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Life in Seoul/Ko-
rea
Walter Fore-man
Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University
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A B
C D
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A
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Korea University
korea.edu oia.korea.ac.kr
Local Governmentglobal.seoul.go.kr seoul.go.kr
Federal Government
korea.net niied.go.kr
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Who knows more about water…fish or birds?
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BIG “C” CULTURE: OBJECTIVE CULTUREVISIBLE CULTURE
small “c” culture: subjective culture ‘hidden’ culture
Economic, Educational, Religious, Governmental, Legal, and Political Institutions and Systems; Architecture,
Dance, Music, Literature, Culinary Arts, Fashion, Heroes, Holidays, Popular Culture; Age, Ethnicity, Race, Gender
Meaning of Time, Space, Life, Death, Myths and Legends, Behaviors, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Conflict
Resolution, Definition of Right and Wrong,Immigration/Work Status, Marital/Parental Status, Personality and Thinking Style, Education, Sexual
Orientation, Group or Individual Roles, Country of Origin
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (Oct.)
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
491,324566,835
629,006678,687
750,873 747,476
910,149
1,066,273
1,158,8661,168,477
1,261,415
1,403,355
Non-Koreans in Korea 2000 - 2011
Source: Korea Immigration Service
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1,403,355
688,329
137,945
116,683
China
USA
Vietnam
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1,403,355 Philippines
49,810
Japan49,706
Thailand42,145
Indonesia32,422
Uzbekistan30,295
Mongolia29,453
Taiwan27,077
Canada22,023
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Area: 100,000 km2 Population: 50,0000,000
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Place Population
Newfoundland 500,000
Tasmania
6,300,000Indiana
500,000
Scotland & Wales 8,300,000
NZ North Island 3,000,000
Western Cape 5,200,000
23,800,000
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Hal
f fu
ll?
Half em
pty?
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Korea Train Express: KTX
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Korea’s first 24-hour con-venience store opened
in…
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1989
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Today there are 20,000 stores.
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2013 - 1989 = 24 (years)365 x 24 = 8,760 (days)
20,000 / 8,760 = ~2.3 (stores/day)
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Hal
f fu
ll?
Half em
pty?
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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How old are you?Are you married?
Do you have children?
What’s your blood type?
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You’re so handsome!
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You’re a ge-nius!
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Eat
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Korean food is…Spicy/hot Healthy
Yummy Awesome Labor In-tensive
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Drink
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So-ju ( 소주 )
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Be Merry
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7098
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TODAY’S AGENDA
1•Qu
estions
2•Re
sources
3 •Culture
4•Ge
ography
5•Pa
ce of Life
6•Ko
rean-isms
7
•Eat, Drink,
& Be Merry
8•Qu
es-tions
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Life in Seoul/Ko-
rea
Walter Fore-man
Office of Int’l Affairs, Korea University