Questions
1. Do you feel comfortable being touched by other people?
- I think so,actually I didn't thought about this but I don't have any hostility by touched others.
but I hate when I touched by strangers. especially when i'm in the subway.
I didnt thoughtful for that. btw few months ago i just realized that is uncomfortable.
aferward i became sensitive when i touched by others.
but these kind of think will getting bigger. so I will allow those up to a certin point.
2. What kinds of touches make you feel happy or embarrassing?
- I like when I feel understanded from hug or their eyes.
Recectly, I really like my church member as my family..
there are almost 100 person.
So we know each other well.
I can know what is happening to him or her or that child or that family.
So, pray for each other and help for each other. sometimes these kind of help are became
solve problom sometimes are not.
but we care each other.
so we getting close and feel like family dose.
especially, we get together when new year celebration.
after every celebrating, we greet each other with hug and share some chat at that time we almost cry.
even me..
I dont know why but I guess it comes from understand and love each other.
3. Which greeting style do you like? (Korean, American, Eskimos, Tibet, Arab, etc) Why?
- I like Komerican style?
that's because I want to greeting with guy by Korean style. and with another one I preper Amerian style.
Just kidding..
I think Korean greeting is very right.
Since greeting is start of relation so its better than over.
but we also need when we meet someone who didnt see very long time or express very pleasure for meet.
I think we got those kind of greeting as MC유.
He just add "아이고~" with normal greeting.
It makes express very glad to meet someone.
and Korean greeting has a many ways rather than we think.
you can emagine another way you greeting with your close people.
especially, we got many changes and we allowed many other cultuer nowadays.
therefore it became our general culture.
So I like Korean style.
4. Do you think Korean greeting is colder than Western style?
- I dont think so. as I told. we can express our feeling when we meet someone many ways.
and as I know western also have many ways to say hi.
this article just introduce a typical greeting for each culture. but Korean greeting also warm.
5. Have you ever been misunderstood by foreigners or misunderstood them because of cultural differences?
- I just heard but its interesting.
when you visit Japanese restrant you can find. they put the chopsticks other drection with us.
we put the chapsticks like shape of 11. but Japanese put thier chopsticks like = .
do you know why?
they concerned about eater. Chopstick may stab someone. so they put chopsticks like that.
6. Do you know any good or bad gestures in Korea or other countries?
- unfortunately I dont know anything for that
But when I was met a 전라 person he almost make me nervous for his talking attitude.
I'm older than him and senior of him.
so It made me scold him.
but as time gose by I realized that is not relate with his attitude that is just 전라's culture.
and he doesnt meant ignore or careless.
7. Many western people use their body language. Do you use much of it?
- No Im not. I rarely use body language.
but when I talk with foreigner It makes me use body language.
I want express as Korean but I cant
So my hand move faster than my tongue.