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140522001129 |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| No, it's that the government is too cheap to enforce their laws. But let's look for something else to blame; preferably something that is cheap. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| The Dogani sexual abuse and rape case is another reminder that Korea remains a Third World country in practice. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Jeong is in practice often a lack of consequences for improper actions. It's a part of what leads to corruption and laziness in Korea. |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| If you stick too strictly to rules, standards and principles in Korea, your life will get difficult. You’ll be labeled a maverick and a real stick in the mud, or be criticized as cold-blooded,” said Kim Sae-won, international commerce professor at Seoul’s Catholic University |
Fun times with Mr. Thesaurus there, eh Korea Herald? |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| It's all changing now though, don't worry. By presidential order, our students are now no longer allowed to use the monkey bars. Because kids having fun on a playground is what sank that ship. |
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NohopeSeriously
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: The Christian Right-Wing Educational Republic of Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't see any much difference between South Korea and the worst parts of South Africa nowadays. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| NohopeSeriously wrote: |
| I don't see any much difference between South Korea and the worst parts of South Africa nowadays. |
Since there are likely few South Africans posting here, that's a real conversation stopper. |
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