Korean war Quote by Daniel Tudor

“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

“Suicide is the leading cause of death among Korean youths, and given the country’s educational culture and the pressure”

— Daniel Tudor

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Unlike in the United States, there are no rock-star CEOs with nine-figure stock option payouts in Korea.”

— Daniel Tudor

“In some sectors of the economy at least, the traditional importance attached to age and hierarchy is beginning to break down.”

— Daniel Tudor

“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

“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

“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

“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