Korea - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Culture Smart! Korea helps visitors navigate the complexities of life in the non-identical twin societies of modern Korea, providing insights into Korean values, attitudes, customs, and daily life, and offering tips on etiquette and communication to avoid faux pas.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 24 September 2020
Publisher: Kuperard

Modern Korea, divided along the 38th parallel, is the subject of two distinct political, social, and economic experiments. On one hand, the military might of the Marxist-Leninist North confronts the soft power and prosperity of the uber-capitalist South. On the other hand, family and cultural ties bind the peoples of both Koreas, and reunification remains a cherished goal. Culture Smart! Korea helps visitors navigate the complexities of life in these non-identical twin societies, where sensitive issues can cause misunderstanding. By introducing visitors to the Koreans at home and at work, their customs, attitudes, and values, this book paves the way for an incomparably more engaging experience, whatever the reason for traveling. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help visitors make the most of their visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help them navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Weight: 206g
Dimension: 110 x 171 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787028883
Edition number: Revised ed