Wife training school in Korea

[Matt]

[This message has been edited by Matt]

Uhmm.....we used to have these in the South.  But now they are gone, gone like the wind.

Anyhooo, thought some might enjoy this BBC article.

"And Ms Pak has advice for staying happily married too.

"A woman must never tell her husband what to do," Pak Yong-Suk said.

"For example, saying, 'on the way home, go to the supermarket and buy this, this and this, and don't forget' - you mustn't do this."

"MS PAK'S RULES FOR WOULD-BE BRIDES
Never tell a husband what to do
Don't wear noisy shoes
Reject first two offers to hold hands"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3535854.stm

http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/entertainment/arts_and_performances/arts_and_performances.html

[Windmill Boy]

... in response to Wife training school in Korea, posted by Matt on Oct 19, 2004

thanks matt

that was very refreshing to read.  in the 4 years that I've been following  the  PL  board  I  cannot  recall a single person who stayed here for any length of time who went down the Korean road.  So  I  do not know  very much about  their  culture.  When I took  my Japanese Class in California I  had 3 Korean girls in there  but they  were 19 - 20 and  quite modern.

Windy

[Matt]

... in response to Re: Wife training school in Korea, posted by Windmill Boy on Oct 19, 2004

[This message has been edited by Matt]

Howdy Windy,
I hope that you are doing fine.

Perhaps a site that you might like to read is Dave's ESL Cafe Korea job forums.  It was set up for English teachers, and while many posts have a negative slant, I believe that one can gain some insights into Korean culture by reading those forums.

There are also Lonely Planet Korea and Culture Shock! Korea books.  But don't pay for them, just have Borders or Barnes and Noble order them if they don't have them, and read them for free at the store. (smiles)

Well, I'm no expert on Korean culture.  I will write some
of my experiences later.

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=26874&highlight=culture

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=26953&highlight=culture

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=27570&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=culture&start=15

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/search.php?sid=99af7c4173840cb259ec9430bc7a70f5

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=99af7c4173840cb259ec9430bc7a70f5

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=99af7c4173840cb259ec9430bc7a70f5

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Culture/spotlight.cfm

http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/culture.htm

http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~burns/cultindex.html

http://www.taekwondobible.com/korculture/culturedown.html

"Koreans tend to think the problem is caused by someone else, that it does not lie within the Self," she said.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200403/kt2004031817153511680.htm

[Windmill Boy]

... in response to Hi Windy, posted by Matt on Oct 19, 2004

matt

Yes I've read Daves ESL  Cafe before amd some of the postings from the English teachers  both good and bad.  I am rather involved with learning about Chinese culture lately  from my fiance.  I guess I just hadn't  heard any thing about Korea society in a while.

Thanks

WINDY

[Matt]

... in response to Re: Hi Windy, posted by Windmill Boy on Oct 19, 2004

Hi Windy,
Congratulations to you and Miss Kat.  Y'all look great at
Jeff's asian sweetie site.  

http://www.geocities.com/jeffsatpl/hp_mpg5.html

Yes sir, there is so much to learn about Chinese culture and the language and all, so I'm sure that you don't have
any extra time to read about Korea (smiles).

Best wishes and kindest regards to you and Miss Kat.

[Jeff S]

... in response to Re: Wife training school in Korea, posted by Windmill Boy on Oct 19, 2004

I met a Korean/American couple not too long back. Very nice people, but in general Koreans are a bit difficult to get to know. They tend to congregate together and are often wary of outsiders. In Orange County, there seem to be organized in very close, tightly knit communities whereas the Japanese, Filipino and Chinese tend to be more interspersed with everyone else. The Vietnamese community started out that way also, but now seems to be spreading out more.

I think Tom Neal was once married to a Korean lady.