SDLC 110 Cultural Post #2

[Enzo Vargas]

Honorifics are a huge part of Korean culture. I mentioned in my second learning journal for 105 that there are in general 3 forms of politeness used in Korean culture. The most polite honorific is mainly used in a formal business setting to address higher ups. The second most polite honorific is used when addressing people older than you or someone you just met. Lastly, the final honorific is just casual talk and only used with people younger than you or people you have a very close relationship with. It’s imperative to become familiar with all the honorifics when learning Korean because it’s very easy to offend someone by not using the correct honorific.