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South Korea customs and etiquette

JM

Jay Mba

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South Korea Customs and Etiquette

Jiyeon Mbajonas

Influences

  • China
  • Japan

The three black unbroken bars (upper left) symbolize heaven, the trigram (lower left) symbolizes fire, the trigram (upper right) symbolizes water, while the three broken bars (lower right) symbolize earth. The white field represents the traditional color of the Korean people. The centered Yin-yang symbol signifies unity. 

Taboos

  • Number
  • Color

Eating

  • Chopsticks
  • Order

Elders

  • Honorifics
  • Giving/receiving
  • Respect

Bowing

  • Jeol
  • Keun-jeol

Interesting fact

In Korea, children are already one when they are born and they gain another year on Lunar New Year. Because of this practice, people born on December 31 are two years old the next day.

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  • Hwang, Joon-hyun. "ARMY.MIL, The Official Homepage of the United States Army."Discover Korea: Why Do Koreans Bow' N.p., 12 June 2009. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.

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