Not many people know what "jeong" is, especially in Western countries. In Korea, people call fictive kinship or affection "jeong", but it does not mean that “jeong” can be defined as just one word. Many kinds of affection stay in every person's mind whether it is bad or not. However, people do not usually ask each other if they feel it because it grows in each person's heart individually. Then, what is the real "Jeong"? Real world examples below explain what it is.
Globalization has been the key word for today’s society. Many people believe that in order for Korea to be a part of the globalizing world, we need to teach our children how to speak English as fluently as possible. That is why English institutes have prospered in Korea. Many parents send their children to English institutions, hire expensive private tutors, or even send them aborad in order to give them a head start on the competitive job market.
Most of the Korean students have studied with well-systematic school for 12 years: elementary education for 6 years, secondary for 3 years and higher for 3 years. High school students study almost 14 hours from 7:30am to 10pm at school. Not to be tardy at school, they have to take not only regular classes but also compensatory learning. Internationally, Korean education system makes the world get surprised
Nowadays, people in Korea are reluctant to get married because they think they cannot find Mr. or Ms. Right as their spouse. This leads more and more people to look for their spouses not only in Korea but also globally. International marriages are becoming common these days in this international society. With increasing international marriages, Korean society is also rapidly moving towards becoming a multicultural society these days.
If you walk down a non-residential district in Korea, you can see a number of bars and clubs. It shows you the extent of how engrossed alcohol is in Korean culture. Statistics show that alcohol can lead to violence. Therefore, we can assume that these districts are high in crime. Prohibition of alcohol in America in the early 1900s proved that just prohibiting alcohol does not work. So, what can society do about increasing risks that alcohol causes?