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Yenticha
257 Posts
I heard many times that SK is quite xenophobic. Is it true? to what extent? Is it true even if you can speak korean a little? Its quite surprising for me; the only country I know in Asia is Taiwan, and people here are just incredibly nice to foreigners (sometimes I still suspect some scam/joke when they call all their friends to try to answer a question as unimportant as "what's the name of this fruit?") | ||
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Sableyeah
Netherlands2119 Posts
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Littlemuff
United Kingdom301 Posts
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ecstatica
United States542 Posts
Im sure this pressure to fit in is dominant and manifests everywhere possible, but theres definitely people that just dont give a fuck and dress the way they want. Theres art students that will never wear that disgusting Northface jacket, theres also 'normal' guys that just look casual and are comfortable with it. In Eastern Europe, as Im sure everywhere else to an extent too, similar stereotypes do exist. Nowhere near as severe, but you will be made fun of for looking different both in physical appearance and clothing. Some nations are still very homogenous which partially causes the mentality. US students all wear Northface and uggs and carry iphones - and thats the most diverse country in the world too. By the way, the switch from flowery boys to beasty boys is non-reversible. It is not fashion. Looks start to matter more, therefore theres pressure to work out and be healthy. Weve had no example of going to physically fit sex symbols and then reverting to abstract flowery types with unpronounced shape. Maybe we are heading in the same direction after all, just taking different routes. | ||
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
Wish you wrote more about the personality part though  Also, how do koreans treat facial hair for males? | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On March 19 2012 22:51 Yenticha wrote: Its quite surprising for me; the only country I know in Asia is Taiwan, and people here are just incredibly nice to foreigners (sometimes I still suspect some scam/joke when they call all their friends to try to answer a question as unimportant as "what's the name of this fruit?") It's pretty much the same, whenever I've had problems I get help thrown at me and sub-committees of strangers trying to help me out. On March 19 2012 23:00 Iplaythings wrote: Also, how do koreans treat facial hair for males? Employees generally have to be clean shaven. Mostly it's considered dirty/unkempt. Some celebs pull it off though but it's got to be well groomed. | ||
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
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Thorin
601 Posts
On March 19 2012 09:01 rotinegg wrote: Confucian idealogy runs deep in Korean history and they prohibit you from mutilating your body in any way, including hair. Yet so many people are getting plastic surgery -_- | ||
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HCastorp
United States388 Posts
I don't know anything about Korean culture, but my offhand guess would be that height/ratios are increasingly being seen as important because they are harder to alter (via surgery) than other things. | ||
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Roflhaxx
Korea (South)1244 Posts
On March 19 2012 23:04 Scarecrow wrote: It's pretty much the same, whenever I've had problems I get help thrown at me and sub-committees of strangers trying to help me out. Employees generally have to be clean shaven. Mostly it's considered dirty/unkempt. Some celebs pull it off though but it's got to be well groomed. So a 3-days beard is no-no? (3-days beard is what we call when your beard looks 3 days old'ish, many girls really like it) | ||
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Vorenius
Denmark1979 Posts
On March 19 2012 23:28 nosliw wrote: nice blog! got into korean culture through kpop. this was very interesting. How can someone from outside Korea "get into" this sick culture?! Don't get my wrong, I sympathize with koreans (especially women) who have to live up to an impossible ideal and get labeled as worthless losers for trying to define their own identity, but how can someone he hasn't been "brainwashed" from a small age find this sort of thing attracting? Do you think people in western cultures aren't defined enough on their appaerence? And it's not even whether or not people take care of themself. If you are born short you're just not gonna make it anywhere. If your head is slightly too large compared to your body you can forget getting a high ranked wife. "Wide nose? sorry mate but we've already filled our quota of physically disabled" | ||
rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On March 19 2012 22:51 Yenticha wrote: wow, thanks for the share, OP. In my opinion, this does not weight in favor of SK at all, but, well... I just hope it doesn't make too many people there unhappy for stupid reasons. I heard many times that SK is quite xenophobic. Is it true? to what extent? Is it true even if you can speak korean a little? Its quite surprising for me; the only country I know in Asia is Taiwan, and people here are just incredibly nice to foreigners (sometimes I still suspect some scam/joke when they call all their friends to try to answer a question as unimportant as "what's the name of this fruit?") They won't disrespect you if you are a non-Asian foreigner, and in fact they will be quite nice and respectful to you. It's just that you will always be 'that foreigner,' and never truly one of them. On March 19 2012 23:32 Thorin wrote: Yet so many people are getting plastic surgery -_- There's a big mismatch in ideology between the older, old, and younger generations, and other factors at play, such as the unconditional parental love that is unseen in western cultures; I should have expanded more on that in the OP. | ||
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
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unichan
United States4223 Posts
I must start to take care of my skin like a korean! And stop going out in the sun! | ||
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SiZ.FaNtAsY
Korea (South)1497 Posts
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rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On March 20 2012 00:11 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: From what I heard Tattoos are not allowed in the Korean Military. What happens to the male celebrities with tattoos who have yet to serve the mandatory 2 year service? They changed the law so as long you aren't totally disabled you pretty much will go. People used to all sorts of crazy things like cut off a toe or pinky or deliberately rupture their ACL to avoid military service, but nowadays even those won't save you from military duty. The limit for tattoos I believe is if at least 10% of your skin is uncovered by tattoos, you are still eligible and required to serve. | ||
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Verrano
Norway12 Posts
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
Being a 5'5" shorty I could use a few inches... | ||
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rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On March 20 2012 00:17 Verrano wrote: I'm a Korean adoptee living in Norway. I'm 1.80m, skinny, broad shoulders, natural double eyelids, V-shaped face and HEAD TO HEGHT RATIO OF 7.9 - Does this mean I would be the shit in SK? :D you could have been part of the likes of 2PM On March 20 2012 00:18 Snuggles wrote: Um I don't know if anyone has asked about this yet but what exactly is 깔창 in english? It was mentioned with G-Dragon's shoes to help him with his height. Being a 5'5" shorty I could use a few inches... Kkalchang, height boosting soles, don't really know how else to explain. Here's where you can find them in the US: http://whole4u.com/shop/ The $11.99 one is the one I own, but I gave away the bottom two layers to my friend. It comes in a pack of 1cm, 2cm and 3cm soles, and they can be assembled together to form a 6cm booster, but this won't fit in most shoes. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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