I knew there was bad blood, which is what made reading this that much more important to me. I could read history books but story makes me understand the emotional effects much better. As much as I'm falling in love with Japanese culture through their art and shows, as I fall in love with Kpop and kdramas, I am trying to understand the cultural context, understanding that I have no idea half the stuff that went down between them not that long ago.
Name a new fact your learned about Korean culture from reading the book
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There's been an undercurrent of disdain that pops up, not often, but just out of the blue and in a way I didn't understand, from Korean and Chinese citizens. So I found reading about the time period of Japanese expansion and war really important to help me step at least slightly closer to understanding. I get the point in pride by putting another down, especially if that person/culture hurt you in the past. Like Irish and Scottish can make fun of each other mercilessly meanwhile what we have in common and how close we are, we could get along so well too. But there is a past there, of direct conflict, that feeds the bitterness a bit.Sararob06 wrote: ↑13 Jan 2021, 11:35 I learned that Korean surnames are traditionally monosyllabic. I’m not terribly familiar with Asian culture and know very little about traditional naming standards from any region. I found the part about their disdain for the multisyllabic Japanese names interesting also.
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