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The first thing you need to be aware of is that there are two New Year’s Days in Korea – one for the solar calendar and one for the lunar calendar. New Year’s Day according to the lunar calendar in Korea is the same as in China but it is...
The culture of people eating lunch together was discussed. An extension of this is that eating alone is avoided because it is taken as a sign that a person has been excluded from a group or groups. To Koreans, being excluded from a group means there must be something wrong...
"MT", which stands for membership training, is a modern phenomenon in Korea. It is basically a retreat where a group of people from an organization go away together for a day or more and carry out a variety of group-bonding activities and training activities. It is a rite of passage...
Korean culture could be characterized as group-oriented and hierarchical. A connection to another person makes one part of a larger group and this creates reciprocal obligations. Examples of connections that create a group would be: coming from the same hometown, attending or having graduated from the same school, university or...
Drinking is a very important part of Korean business culture in particular and Korean culture in general. Koreans think that it is important to know someone well in order to do business with them and believe that drinking together is the best way to get to know someone. The feature...
Do you drink? If you do, that is certainly a plus for doing business in Korea because building relationships is important for doing business in Korea and drinking together is an important way for Koreans, particularly Korean men, to build and maintain relationships. Heavy drinking is not uncommon and, as...
When in Korea, you may find yourself having to get in line occasionally and there are a number of things you should know about Korean queuing practice in order to avoid problems. Korea is a small country with a high population density, so the interpersonal distance that Koreans must encounter...
