SDLC 110: Cultural Post 8

[Tenaya Bien]

What struck me the most about the cultural presentations that were given in class, was the fact that almost all of the Korean presentations were about education or jobs or stress. Even considering that it is well known that Korean culture is one of high-stress and high expectations, I found myself wondering if the side that was being presented over and over again was actually all that you could see in Korean culture or if there is a more relaxed side but that just didn't get presented on. I also didn't know that it was so difficult to live there. It seems to me that even Koreans have a difficult time living in Korean society. Simple things like getting a job seem nearly impossible and I'm not sure if they just meant within the big cities or if there are just a load of unemployed people all over Korea. Overall, these presentations about stress did not make me want to visit Korea as much as I had thought I wanted to because it seems that Korean society could be very preoccupied and very difficult to interact with as an outsider.