Keep it up study on Jun 28th in 2014

[Alex Jung]

안녕 하세요~ 리더 알렉스 입니다. *^^*

다시 스터디의 시간이 다가 오고 있습니다.

이번 주부터는 조금 진지..? 하게 스터디 진행해 보려고 하는데~

괜찮겠죠..? ㅋㅋ

토요일에 만나요.

Topic 1 – Touching Could Make Someone Angry

Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty were issued arrest warrants from an Indian local court. What were their charges? A kiss between them in public In 2007, Gere visited New Dehli to campaign for HIV/AIDS prevention and met Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood stars.

For greeting with delight, he poured kisses upon her cheeks and hugged her tightly. Some Indian civic organizations and fervent Hindu ideologues burned effigies(모형, 석상) of Gere and Shetty's movie posters. Finally, Indian people denounced the movie stars, insisting that their behavior was not proper in their culture.

Gere didn't know that Indians are sensitive to public shows of affection. He just greeted the Indian actress American-style. Every country has different greeting styles. Slapping a person on the cheek is one of the greeting styles for Eskimos. While an Arab would press one's cheek, Tibet has a particular greeting style that includes sticking out one's tongue.

What would you do if someone spits on you? Maybe you would be very upset. However, if the person is a Masai of Africa, we need to understand them because it is one of the greeting styles for that tribe.

Spitting on someone is offensive behavior in Korea, but the Masai spits in a person's face to indicate delight. When greeting, Koreans usually bow or shake hands, and thus touch the stranger very little. Touching is affected by cultural background. Koreans don't usually touch each other as they are influenced by Confucianism, which has taught Koreans to behave with decorum and to show respect for propriety. So, greetings tend to be rather formal. Although the Confucian influence is not as strong as it once was, many Koreans still think that way.

‘Asians speak with their own body language-which is often contrary to Western sensibilities,’ said Mary Murray Bosrock, author of Asian Business Customs and Manners. Most Asian countries do not have a touching culture like Western countries and public displays of affection are considered uncommon in Asia

Questions

1. Do you feel comfortable being touched by other people?

2. What kinds of touches make you feel happy or embarrassing?

3. Which greeting style do you like? (Korean, American, Eskimos, Tibet, Arab, etc) Why?

4. Do you think Korean greeting is colder than Western style?

5. Have you ever been misunderstood by foreigners or misunderstood them because of cultural differences?

6. Do you know any good or bad gestures in Korea or other countries?

7. Many western people use their body language. Do you use much of it?

             8. What makes you angry? What kind of people, situations, etc?

             9. What do you do when your angry? Do you scream, yell, cry, etc?

             10 .How do you deal with your anger?

Topic 2 – Problems Faced by Teenagers

 Teenage stress increases with school work and as they move higher, a number of projects to be done, tests to cope up with, professional choices to be focused on, drama, literary forums, sport and other extra curricular activities from the school front add to the pressure. On the social front, a new and tantalizing horizon opens up- dating, partying, hanging out with friends, vying for attention with the distraction of the media, sports, music, internet relationships etc. The teenager is under much duress to schedule time, prioritize work and achieve goals. Effective learning skills could be of great help to these teenagers.

 High parental expectation Parenting teenagers is like walking on thin ice. Parents need to strike the right balance. Often times parents live their dream through their children this is when the pressure builds. Expecting the teenager to excel in academics, get good grades, be the child of their expectations – well behaved, responsible for themselves and sometimes for their younger siblings and bring in accolades from extra curricular activities - is in itself enough pressure.

 Added to this is peer pressure. Teens, to be accepted among peers, feel the need to become more popular through other channels like music, sport and if need be by bulling and getting into school gangs… and are often under great stress to become acceptable and popular. Amid such hectic activity, the seeds of restlessness, anxiety, fear of failure, unbearable stress is all planted. The most immature and easy way out could lead them to other problem areas like formation of unacceptable habits, teenage depression, substance abuse, getting into trouble with the law etc.

Questions

1.        Did you have a good relationship with your parents? Why or why not?

2.         how was your teenager?

3.         What do you think are some important things parents can do for teenagers?

4.        Do you think teenagers today show respect for adults? Teachers? Parents? Brothers and sisters?

5.         How old were you when you had your first serious relationship?

6.         Do you think it's a good idea to give teenagers a lot of freedom? 

7.         if you have a children, how can you handle them?

[Sofia]

참석! 씨유~

[Alex Jung]

낼 뵈요~~

[STAFF♡]

자료 준비하겠습니다.!^^

[Todd Kim]

참석!

[Alex Jung]

알겠음..ㅋ

[Amy jang]

처음참석합니다

[Alex Jung]

반갑습니다. ^^

[Seung]

안녕하세요~ 너무 늦게 댓글달았는데요...참석 가능한가요?

[Alex Jung]

네~ 가능하세요.

[steven_]

오늘은 참석이요

[Alex Jung]

그래..? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[야호~~!!!!]

처음참석합니다~~^^

[Alex Jung]

아~네 ㅋ

[Beatoo]

ㄲㄲ 합니다

[STAFF♡]

내일 자료부탁드려용 리더님 ㅠㅠ

[Alex Jung]

오늘 바빠서.. 바로 올릴게요.