Essays on Korean

South Korean business culture and etiquettes Business Style Koreans prefer to do business with people they know, so an introduction by a trusted third party may be necessary. The first meeting is typically used to establish the trust and rapport that are vital to the...

Culture shock is when a person involves themselves with another culture and comes into contact with their way of living and sees that every culture does things differently and can perhaps leave with a different mentality after that experience. Ethnocentrism is when someone takes what...

“Model Minority” is the term given to the Korean minority, also known as Chaoxianz, in China. For the last 50 years the Korean minority has had little to no confrontation with the state and has been a model for their academic success (Yu, 2017). About...

Hanbok is known as Korean traditional clothing which can be also called Joseon oth. Many Koreans wear hanbok during special occasions such as the Korean Thanksgiving. The hanbok was every day cloth and its structure was set in the Goguryeo kingdom during (37 BCE-668 CE)....

Cultures in all societies develop over time and family values are one part of a society’s culture that has always been intriguing for me. So many factors can impact the way in which family values develop and there are many different ways in which you...

Seoul is a big, bright, and chaotic city you should add to your “must go here” list. The beauty of this huge metropolis with almost 10 million people is that it’s affordable, walkable, and always has some exciting event that’s perfect for people watching. Although...

South Korea, also known as the “Asian Dragon”, is one of the most important global economic powers today. Not only is the local economy very well off, it’s also open to foreign investment. A series of steps needs to be taken in order to understand...

Nations prosperity is closely associated to the development of their cities and globally account for more than 80% of the world GDP. Cities play a vital role as hubs for employment, especially youth, innovation and peace in a country like Afghanistan, which has extremely affected...

Recently K-pop – Korean pop – has been dominating western music charts. It’s only natural that people have started comparing K-pop with western pop. Though these two genres fall under the pop category, they are completely different. I will be discussing the similarities and differences...

According to Oxford dictionary, the definition of culture is the art and manifestations such as humanities, literature, music and painting of human intellectual acquirement considered common. It is also set of learned behaviours, beliefs, values and ideas that are feature of particular population. In culture...

Based on value, design and distribution: Electronic Temperature Instruments – Based in the UK, they provide the latest technology in electronic measurement and plan to pursue innovative temperature measurement solutions for the future. High technology products are its hallmark and it is a highly service...

South Korea is a country located in east Asia with a population of 51. 25 million that is being governed by a Democratic government system. This developed country has an annual GDP growth of 2. 8% based on its 2nd quarter performance with a total...

Super Junior is a 13-year-old idol group with a lot of guaranteed strengths, which made them to be one of the most successful artists of South Korean. Firstly, Super Junior is a group of 13 members with diversified talents who can update and adopt to...

Comparing Politeness Norm This paper will focus on two countries, Egypt and South Korea and how they compare to politeness norms in the United States; and the possible misunderstandings that could arise from the differences between the cultures. There are similar, yet discernable differences between...

Gangnam style, Monster, Fake Love, one might be wondering what type of music do they fall into? Is it electronic music with the fast breathtaking tempo and beats? Or is it R&B with the cool wording that one can easily sing along to? Or can...

Other ways to raise our core temperature are saunas, hot baths and steam rooms. Many cultures around the world believe in the healing effects of varying degrees of hot and cold therapy. In South Korea (and in Korean immigrant communities in the Western world), it...

The Korean Pop Music (K-Pop) has its own way to connect to its fans both in Asia and the world. K-Pop is a whole production industry that comes with high profiled artists, variety of music genres, videos and well-choreographed dances. K-Pop is a well packaged...

The popularity of Hallyu or Korean wave as an effective soft power mechanism has been of great interest to recent scholarship. The Hallyu wave gained its current momentum mainly due to the export of K-Dramas, that is dramas whose country of origin is South Korea....

Our country takes pride in being an extraordinary example of a war-ravaged and devastatingly impoverished nation remarkably turned into a high-income economy. Now we stand as the 11th largest economy in the world, but growth rates have recently been taking a slowing trend. This movement...