Section 4 Korea

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Korean New Years Day ()- The first day of the lunar Korean calendar.- dress up in colorful hanbok- Children performing one deep

traditional bow ()

Mid Autumn Festival ()- Korean traditional Harvest Festival- three-day holiday,- 15th day of the 8th month of the

lunar calendar- visit their hometowns

Half-moon-shaped rice

cakes

Song pyeon

() :


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White Day ()- men paying back women who have given them

chocolate on Valentine's Day with usually candy

- to celebrate their singledom

- Celebrated on March 14

Black Day- informal tradition for single people to get

together and eat jajangmyeon

- On April 14


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Jimjilbang ()-gender-segregated public bathhouse- Jjimjil is derived from the word heated bath.

- open 24 hours

- snack bar, heated floor for lounging and sleeping, wide-screen TVs, PC room, noraebang, and sleeping quarters


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Babys First Birthday Party- putting various things on the table in front of the baby

- to tell the future of the baby

- Usually money, thread,

rice and pencil

Private Tutoring- double-income, no kids phenomenon

- estimated to be a 20 trillion won business

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A lot of focus on the CollegeEntrance Exams


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Honorifics- to reflect the speaker's relationship, differences in

social status between speakers

-ssi () : approximately equal speech level

-gun () / -yang () : moderately on very formal occasions

-nim () : affixed to many kinship terms to make them honorific

Seonbae () : to address senior colleagues or mentor figures

Hubae () : refer to juniors

Hyung () : used by a male to address an elder male

Nuna () : used by a male to address an elder female

Oppa () : used by a female to refer to an elder male

Unnie () : by a female to refer to an elder female


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Kimchi ()- traditional fermented Korean

dish made of vegetables with

varied seasonings

Bulgogi ()- literally means "fire meat" in Korean

- traditionally prepared especially for the wealthy


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Jjajangmyeon ()- wheat noodles topped with a

thick black bean sauce

- one of the "national foods

Ddeokbokki ()- commonly purchased from street vendors- was once a part of Korean royal court cuisine


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Korean side dishes ()- range from 2 12

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all served at the same time- cut into bite-sised pieces

- the more formal the meals are,

the more banchanthere will be


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Mostly atheist

Christians are second largest group, largestchurch in the world is located in Korea- Yoido Full Gospel church (1mil members)

Buddhism stronger in the east side of the

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Pungmul () = typeof folk music- drumming, singing,

dancing

-used to be performedat village community events

- acrobatics sometimesincluded
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K-Pop (Korean Pop)- major component of the Korean Wave (hallyu

)

- exported worldwide

- has grown almost into a culture

- taken very seriously by a good

amount of fans


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- more performance than drama before 20thcentury

- Talchum() performed withmasks, popular till 19th century

- traditional Korean theater,classics and Broadway adaptations


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Calligraphy- brush strokes reveal artists personality- introduced circular stroke

Fabric arts- Korean knots (maedup)- embroidery


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Architecture- elegant and graceful- colours used are vivid

- Namdaemun() is animportant national treasure


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Hanbok ()-formal to semi formal- blouse shirt and pants

for men or wrap around

skirt for women- traditional clothes worn

significantly duringNew Year


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Tutoring- very exam driven community- children commonly sent to cram schools

(hagwon) for tutoring

- English teachers usually imported fromEnglish speaking countries


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Plastic surgery- media plays immense influence- many Korean celebrities have opted for this- technology advanced enough toaccommodate requests- foreigners travel to Korea for plastic surgerybecause cost is cheaper than the West


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Power Distance Index (PDI) = 60- less powerful members of society accept and

expect power to be distributed unequallyIndividualism (IDV) = 18- strong relationships where everyone takes

responsibility for fellow members of their group

Masculinity (MAS) = 39- role distribution skewed towards male populationUncertainty Avoidance Index = 85- low level of tolerance for uncertainty


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DO maintain an element of modesty andhumility as these aspects are extremelyimportant in Korean culture. With this in mind,you must try to avoid over-selling previousbusiness achievements.

DO make direct eye-contact when addressingKorean business professionals, as it is importantto indicate your honesty and interest.

DO refrain from being overly impatient. Thedecision making process in Korea is often donecollectively and will therefore require more time.


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DONT address a Korean by his or her givenname as it is considered extremely impoliteKorean names begin with the family name andare followed by a two-part given name.

DONT display criticism in public. It should beconducted in private where loss of face will bediminished.

DONT use large hand gestures or facialexpressions. Talking or laughing loudly is alsoconsidered impolite in Korean culture.

Dont

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Black Day. Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 12 May 2011.

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Hanbok (Korean Traditional Clothing). Hanbok : The Official Site for Korean Tourism.

Music and Dance in South Korea. Asiarooms.com.

Private tutoring is outrageous in South Korea. Korea Blog | Life in in Seoul Busan Hanguk. 17 January 2008.

Religion in South Korea . Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 15 July 2011.

White Day. Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 23 July 2011.

Barredo, Ariel. Korean Business Etiquette (Do's and Don'ts). Spicusians Blog : An Asian Speaking English. 16

July 2008.

Lindvall, Helienne. K-pop: how South Korea turned round its music scene. Guardian.co.uk. 20 April 2011.

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