“During the 1950s, South Korea was “the poorest, most impossible country on this planet,” according to a long-time advisor to President Park Chung-hee, Kim Dong-jin (not his real name). The Korean War had made a third of the population homeless;” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“As Korea has been a society in which women were mostly excluded from public life until the most recent generation of adults, church gave… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Suicide is the leading cause of death among Korean youths, and given the country’s educational culture and the pressure” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“The main cause of North Korea’s recent social change is actually a tragic one: the famine of the mid 1990s, in which at least… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Common people rushed to trade in their “low-born” surnames (such as Pi) for a more respected Kim or Park. This explains why such family… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Korean children are among the worst in the world at social interaction (thirty-fifth out of thirty-six countries surveyed). In school, children are constantly tested… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Chaebol-style capitalism was, and to some extent still is, very different from the dictionary definition of capitalism. Not only was industry directed by the… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Unlike in the United States, there are no rock-star CEOs with nine-figure stock option payouts in Korea.” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“In some sectors of the economy at least, the traditional importance attached to age and hierarchy is beginning to break down.” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Confucianism is not a religion but rather a system of moral philosophy that originated in China in the teachings of Kong Fuzi (558–471 BCE),” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“The lack of adequate breaks, holidays, and sleep takes a heavy toll on the amount of work that people can actually produce in a… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Because each person was only allowed to convert a maximum of 100,000 won (around US$30–40 at the time, according to black market rates). Anyone… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Koreans always want to show their best image to other people,” he notes, but when that proves impossible, it can lead to a final… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
