Hey guys,
So I came back to Korea last week, and I noticed something that was
very interesting these past few days.
I see more mixed couples.
I see less resentment towards foreigners.
I see a Korea that is becoming more and more international and most importantly….
mature.
Being a foreigner is more and more “in” nowadays.
I was wondering what was causing this gradual change, and after talking with one of my mentors who
has been here for more than 10 years, he told me that, in his opinion, people and most importantly the media stopped flaming foreigners as much because of a certain incident
In this situation, a foreigner with darkskin beat a Korean adjosshi in Korean court!
You can read about it here.
Once that happened, Koreans probably started realizing that racial slurs will NO LONGER go un-punished.
Another interesting article that I just found while I was looking for the above link is right here.
This one is very important for those of us who come here as English teachers (which number I think WILL go up because of the current economic trends)
So there you go. Being a foreigner is ‘in’ again…so enjoy it while it lasts ‘cauze the whiplash will come back.
Anyways, thanks for reading!
BlueM


