“Nowadays, the level of illiteracy in Korea is virtually zero. Unlike many other places in the world, all people with an interest… — Daniel Tudor Illiteracy Copy Share Image
“With over a million members, Yoido Full Gospel Church is the largest in the world. Christianity is now the most popular religion… — Daniel Tudor Christianity Copy Share Image
“Because people are paid virtually nothing, they have very little incentive to do much actual work.” — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“Groups like Samsung, Hyundai, Lotte, and LG have so much money, political influence, and sway over the media that their power is… — 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… — Daniel Tudor Confucianism 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… — Daniel Tudor Breaks 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 Death 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 Economics 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… — Daniel Tudor Change 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,… — Daniel Tudor Family 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… — Daniel Tudor Children 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… — Daniel Tudor Business 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… — Daniel Tudor Capitalism 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… — Daniel Tudor Common people Copy Share Image
“The result was a serious famine between 1994 and 1998 that claimed the lives of between 200,000 and three million North Koreans.” — Daniel Tudor Famine Copy Share Image
“An hour spent by a Korean on the study of Chinese or Japanese will yield greater progress than an hour spent on… — Daniel Tudor Education Copy Share Image
“This ability to perfect the products of others stems from a laser-like focus on continuous improvement, which owes as much to Buddhist… — Daniel Tudor Buddhism Copy Share Image
“It is well known that South Korea has one of the world’s highest rates of Internet usage (and the fastest broadband speeds).” — Daniel Tudor Internet Copy Share Image
“There is so much trade between North Korea and China that there are even goods made specifically for the North Korean market,… — Daniel Tudor Korea Copy Share Image
“English ability is a ticket to better employment opportunities as well as a badge of pride.” — Daniel Tudor Ability Copy Share Image
“Unlike in the United States, there are no rock-star CEOs with nine-figure stock option payouts in Korea.” — Daniel Tudor Ceos Copy Share Image
“During the 1950s, South Korea was “the poorest, most impossible country on this planet,” according to a long-time advisor to President Park… — Daniel Tudor Korean war Copy Share Image
“jeong refers to “feelings of fondness, caring, bonding, and attachment that develop within interpersonal relationships.” It is not felt purely within the… — Daniel Tudor Compassion Copy Share Image
“It is also generally assumed that, despite this rancor, the ultimate reunification of North and South must be the dream of all… — Daniel Tudor North and south Copy Share Image
“Things were ultimately exacerbated by a series of devastating floods in 1994 and 1995, which destroyed around 1.5 million tons of grain… — 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… — Daniel Tudor Life Copy Share Image
