Korea Through the Eyes of a Korean: Keys to Understanding the Land of the Morning Calm
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Korea Through the Eyes of a Korean: Keys to Understanding the Land of the Morning Calm
19.99 €
K-pop, high technology, kimchi and dramas, as well as a passion for plastic surgery, a love of spicy food, and an obsession with success—these are the most popular associations with South Korea, a country that has become the epitome of everything modern, fashionable, and creative in recent decades. But what do Koreans think of themselves?
In his book, Hong Daesung reveals the paradoxes of the national character:
- the highest IQ in the world and the lowest levels of happiness hormones;
- the desire to be better than your neighbor in everything and the determination to give the shirt off your back;
- a penchant for order and a willingness to rebel;
- a constant dissatisfaction with life and an ability to have unbridled fun;
- cynical practicality and hidden sentimentality.
Why did Koreans become like this? The author traces the reasons back to the ancient times when the Korean nation was being formed. You will learn the secrets of the people's survival in the difficult conditions of the mountainous peninsula, their ways of defending independence in the neighborhood of China and Japan, the historically developed attitude of citizens to the state, and about significant figures in Korean history.
In his book, Hong Daesung reveals the paradoxes of the national character:
- the highest IQ in the world and the lowest levels of happiness hormones;
- the desire to be better than your neighbor in everything and the determination to give the shirt off your back;
- a penchant for order and a willingness to rebel;
- a constant dissatisfaction with life and an ability to have unbridled fun;
- cynical practicality and hidden sentimentality.
Why did Koreans become like this? The author traces the reasons back to the ancient times when the Korean nation was being formed. You will learn the secrets of the people's survival in the difficult conditions of the mountainous peninsula, their ways of defending independence in the neighborhood of China and Japan, the historically developed attitude of citizens to the state, and about significant figures in Korean history.