Today i will describe about Korea because Korea is my homeland. I have been there three or four times and I know it really well. Korea has 4 seasons. Spring in Korea is still cold and has one cm of snow. Summer in Korea is hot and mostly people go to the beach and have fun. Fall and Winter in Korea is mostly the same, really cold and a lot of snow! The People in Korea usually have 3 main foods that they always have to have on the table: Kimchi, small fish and soup. The tradition is the old people eat first and then the small children. If the children eat first his/her ,dad, mom or grandparent, that children is dis respectful. That child will get punished.
The people in Korea have a great respect for the people that are older than them. If we met a 5-6 year old boy or girl older then us, we have to bow our head 45 degrees. If 10- 15 years older, 90 degrees and if 20-30 older, 140 degrees. If we don't bow to them, they will say that our parents don't know how to teach their children.Those are the things that i think is important in my homeland :)
Great, Sarah! By your presentation in class and the information above, I got to know you better. At first I thought even though you're half Korean, you wouldn't know much about your culture because you've been most of the time in Vietnam. However, I underestimated your knowledge of your own culture, and this was really interesting to find out (Sorry). Hope this information will be useful for all of us in the future when we get a chance to go to Korea :D
ReplyDeleteP.S: How do children get punished for being disrespectful? Have you ever been punished? Why?
@Lisa: Children in Korea get hit on the leg! For example, when you are disrespectfull to your mom or dad or anyone that is older than you, your parents would hit you on the leg and shout at you.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes! i have been punished for like 9 or 10 times for being disrecptfull for example: i eat before my parents, shout at my brother and talk not in a good way to my made :(