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The legal status of abortion is the same in both South Korea and Taiwan, but of course I don't know how it works in practice over there.
Theoretically, under certain circumstances abortion could be legally performed, and those circumstances include social and psychological difficulties, which means it's practically legal as any pregnant woman can say she's not happy with her pregnancy then get it over with.
In fact, as far as I know, we usually have a rife of abortion appointment at the end of August here since there will always be some young girls that have too much fun during summer without wearing condoms.
For people who are from South Korea or who have lived in South Korea, what would be the real probability for a foreigner student who earn a bachelor such as International Business administration or International relations in a good ranked South Korean university such as Hanyang or Kyung hee university to start his career with a job related to his degree in a big South Korean company? (Fluent in Korean of course) Companies will be more favorable to hire South Koreans although is there any preconception with foreigners that just graduated from South Korean Universities?
You need to establish some contacts already in Korea with Korean teachers, professors, colleagues, etc. to have a good chance. There was an American teacher in Korea for several years now offered other positions at the university level after teaching in middle school. He mentioned about other job offers regarding journalism too. It can be done, but get your ducks lined up ahead of time.
btw, who cares about the abortion laws there...the OP wasn't concerned about that.
As has been mentioned, younger Koreans are more open. However, they are...young, so they aren't the ones in positions of power in Korea yet. If you are fluent in Korean, perhaps there wouldn't be much of a problem, but you gotta consider also the cultural differences, particularly related to work in this case. Of course countries in general try to look after themselves first and hire their own people over foreigners when possible, but in Korea one reason some employers do this is the work culture differences. Work culture in Korea sucks because Korean society is so hierarchical, more so than Japan. Also, as far as culture in general, Korea in particular is really similar to the conservative, southern US, even in terms of religion. I was really surprised and disappointed when I learned a few years ago that Christianity is now the biggest religion over there (25-30% of the population). So yea, basically abortion is illegal, homosexuality is just not really out in public and even considered a western disease by some older people, and gender equality is still lagging behind a lot of countries too.
Are you sure about this? What makes you think Korean society is even more hierarchial than Japan? Isn't Japan known for its strict Samurai culture? i.e. Boss-subordinate relations
I've heard such hierarchy doesn't exist between univeristy professors in Korea, as in more equality with regards to how one treats another.
Are you sure about this? What makes you think Korean society is even more hierarchial than Japan? Isn't Japan known for its strict Samurai culture? i.e. Boss-subordinate relations
I've heard such hierarchy doesn't exist between univeristy professors in Korea, as in more equality with regards to how one treats another.
Yes, I know both languages and I can tell you Korea is more hierarchical, it's even reflected in the language more. Even when I talk to Japanese people about Korea, they think Korea is more hierarchical (though of course Japan is quite hierarchical too). One time some older Korean lady (prolly 40-50) didn't even want to keep talking to me anymore because she kept saying I was rude and sounded like some young Korean from Seoul, which is bs cuz I was using polite speech. I've never had a problem like that with Japanese, even though I've studied Japanese twice as long.
I imagine this is partly because Korea was more heavily influenced by Confucianism than Japan, though there are other reasons as well. Their position as a smaller country in between a bunch of bigger powers like China, Russia, and Japan has meant that they have constantly been getting pushed around and taken over. An environment of constant threat like that can push people into more conservative ways of thinking, and conservatism is by nature a more hierarchical system of thought. In contrast, Japan has been protected somewhat from Confucianism, but also from foreign invasion, simply because it's an island country.
Last edited by alester237; 11-25-2014 at 09:56 PM..
Chinese society is less so than Korea and Japan, for sure.
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