In Korea early adults and adolescents are similar that both people are confused. Teenagers are confused by their physical changes and their identifies. Similarly, early adults are confused by their decisions of life and their responsibilities. Although both people have confusion at that time, the causes of confusion are different. One of the different causes is independence.
In Korea, it is wise to follow its nonverbal language rule.In Korea, there are many kinds of nonverbal language. Some of them are similar to other countries, but there are also unique things from other countries. Since some nonverbal languages are different from other countries, people who come to Korea from other countries to travel, visit, or live are sometimes confused. At that time, it is up to them whether they follow the different Korean nonverbal language or not. If it is related to their religion, they can follow their own rule instead of it. However, although to follow Korean nonverbal language rules is up to people, following the rules is wise for people because Korean nonverbal language came from Korean culture, following its rules will help foreigners to be adapted to Korean culture and lifestyle, and it will give them good opportunities to have other novel experiences.First of all, following the rules of Korean nonverbal language is wise because they came from Korean culture. Therefore, foreigners need to respect Korean culture. For example, in Korea people don’t make eye contact with older people than them for a long time, because Koreans think it isn’t polite. If someone stares at a person who is older than he or she for a long time when the older person speaks, the older person may think the listener doesn’t care about their thought or have a negative attitude about what they are. Expressing respect to older people by lowering their head and listening comes from Korean culture.Second, people can get help to be adapted to Korean culture and lifestyle by following the rules. Korean people tend to feel friendly and like people who have something they can share with them. Therefore, if Koreans have common things to share with a foreigner, they’ll feel more friendly and help the foreigner to feel suitable with the Korean lifestyle and culture. In addition, the foreigner can communicate easily with Koreans by following the rules of Korean nonverbal language, even if Koreans don’t know about foreign countries’ ones. As a result, they can be friends easily. That is also helpful for foreigners to adapt to living in Korea.Finally, it will give people who come to Korea from other countries to visit or live good opportunities to have other novel experiences. In the world, there are various nonverbal languages. Even if some behaviors are the same, the meanings can be different. According to Gestural Communication, “The OK sign may mean ‘nothing’ or ‘zero’ in France, ‘money’ in Japan, and something sexual in certain Latin American cultures.” In Korea, the meanings of some signs are also different from other countries. For example, the OK sign in Korea also means “money” like Japan. Thus, foreigners can be confused about the meaning, but they can also have exciting experiences from that.In conclusion, it is wise in Korea to follow “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” especially in terms of nonverbal language, because the rules came from Korean culture, following its rules will help foreigners to feel suitable to Korean culture and lifestyle, and it will give them good and novel experiences. If they don’t follow the rules and they hold fast to their values, they can’t make friends easily in Korea. Therefore, foreigners may feel lonely, and then they can’t adapt to living in Korea. On the other hand, as they follow the rules, they can enjoy and feel comfortable living in Korea.
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