Comments on: Cultural Differences – Hierarchy

By: Sofia

Sofia — Sat, 13 May 2017 21:10:00 +0000

I was just joking! 😀 But I’m still on Mr. Gwon’s side!! XD
On the other hand I have to say being married to an Indian man sometimes I also get confused at all the unspoken (or otherwise) hierarchy rules! You have no idea how many similarities I find in our situations even though I’m not Australian or my husband Korean! Love this blog! <3

By: Nic (MyKoreanHusband)

Nic (MyKoreanHusband) — Sat, 13 May 2017 12:52:00 +0000

In reply to Sofia. haha of course not. It is always contextual.

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 12 May 2017 15:48:00 +0000

So in Australia it’s ok to call anybody “Toilet Paper”?

By: Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:46:00 +0000

A question: some of my Korean friends (who live in Korea) don’t call me my my given name. I understand that to do so is rude, much in the same way as they don’t address their wives by their given names and use either a term of endearment or sometimes even as something like Ji-Hoon’s Mother (where Ji-Hoon is the eldest son). I make a point of not calling them by their given names, so it is Dr Han, or Pastor Kwan. and so on. However they sometimes drop the Mr. when they greet me, and greet me by my surname only. I highly doubt they are intentionally being rude, but I also understand that to call somebody by their surname is equally rude. So what gives?

By: Eliana

Eliana — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:28:00 +0000

Hugh should come up with an annoying nickname for the brother.

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 05:55:00 +0000

In reply to Marisol Palomares. I know what you mean, I can see the benefits of this in Korean culture and so sometimes wish for an element of it in Western culture.

By: Roxana Novoa

Roxana Novoa — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 02:10:00 +0000

I can relate somehow with how Mr.Gwon feels. Im latin and where I come from we are all friendly regardles of age and speak casually with each other but in the end of the day there still is a limit to how much you can say or how much you can play around with someone who is older than you and you should always treat them with respect also. But my younger brother who basically grew up since age 1 in the US and is 8 years younger than me struggles to grasp on to such ideas too. Its ok though every culture is different 🙂 Mr.Gwon does a good job at understanding that

By: Marisol Palomares

Marisol Palomares — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:34:00 +0000

I was telling my friend about this earlier today actually. Sometimes I wish Western culture had more of the respect factor. I’m a junior in university, and a lot of freshmen (I feel) don’t show any respect… almost to the point of being rude. I wish they would (but that might just be me wanting to have some power ^^).

By: Sophie Song

Sophie Song — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:53:00 +0000

Your brothers should try calling him “Hugh Hyung” 🙂

By: Lily Snape

Lily Snape — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:28:00 +0000

It’s ok, Mr. Gwon, just kick his ass! 😛 Just j/k..or maybe not. haha. You could definitely playfully hit him for sure. Anyway, I could tell he really didn’t know what to do in this situation, hehe. I guess he’ll learn..