Life in Seoul/Ko-

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Walter Fore-man

Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University

Which of the following ‘facts’ about Seoul are true?

A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony

for the 2002 World Cup.D. All of the aboveE. None of the above

Which of the following ‘facts’ about Seoul are true?

A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony

for the 2002 World Cup.D. All of the aboveE. None of the above

TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions

2 • Resources

3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

8 • Questions

TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions

2 • Resources

3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

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Korea University

korea.edu oia.korea.ac.kr

Local Governmentglobal.seoul.go.kr seoul.go.kr

Federal Governmentkorea.net visitkorea.or.kr

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3 • Culture

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5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

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Who knows more about water…fish or birds?

BIG “C” CULTURE: OBJECTIVE CULTUREVISIBLE CULTURE

small “c” culture: subjective culture ‘hidden’ culture

Economic, Educational, Religious, Governmental, Legal, and Political Institutions and Systems; Architecture,

Dance, Music, Literature, Culinary Arts, Fashion, Heroes, Holidays, Popular Culture; Age, Ethnicity, Race, Gender

Meaning of Time, Space, Life, Death, Myths and Legends, Behaviors, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Conflict

Resolution, Definition of Right and Wrong,Immigration/Work Status, Marital/Parental Status, Personality and Thinking Style, Education, Sexual

Orientation, Group or Individual Roles, Country of Origin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 140

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

Non-Koreans in Korea (2000 - 2013)

Source: Korea Immigration Service

1,576,034

778,113

134,711

120,069

China

USA

Vietnam

1,576,034

Philippines47,514

Japan56,018

Thailand55,110

Indonesia41,499

Uzbekistan38,515

Mongolia24,175

Taiwan27,698

Canada23,655

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3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

8 • Questions

Area: 100,000 km2 Population: 50,0000,000

Place Population

Newfoundland 500,000

Tasmania

6,300,000Indiana

500,000

Scotland & Wales 8,300,000

NZ North Island 3,000,000

Western Cape 5,200,000

23,800,000

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TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions

2 • Resources

3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

8 • Questions

Korea’s first 24-hour con-venience store opened

in…

1989

Today there are 20,000 stores.

2013 - 1989 = 24 (years)365 x 24 = 8,760 (days)

20,000 / 8,760 = ~2.3 (stores/day)

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TODAY’S AGENDA1 • Questions

2 • Resources

3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

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Korea Train Express: KTX

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& Be Merry

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Eat

Korean food is…Spicy/hot Healthy

Yummy Awesome Labor In-tensive

Drink

So-ju ( 소주 )

Be Merry

7098

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2 • Resources

3 • Culture

4 • Geography

5 • Pace of Life

6 • Seoul’s Greatness

7• Eat, Drink,

& Be Merry

8 • Questions

Life in Seoul/Ko-

rea

Walter Fore-man

Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University