Good Cultural Shock

April 3, 2009 Friday

The culture of America is very different with Korean culture. I can discover this during understand speaking English.

The difference is refer to relationship especially. Korean are generally do not want someone unfamiliar. They do not know how have fellowship when they have meet first. They just talk with only their friends, and greet only 'see you later' to a new friend. They do not tell about themselves to others easily.

American are in other hand let me know his (or her) name immediatley as I introduce my name. They do not make silence during fellowship. All questions they ask are for to know each other. They are really frank, react immediatley even to stranger. They do not forget to help new people to join them.

There is only one kind of human in Korea. Korean are do not move frequently. Korean have a few chance to meet a new person, so I thing we, Korean can not make a friends with somebody well.

I think but American meet variouse people and experience variouse cases. I think they know that human is the image of God in their thinking unconsciously. I know that there are many parts has only trace of it, but it seems to there are a lot of things which I have to learn.

I like to have fellowship with foreigners. I want to know and take some polite habits. I want to share grace in me and them and encourage each other in faith in our Lord, Jesus.