Reflection on the presentations:
It is very interesting listening to all the presentations from different aspects of culture, especially cultures from various countries. Some people talked about more traditional topics such as etiquette and New Year custom. Also, some modern topics were discussed such as Korean drama and skin care in South Korea. Overall, all the presentations enabled me to know more about the culture and the development tendency.
For me, culture is a combination of knowledge, belief, art, morals, low and any other habits as a member of the society. Becky Chen's presentation left a deep impression on me. Her topic was "Filial Piety in South Korea". The main ideas were positive influence, love and affection. Koreans respected their families following confucianism. They work hard, obey and protect their families. Young people show good manners towards family. The rules were very restrict in the past, but now more parents live apart from children, and they become more open-minded due to the western influences.
This reminded me of my childhood. Respecting and showing good manners to elders, having and obeying family rules all of these are parts of the Asian culture. Not only in South Korea, but also in North Korea, Japan, China, Thailand and so forth, it was an Asian culture in common. Personally, I believe having restrains for a child is beneficial for his development of habits and future growth.
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