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What’s MT in Korea?

What’s MT in Korea?

"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...

The Senior-Junior Relationship in Korea

The Senior-Junior Relationship in Korea

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...