Cultural Post 4
This past weekend, I was on the phone with my mother and we were discussing plans for Thanksgiving. I had a friend who is from Los Angeles, California who isn't able to go home for Thanksgiving due to very expensive flight prices. Even though it's a time of spending time with family, he said that him and his parents agreed that it simply wasn't worth it for him to go back home for only 3 days. Feeling a bit bad, I called my mother back and asked if my friend is able to join us for Thanksgiving. Luckily, my parents were happy to have him over for Thanksgiving. The great thing about Korean culture is that it is very collectivist, meaning that people are interdependent on each other. This is crucial because many parents are delighted to have their children's friends come over for dinner and get to spend time with the family. When a friend stops by one's house, it is considered well-mannered for parents to feed the friend before they leave. This relates to my situation because my parents were more than happy to have a guest join us for dinner since he is a friend of mine. I think that this is a great part of Korean culture that allows friends and families to be well-connected and have great relationships.
This past weekend, I was on the phone with my mother and we were discussing plans for Thanksgiving. I had a friend who is from Los Angeles, California who isn't able to go home for Thanksgiving due to very expensive flight prices. Even though it's a time of spending time with family, he said that him and his parents agreed that it simply wasn't worth it for him to go back home for only 3 days. Feeling a bit bad, I called my mother back and asked if my friend is able to join us for Thanksgiving. Luckily, my parents were happy to have him over for Thanksgiving. The great thing about Korean culture is that it is very collectivist, meaning that people are interdependent on each other. This is crucial because many parents are delighted to have their children's friends come over for dinner and get to spend time with the family. When a friend stops by one's house, it is considered well-mannered for parents to feed the friend before they leave. This relates to my situation because my parents were more than happy to have a guest join us for dinner since he is a friend of mine. I think that this is a great part of Korean culture that allows friends and families to be well-connected and have great relationships.
Comments
This is awesome to hear, I think I know who you are talking about and it makes me happy to hear you guys spent time together! Also cool to think about collectivist culture and how that might effect your parent's decision to let someone come vs. not come.