http://love111.tistory.com/category/LOVE/LOVE
Priorities:
1) Job and Stability:
Ideaology:a) World history/Economic history
-> Capitalism
-> Modernisation
-> Westernisation
b) Business/Finance
Technical Skills
a) English Grammar
b) Teaching Skills
c) Course Design
2) Koreanisation:
Culture:a) Hierarchical Society:
-> Family obligations over you
-> Social harmony over you
-> Social status over you
-> The greater good over you
-> Practicality
b) Value of Education
-> a good job is through education
-> status over meritocracy
-> education over money
-> 10-12 hrs study a day everyday
c) Isolation:
-> Foreigners are invaders
-> There is nothing to learn from foreigners
-> Koreans must come together and be strong
Language:
a) on a needs to basis:
-> results > method
b) Vocab = lexcial approach
-> meaning/phrase/opposite
3) Be A Man:
a) Sweet but assertive:-> Be romantic (gifts/dates)
-> Stand your ground (leader of men)
-> Be proactive and take the lead (protector)
b) Social circle:
-> Take care of her friends as much as you should take care of her
-> Be outgoing and fun
c) Marriage:
-> Show her parents you have a stable job
-> Speak Korean and use the 요 form and 입니다.
-> Give gifts (scotch for father, designer handbags for mum, + older sis and younger bro; other relatives. Coffee/health products)
-> Listen a lot, speak little, drink like a man, use two hands, wait for oldest man to eat
-> Never pour your drink yourself, pour other people's drinks, 1st drink: turn your head while drinking
-> 아버님(father) and 어머님 (mother). Don't use names.
-> no affection with partner; show respect to elders.
-> marriage is a merging of two families: her extended family and yours.
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Korean Culture:
1) "Hierarchical"
-> first on gender (male > female) than age (older > younger)
2) "Paternalistic"
-> Oldest male (father) is king; needs son to keep family line going
3) "Collectivist"
-> family and social groups > your own individual opinion
4) "Social Harmony"
-> keep the peace; and social obligation. But only your own social circle (for girlfriend/wife, her social circle is your social circle).
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Korea -> ESL teaching
Masters -> Tesol or Education
At Korean University Teach English, and upgrade to top-tier unis (=money, social status, education).
All the time master Korean, for translating standard.
