Introduction Do you adore Korean culture and want to work in South Korea? Are you curious about the dynamics within South Korean workplaces? If so, you are reading the perfect guide! Like you, I am interested in the Korean language, the k-food, the landscape, K-pop, Korean history, and social values. Therefore, I plan to go […]
Brief history behind Korea’s relationship-based society Historically, South Korea was colonized by the Japanese back in the 16th century and feeling threatened, Koreans started to value their national and ethnic identity. So, “For Koreans, this conflation of nation, ethnicity and race emphasizes the idea that there is a single bloodline going back to Dangun, a […]
Brief history of the Korean hierarchy During the Silla dynasty (57 BC), Korean society started to change; they divided the citizens according to the following status: royalty, commoners, enslaved people and outcasts. The new hierarchical social structure, inspired by Confucianism, required the Korean language to adapt, and that is when the levels of formality in […]