One prominent theme in Korean culture is the use of indirect language. It may be difficult to completely understand Korean communication because they are not very direct in what they want to get across. This means that yes may not always mean yes. As a result, this leaves us to decipher the meaning of the words and even provide our own interpretation. This theme is used because Korean culture does not want to upset the harmony, so they can tend to be passive aggressive and avoid conflict.
Another part of Korean culture deals with collectivism, which can result in indirect communication because many ideas are assumed as a part of the common language. Collectivism also deals with teamwork, which is present in Korean culture because Koreans like to do activities together, which explains their low individualism.
Koreans may view time as monochronic because following a set schedule is a part of their culture. For example, Koreans may keep and follow their tight schedule of academics and social activities, without missing classes.
The last factor shows how Koreans are external, which relates to the first two themes of collectivism and indirect, because Koreans tend to be low risk takers. This results from their high ranking of avoiding uncertainty.
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