Marie Yang

Marie Yang
10/14/09
Korea’s Unique Custom

In Korea, we have peculiar customs, which are different from other countries. The first thing is etiquette. I want a talk about etiquette about teachers. When you met teachers, you have to bow to teachers. Also, I can’t call teacher’s name. Another etiquette is about parents. I have to use honorific words to parents and I can’t pick up the spoon or chopsticks before parents pick it up. In addition, I have to bow to parents when they wake up and go to bed. Other one is about social etiquette. I have to concede seat to elders in public place. The second thing is about food. First of all, we have fermentation food; kimchi, soy sauce, dunjang, and so on. We ate fermentation food everyday and that helps blood circulation and protect from cancer. The other one is we have a lot of side dishes. We have at least 4~5side dishes in each meal.