0-100: Cultural Differences Between the US & Korea

by Aaron Snowberger

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0-100 CulTUraL dIFfeREnCes beTwEeN tHe US & KorEa From Birth to Death

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Let ME inTrODucE mYseLf Why am I qualiﬁed to talk about this subject? ● 26 years in America attended all levels of school grew up in an American family ● 15 years in Korea taught all levels of school raising a Korean family Aaron Snowberger

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SomE BasIC faCtS 01 Source: CIA World Factbook

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ComPAre & ConTrASt Size : Area • Landscape People : Population • Health Money : Education • Military

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siZE USA : 9,833,517 km2 (#4) Korea : 99,720 km2 (#109) laRgER! ~100x

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siZE Slightly larger than Indiana

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siZE Slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

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HalLA-saN (한번 구경 오세요)

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SeOul (WorLd’S moSt WirED ciTy)

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JeOnJu (laRgESt HanOK viLlAGe)

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DenALi (ColDEsT mTn oN EarTh)

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MaUna KEa (taLlESt MtN on EarTh)

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DeAtH vaLlEY (HotTEsT pLacE on EarTh)

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LanD Use Korea : 18,049 km2 🌾 🌽 USA : 4,375,915 km2

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LanD Use Korea : 18,049 km2 Landscape: ⛰🏕 🌾 🌽 USA : 4,375,915 km2 Landscape: ⛰🏕 moRE! ~242x

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334,998,398 (#3) 51,715,162 (#28) White (72.4%), Black (12.6%), Asian (4.8%), Other (10.2%) English (78.2%), Spanish (13.4%), Chinese (1.1%) Korean (96.2%), Foreign (3.8%) (1.99 million) PopULatIoN & DenSItY

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PopULatIoN pYraMId

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PopULatIoN pYraMId

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LifE & HeAlTh LifE KOreA Usa KorEa Usa HeAlTh Mother’s Mean Age (1st) 31 26.4 2.36 / 1,000 (7.6% GDP) 2.61 / 1,000 (16.9% GDP) Physician Density ($%) Maternal Mortality 11 / 100,000 (#142) 19 / 100,000 (#129) 4.7% 36.2% Obesity Infant Mortality 2.91 / 1,000 (#215) 5.22 / 1,000 (#176) 🌀 🌀🌋🌪🔥🏚 🔫 Natural Hazards Population Growth 0.26% (1.09 / woman) (#226) 0.7% (1.84 / woman) (#140) 14.4% 15.1% Below poverty Life Expectancy 82.78 80.43 95.9% 87.27% Internet

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EcoNOmiC cOMpaRIsoN GroWtH 2.16% - USA 2.04% - Korea SavINg 18.7% GDP - USA 34.8% GDP - Korea InFlaTIon 1.8% - USA 0.3% - Korea

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EduCAtiON (koREa) 6 Elementary 3 Middle 3 High

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EduCAtiON (uSA*) K-6 Elementary 7-9 Junior High 10-12 High School Year: September - May Vacation: December, May - September Hours: ~8:30am - 3:30pm (~6:00pm)

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EduCAtiON (uSA*) K-5 Elementary 6-8 Middle 9-12 High School Year: September - May Vacation: December, May - September Hours: ~8:30am - 3:30pm (~6:00pm)

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MorE edUCatIoN dIFfeREnCes no unIForMs Only 19% of schools require uniforms LesS daYs & TimE USA: minimum of 180 days & holidays every month! Korea: minimum of 220 days moVInG cLasS There is no “home room.” Students move from class to class exTrACurRIcuLAr acTIviTIes In school: sports, clubs, leadership Out of school: jobs, dating, socializing But also: ﬁghts, drugs, skipping, vandalism

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A Day IN tHe lIFe: HigH sChoOL What does a typical day in high school look like? This video shows the difference between the USA & Korea from the perspective of two female students.

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ComPUlSorY (1.5yRs, $450+/mTh)

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VolUNtaRy (4+yRs, ~$2000/mTh)

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Q & A Size : Area • Landscape People : Population • Health Money : Education • Military

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Q & A Size : Area • Landscape People : Population • Health Money : Education • Military BreAK tiME

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MilEStoNEs iN lIFe 02 Cultural Difference as you progress in life But ﬁrst!

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Except at night & in certain places... Typical business hours: 9am-5pm Spanish? & $$$ In Starbucks?... But also lots of checks... Only in cities?... Only pizza?...

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liFE sTagES Youth : Childhood • Schooling Adulthood : Career • Family Elderly : Aging • Retirement

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Youth 0-5: Infancy 6-11: Elementary 12-18: Middle / High School 16, 18, 21: Coming of Age 18-21: University? Adulthood 21-30: Figuring Yourself Out 31-40: Family? Career? 41-50: Career! (Mid-life Crisis?) 51-60: “Over the Hill” 61-66: The End (of career) is Near Elderly 66-70: The “Golden Years” 71-75: Aging 76-80: Slowing 81-85: The “Twilight Years” 86-100?: THE END liFE sTagES

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liFE sTagES

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YoUtH 0-18isH...

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BirTh What do fathers do? What do mothers do? How much is it? 1st birthday? SleEP Where do kids sleep? WalKInG & TalKInG How do parents talk to kids who are just learning? 0-5: InFanCy (AlSo 1sT biRtHdaY)

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FirSt Day OF sChoOL First day of school customs? Buy anything special? MakINg FriENdS How do kids make friends? How do kids relate to friends? In & AfTer ScHoOl How do you “do” school? What do kids do after school? What about holidays? 6-11: elEMenTArY (alSO hoLIdaYs)

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LeArNinG to WOrK Do you help around the house? Learn to cook and clean? Get a part-time job? PetS Ever had a pet? What kind? What if your pet dies? ColLEge EnTraNcE exAMs Do these tests make you stress? Why or why not? What kind of peer pressure? 12-18: MidDlE / HigH sChoOL (AlSo pEeR pResSUre)

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16: fIRsT caR / joB When can you learn to drive? How do you learn to drive? WHY do you learn to drive? 18: fIRsT loVE Anything special two young lovers do together? What if your heart is broken? 21: FirSt DriNk Any ﬁrst drink traditions? What if you’re not “of age”...? 16, 18, 21: ComINg oF Age (AlSo dRIviNg / ParKInG cuLtURe)

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MeEt The POliCE Why might you meet the police? How do you feel about the police? 🦟<=🛵? ExPerIeNcE DeAtH How do you do funerals? Ever went to a friend’s funeral? MovE oUt What’s it like to move out? What’s it like on your own for the ﬁrst time? 18-21: UniVErSitY? (AlSo pOLicINg CulTUre)

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adULtHoOd 21-66

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On YoUr oWn College Graduation? What prompts the transition out? FirSt “ReAl” Job Anything special about a ﬁrst job? FirSt “MajOR” puRcHAse What’s the ﬁrst “big” thing someone might buy? 21-30: fIGurINg YoUrSelF Out

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GetTInG maRrIeD What is a traditional wedding like? How about a modern wedding? BuyINg a hOuSE What do people do with a first house purchase? When / why buy it? HavINg a bABy What is the process like? Any difficulties or benefits? 31-40: faMIlY? caREer?

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ChaNgES at WOrK What if you get ﬁred? Get a promotion? Change your job? ExCesS $$$ This is your most prosperous decade. What do you do with the excess? Debts? Save? Invest? MidLIfe CrISis What does a midlife crisis look like? Ever heard of a ¼ life crisis? 41-50: CarEeR! (MidLIfe CrISis?)

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FamILy aGAin Marry off your children? Receive grandchildren? Get married yourself again? 51-60: “OveR tHe hILl”

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RetIRemENt ParTy What does a retirement party look like? Any traditional / special gifts? 61-66: The EnD (of CAreER) is NEar

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ElDerLy 66-100?

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“GolDEn YeArS” What do you do at the beginning of your retirement? Travel? Move? Bored? 66-70: The “GOlDen YEarS”

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HeAlTh iSsUeS What’s the leading cause of death? 71-75: AgiNg

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NurSInG hoMEs If not in nursing homes, how are the elderly supported? 76-80: sLowINg DowN

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LasT wiLl & TesTAmeNt How does inheritance work? Who gets what and why? Any gotchas? (Taxes, etc) 81-85: The “TwiLIgHt YeArS”

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The NExT gReAt aDvENtuRE What happens after death? Where does the body go? What about next of kin? 86-100?: The ENd

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ComMEnTs? Q & A Youth : Childhood • Schooling Adulthood : Career • Family Elderly : Aging • Retirement

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