Name a new fact your learned about Korean culture from reading the book
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Re: Name a new fact your learned about Korean culture from reading the book
I found it sad to learn how divorce was not tolerated and brought great shame to families, which meant many women led extremely unhappy and loveless marraiges.
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It was so interesting to learn this too but I have always known all along that there exists a naming criteria in every single country or ethnicity. I also wonder why they don't like multisyllabic names.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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Isn't it striking how traditions can be broken? I even hate such traditional rules because it doesn't allow for development. It is also a good learning point from book.Fliesie01 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 07:07 To me, it was interesting to learn that the bride should bow before all the members of her new in-laws and in a specific order. It was interesting to read that the prince had it perfectly planned that his daughter, a princess, would not bow to anyone. Therefore breaking traditions.
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It's very dangerous. Some rules are just backwards and don't add any value. But it's good that such books are written and we see what to hold on to and what to ditch.Bridgetbruso99 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 04:36 I had no idea that they put wax on the bride's eyes on the day of the wedding so she cannot open them!! That sounds so dangerous! I wonder how many of them still do this and how many brides have to go to the hospital bc of wax getting in their eye on their wedding day.
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Also that, slaves were common, and to the point where they were not named.
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I found this fact to be weird that Koreans will always be a year older than you. Well at least if you both count in your native way. The difference is that in Korea, everyone is already one year old at birth. And not only that: on New Year’s, everyone simultaneously turns a year older! That means, in turn, that in Korean age, you could already be two years older than you are in an international age.
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