Week 12: Fourth Cultural Post
This post will be dedicated to talking more about my cultural project on Korean beauty. People in South Korea have a different view of beauty. Some say that they all should seek a more "western" look by having bigger eyes. Koreans have become obsessed with altering their natural look through cosmetic surgery in order to achieve this so called western image. Seoul has a street dedicated just for plastic surgery clinics knows as the "beauty belt". The double eyelid surgery has become so common as it only takes about 20 mins for the whole procedure that to them, it does not even count as surgery anymore. One person has compared it to "putting make up on" to look pretty. I don't quite agree with that statement that going under the knife and having your eyelid cut is the same as putting make up on to enhance their natural looks. They say that beauty is also related to success. The more beautiful you are seen as, the more successful you will become. Beautiful people with big eyes, narrow nose, pale skin, and v shaped face will be more likely to find a better looking, high achieving husband and also get a better job. If ever a female was in competition with someone else for a job, the company's final decision would be based on who looks better. It's not even females anymore. The males have finally fallen to the pressure of being beautiful and are now also seeking plastic surgery to enhance their looks. So, to conclude... South Korea is the country who performs the highest number of cosmetic surgery on females, males, and not to mention the ever so perfect celebrities.
Week 13: Sixth bi-weekly post
For these last two weeks, as the semester comes to an end, I learned the colors, how to ask how much something is, and express what I want to buy. In addition, we worked on sentence endings and different forms of when to use them. I tried to focus my attention on the more difficult part of the lesson which was the sentence endings. In order to learn this, I just had to memorize the rules of which form follows which word endings. Learning some useful colors were a plus to this lesson. I thought it might be useful to know how to ask how much something and also to express what I want to buy. If I ever visited Korea, I would most likely go shopping so this task would be of great use if I mastered it. Of course, a lot more grammar regarding shopping would have to be memorized but the general idea of this task is helpful. I listen to dialogues and read the other dialogues on the website in order to understand and utilize the lessons. Our techniques have been effective and I hope that I am able to put everything I've learned together to show off my novice skills.
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